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Jan 2025

37m 21s

"It gives meaning to survival..."

About this episode

Tsh and her good friend Sarah Mackenzie kick off January by working through a few topics from Tsh’s annual new year reflection questions… It’s a good conversation.

* Sarah’s businesses: Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books

* Tsh’s New Year Reflection Questions

* The Hallow app

* The Fulfillment of All Desire, by Ralph Martin

* I Believe in Love, by Jean C. J. d’Elbée

* Table for Two, by Amor Towles

* Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman

* Jon Acuff & Meg Meeker: their conversation on parenting

* Introduction to the Spiritual Life, by Brant Pitre

* The Three-Minute Reset podcast

* Create Your Rule of Life self-paced workshop

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Recommended reads

* Buy a round of drinks

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