seeing the humanity and joy in our everyday
‘But the fact that really stuck in my mind was the fact that they recorded that he had three missing teeth…‘
This is the story of the moment when Pawel learnt his grandfather had been a prisoner in a concentration camp. One of the most peculiar details of the registration form was that it specified three missing teeth.
Continue reading “Three missing teeth – the history we never knew”
‘We could gently get familiar with our new roles as parents and act with intuition.’
Our guest on today’s episode of the podcast is Katharina Geissler-Evans. In a slightly different format, you will hear Kiki’s own voice telling us her story of 2020.
With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
‘For me, these three stories are poems of humanity and nature – living together in peace.’
Today, we hear three stories, kindly gifted by Maria, Sarah and Laura . With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
Today’s episode is a classic joy in the everyday one. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we loved recording it.
Continue reading “Sunsets, bingo and the Archers’ tune – the magic that unites us”
…’with our minds stretched to different corners of the world, we forgot to take our own lives into account.’
This podcast episode comes from Nanhe, who captures a crucial moment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
TG: This story mentions the proximity of death.
Continue reading “WHEN FEAR DAWNED – I wanted to build a fortress”
‘For 43 years, there were flowers, cards, a dinner out, gifts and after retirement a trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary,’
This episode, we hear from Ann about her different marriage anniversary, during the isolation of 2020.
The first story sent to us comes from Kathy. This is a story of loss, love and resilience. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Here is a fragment of this story:
‘Overnight her world shrunk to the spaces in her home and to the trips to the doctor’s office where she would receive her treatments. Whereas before I would sit beside her during the nearly three hours to help her pass the time, I was now no longer allowed to pass through the office doors. Our other hours and days together were spent in the confines of the small rooms of her house. We had no outside distractions. The walls closed in and a heaviness, weighted with heightened concerns, rode on our shoulders. The world became an unfamiliar place.’
Continue reading “The first story – on the island of Massachussets”
Welcome to the only bonus episode of this series. Continue reading “PLANET PROJECT BONUS EPISODE – One day in nature”
The more I listened to Liam telling his story, the more grateful I became about our daily shared cup of tea.
Too milky for my Eastern European taste, yet it was my prop, something to hold onto when the telling became too hard to listen to.
This episode tells the most beautiful story from my career. Working in homelessness, I have encountered the most extraordinary people and the most humbling life experiences.
Today’s story is one I never told before. I started telling you little snippets gradually on instagram, and if you would like to visit those, you can find the prologue here, episode 1, 2, 3 and 4 here.
Today, you get the conclusion.
This one story I am most grateful for, since being part of it has had a decisive effect on my life.
DISCUSSION
Towards the end of the podcast, Pawel and I discuss gratitude and whether practising it daily makes us more in tune with ourselves and the world around us.
INSPIRATION: This episode’s recommendation is Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, a delicate and graceful book about loving life as it is given to us and embracing doubt, wobbles and failure as they come.
I am not sure that the book talks about gratitude, but I felt grateful reading it. And finding the book was in itself another story.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
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THANKS TO…
Music by Pawel.
I have lived through history and today I have decided to tell you about it.
This is where you can find out more about those times, and also see images from my own child like perspective.
DISCUSSION
Do we appreciate the times we live in? Are they indeed as fragile as they once seemed? Once, in my childhood, peace was a volatile concept. Is that still the case?
INSPIRATION
It was hard to decide just on one recommendation for today’s post.
On learning to appreciate the happy times we live in: Olga Tokarczuk – Primeval and Other Times.
On communism. This is an excellent film. It’s witty, it’s funny, it’s informative.
This is what the Romanian Revolution was about.
What helps me appreciate what I have and relax in that appreciation.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
I always leave a box in my Stories on Instagram, if you want to continue the conversation on the weekly theme. I aim to revisit this theme based on your comments at another date.
You can also leave me comments on here storisse.com
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Thank you Maddy for liking our inspiration part and suggesting we can be more free with how many we add.
I asked a question on Instagram and these are the answers you have given me.
I hope you enjoy revisiting and listening to these unique moments in our lives.
The question this week was:
THANKS TO…
@abohemian, @mammachic, @shebkron, @nanhes.jungle, @bugateodora, from instagram
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I still haven’t found the recipe for the cakes I mention in the main episode attached to this bonus. The search continues.
I do want to give a special mention to Maddy from @abohemian. Thank you for your very beautiful videos demonstrating the ‘clicking’ – which was actual clicking. To honour your story, a podcast episode is in the making.