Mar 25, 2022
As we release this episode, we are in the midst of the senate
confirmation hearings (battles?) over the potential elevation of
the Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Many
Latter-day Saints are also looking toward the upcoming April 2022
General Conference--most with excitement, but others with deep
trepidation about possibly hearing messages that might lead them or
loved ones to feel "othered," shamed, or in despair. At times like
these, alongside all the other stresses in the world at large
and/or our own lives in particular, we are not always at our best.
We can easily become cynical, outraged, depressed, and the
temptation is to want to hide from the cacophony that surrounds us.
But is there hope for managing all this better?
Latter-day Faith host Dan Wotherspoon thinks so.
He goes solo in this episode that is designed to offer a sense of
comfort, and perhaps even optimism in our lives even when they are
difficult. His approach is to teach about and encourage each of us
to seek an even deeper grounding in Spirit--or whatever term we
prefer that describes the source of energies and courage that are
beyond us and that can sustain us.
He discusses why we might want to seek this deeper grounding and why they are especially important in today's world when there is so much division and outrage and dissembling that are all so easy to get caught up in. He discusses daily practices in general and why they are important, and the benefits of them that can come to us. He addresses the fruits of spiritual centering and how it yields far better results than when we seek to do better and then going about it primarily through our own willpower.
Can we develop new attitudes toward everything that comes our way? He is in good company in suggesting the answer is a resounding "YES." Listen in! See what you think!