Everyday Creation
This show has to do with different kinds of creation: human, divine, and a third kind that connects the two. Our human creativity is easy to talk about because clearly we're prolific creators. We make music, we write, we cook; we establish businesses, we design gardens, we invent things. The list goes on and on. Another kind of creation is divine. We feel its presence when, for example, we contemplate birth, death, our life purpose, or have a quiet realization that there's something bigger than us. The third kind is perhaps a little more difficult to grasp and yet, with a little practice, it's easy to put into action. This is the personal power each of us has to direct our thoughts, words and actions every day toward what we want in our life and world, rather than what we don't want.
This sounds heavier than it is. For me, this show is an acknowledgment that while we're all here to learn and grow and do our best, there's still plenty of opportunity to relax, laugh, love, and enjoy this playground we call life. So my hope is that you'll get some enjoyment and illumination out of these episodes. Here you'll find interviews with delightfully creative individuals; short stories about some who have passed away; and essays about personal power.
I'm Kate Jones, host and creator of Everyday Creation. Thank you for following my show.
Everyday Creation
The 23rd Psalm for the Holidays
This holiday season, I'm offering a simple recitation of the 23rd Psalm. As I mention in the introduction, this psalm is a good reminder that we're not out here alone in the "jungles of time and space," as New York Times bestselling author Mike Dooley describes life on Earth. Dooley, who is also a widely known speaker and teacher, has published many books including "An Adventurer's Guide to the Jungles of Time and Space."
This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.
Kate:
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The 23rd Psalm reminds us that we're not
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on our own in these "jungles of time
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and space,"
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otherwise known as life on Earth.
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As this tumultuous
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year comes to an end, we probably can
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use the reminder.
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So here's a version of the psalm that
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I learned in my 20s
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and have returned to
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time and time again.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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I do not want.
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He makes me to rest in green pastures.
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He leads me beside still waters.
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He restores my soul.
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He leads me in the paths of righteousness
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for his name's sake.
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of
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the shadow of death,
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I fear no evil
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for thou art with me.
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Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
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Thou preparest a table before me in the
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presence of mine enemies.
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Thou anointest my head with oil.
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My cup runneth over.
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Surely, thy goodness and mercy follow me all
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the days of my life,
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and I dwell
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in the house of the Lord
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forever.
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This is Kate Jones wishing you a wonderful
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holiday season.
