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163 How Much Life Are You Willing to Let In?

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There are times when life looks fine on the outside - work is flowing, relationships are steady - yet something inside feels muted. A quiet flatness.

That subtle hum of “blah.”

In this solo episode, Barb explores how that feeling can often be a sign that we’ve drifted into our minds, narrating, managing, and interpreting life instead of living it directly.

Drawing on a James Joyce quote, “Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body,” she reflects on how our mental protectors, once useful, can begin to constrict the very aliveness we long for.

Through story and reflection, Barb invites you to notice where you might be living one step removed and to rediscover what happens when you let life in, not as something to fix or improve, but as an opening to more connection, richness, and felt presence.

“Maybe the question isn’t how do I live more fully,
but how much life am I willing to let in - even when it stirs me?”


Thank you for listening to the Innerverse of Business and Life Podcast. For more resources like this, visit Barb's website at Barbarapatterson.com.

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:00] - Letting Life In: An Introduction
  • [01:41] - The Distance from Our Bodies
  • [04:23] - The Protection of Observation
  • [06:02] - The Impact of Internal Guards
  • [09:21] - The Call to Aliveness
  • [12:34] - Exploring Direct Experience

SHOW LINKS

Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube

Follow Barb on Linkedin

Follow Barb on Instagram

  continue reading

165 episodes

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Manage episode 518042279 series 2430681
Content provided by Barbara Patterson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Barbara Patterson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

There are times when life looks fine on the outside - work is flowing, relationships are steady - yet something inside feels muted. A quiet flatness.

That subtle hum of “blah.”

In this solo episode, Barb explores how that feeling can often be a sign that we’ve drifted into our minds, narrating, managing, and interpreting life instead of living it directly.

Drawing on a James Joyce quote, “Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body,” she reflects on how our mental protectors, once useful, can begin to constrict the very aliveness we long for.

Through story and reflection, Barb invites you to notice where you might be living one step removed and to rediscover what happens when you let life in, not as something to fix or improve, but as an opening to more connection, richness, and felt presence.

“Maybe the question isn’t how do I live more fully,
but how much life am I willing to let in - even when it stirs me?”


Thank you for listening to the Innerverse of Business and Life Podcast. For more resources like this, visit Barb's website at Barbarapatterson.com.

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:00] - Letting Life In: An Introduction
  • [01:41] - The Distance from Our Bodies
  • [04:23] - The Protection of Observation
  • [06:02] - The Impact of Internal Guards
  • [09:21] - The Call to Aliveness
  • [12:34] - Exploring Direct Experience

SHOW LINKS

Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube

Follow Barb on Linkedin

Follow Barb on Instagram

  continue reading

165 episodes

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