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Podcast: Myth in the Mojave
Episode: Nothing is Wasted: Fatima, the Spinner, and the Tent
Description: “It takes a long time to learn that nothing is wasted. It takes a long time, and a lot of suffering usually, to understand that there is more to life and to poetry than our conscious purposes.” M.C. Richards Is there value in the collective storms raging around us, and the ups and downs of life?In this podcast I weave the Sufi teaching story “Fatima the Spinner” with insights gathered from the work of poet and potter M.C. Richards, to offer metaphors and suggestions for a creative response to the inevitable hardships we face.