Pause, Purpose, Possibility

About Pause, Purpose, Possibility

These are bewildering times. So much to do, so many demands, so many shouting voices. “Pause, Purpose, Possibility” is a chance to step back, take a deep breath, and bring some life-giving attention to what really matters, and intention to who you really are and can become. New episodes each week alternate between conversations with special guests and shorter pieces from your host Chris Johnson, founder and principal of the Milkweed Group. Each episode will also offer a “Big Question of the Week” and a practice or action-step to take with you. The landscapes we’ll explore include: ● Calling and Purpose ● Renewal and Restoration ● Meaningful Work ● Effective and Authentic Leadership ● Connection and Community.

Publisher

Chris Johnson & The Milkweed Group, LLC

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Nov 2023

Latest episode

25 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Nov 2025

   Episode 2.6 Gratitude and the Tractor: A Thanksgiving Reflection

   This Thanksgiving episode invites you to reflect on the possibility that gratitude and calling are both primarily a matter of noticing, of paying attention.  Along the way I share the story of some days with my oldest son, trying to get the tractor started.  Spoiler alert: we succeed!  And that's just one of many things to be thankful for.

2. 

   5 Nov 2025

   Episode 2.5 Harvest, Store, and Scatter: Practicing Autumn

   This episode invites you to dwell for a few minutes in the wisdom and beauty of autumn, this season of transition and paradox, the shoulder or hinge season here in the northern hemisphere between the hot, abundant, active, playful, energetic summer and the cold, dark, hazardous depths of winter.  What does autumn mean to you?   What does it convey about life?   What images, memories, sensations feel rich for you? And with the poet David Whyte we'll ask, "What shape waits in the seed of you to grow and spread its branches against a future sky?"

3. 

   21 Oct 2025

   Episode 2.4 Reemergence after Devastation

   The last in a series exploring grief, this episode looks at the possibility of reemergence after devastation -- as manifest in the resilience of the natural world after the destruction wrought by a hurricane, or the coming of spring after the pain of deep winter.  Drawing on Parker Palmer's wisdom around the difference between "heart broken apart" and heart broken open," I point to the ways that a broken-open heart can have room for MORE: Grief AND hope, grief AND love, even grief AND joy.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

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