Category: Soul School

Soul School is an audio broadcast by Lisa DeLay (Lisa Colón DeLay).

Soul School – Lesson 55: Quicksand of Cynicism (and a Homage to Maria Popova)

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Maria Popova– founder and curator of Brain Pickings

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Lesson # 10–What Maria has learned in ten years of doing Brain Pickings:

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Soul School – Lesson 54: What is the Meaning of Life (Series Finale)

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Today is a continuation of the series on Wisdom text. Start at Lesson 50, if you are new to the series.

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Soul School – Lesson 53: What is the Meaning of Life (Part 4)

Welcome to Spark My Muse

and to SOUL SCHOOL.

• Soul School “lessons” are released each Wednesday (aka “Hump Day” aka Midweek).

• On FRIDAYS I feature guests and on a variety of topics!

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• If you want to read Ecclesiastes, try this link  (This is NOT the translation I am reading on the program.)

Albert Camus

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Soul School – Lesson 52: What is the Meaning of Life? (Part 3)

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Soul School “lessons” are released each Wednesday (aka “Hump Day” aka Midweek).

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Have you ever had a “pang of awesome” in your chest when you did a good thing? That’s the feeling you get when you help here.

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Today is the continuation in a series on ancient wisdom and further reading and reflection on Ecclesiastes. Be sure to listen to all of it and begin with Lesson 50 to listen the whole way through to get the full understanding and depth intended this series.

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Soul School-Lesson 51: What Is the Meaning of Life (part 2)

Welcome to Spark My Muse!

and to SOUL SCHOOL.

Soul School “lessons” are released each Wednesday (aka “Hump Day” aka Midweek).

• On FRIDAYS I feature guests and on a variety of topics!

Have you ever had a “pang of awesome” in your chest when you did a good thing? That’s the feeling you get when you help here.

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Today is the second in a short series (and the 1st for Ecclesiastes) that explores ancient wisdom text concerning finding the meaning of life and gaining understanding about some of the the most common and nagging questions the plague humans across the ages.

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