{"id":27443,"date":"2026-10-21T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=27443"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:35:28","slug":"reading-howard-thurman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/reading-howard-thurman\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Howard Thurman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do a search on Howard Thurman on this very website, you&#8217;ll find more than a few things I&#8217;ve done over the years and that&#8217;s why I was very excited to converse with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shivelysmith.com\">Dr Shively Smith<\/a> on her new book, that is my favorite Autumn book for 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/51jaHvC80YL._SY445_SX342_QL70_ML2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/51jaHvC80YL._SY445_SX342_QL70_ML2_.jpg 287w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/51jaHvC80YL._SY445_SX342_QL70_ML2_-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/51jaHvC80YL._SY445_SX342_QL70_ML2_-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=155792694&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Freading_howard_thurman_Dr_Shively_Smith.mp3\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/reading_howard_thurman_Dr_Shively_Smith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=27443-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/reading_howard_thurman_Dr_Shively_Smith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"reading_howard_thurman_Dr_Shively_Smith.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 55:09 &#8212; 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