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This is wonderful. I love you both so very much! And together? Hoo!!

When I decided I was a creative writer in my late 20s and had a break from a work life living on savings for awhile, I lived in that creative flow and felt so very connected to everything as an observer. When I had to return to “work,” I lost that connection and have never felt it since. I can still write, sometimes something good, but I remember that writer’s mind as different from what I experience now. I would love to recapture some part of that. (I’m almost 60.) Maybe it’s partly a decision?

I am on a path of joy and connection and compassion and wish to live/leave a legacy of love. 💕 Thank you for this opportunity to connect and belong.

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Great first podcast. You both are rare gifts. Yes, tears and joy are not segregated, they are friends; yet joy is finally deeper that sorrow, because joy is grounded in Love. And Love endures all things... never ends.

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Thank you so much Suleika and Jon for your insights on the creative process! I used to paint in acrylic but stopped after I received my stem cell transplant and moved during the pandemic. I have taken up photography and writing which I enjoy. I agree with Jon that small epiphanies occur spontaneously through daily living. Sometimes the creative process is ongoing when you’re not actually engaged in writing, painting, etc. The trick is to become very self-aware. Maybe I’ll go back to painting some day.

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Thank you for sharing this with us! I can’t wait to listen

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This was so delightful and inspiring! Thank you, Suleika and Jon! I'm going to listen again and take notes!

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So fun to listen to the Suleika & Jon Fresh Air pod. Thanks for "pushing those buttons." I enjoyed this very much -- and missed it when you sent it to subscribers. A Sunday treat today after the Hatch.

A pretty dynamic duo for a podcast, just saying.

Grip, grits & all. It would be fun to hear some of the voice notes Mr. Jon!

Suleika, thanks for all you.. and for the reminders to write into the things, sadness, grief, joys too.

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So great to hear this conversation after our delightful hatch session! Great Sunday 🥳 inspired for the week ahead. Thank you!

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Dear Suleika and Jon,

What a beautiful and generous gift you have shared with us.

A reflection of your deep love, large-heartedness, and wisdom.

With profound gratitude and admiration,

Rodrigo

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nicely done, Suleika & Jon 🙏🏼

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My husband and I listened to this beautiful exchange this morning. We were fortunate enough to attend Jon’s concert at the Pilgrimage Music festival in TN last September. What a Spiritual explosion of joy ( with a side of lament) that was! It was church at its finest. Your conversation gave some context to that experience and was truly inspiring. We will revisit this, for sure!

I am so grateful to have signed up for this journaling challenge- finding so much good here. Participating in The Hatch yesterday was equally as rich. I find myself annoyed by the overuse/misuse of the word “Blessed” ( throw pillows -barnboard signs ...ugh) but it is the correct word this morning. Many thanks🌷

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Thank you, Suleika and Jon, for your beautiful voices, your ability to integrate sadness and joy through creativity, and your tenderness towards each other. I hear your love for each other, and somehow that makes me feel loved too.

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Suleika and Jon, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the light you have shared with myself and this community. I choose to “practice joy” and “living means learning to hold the astonishingly beautiful and unbearably hard things in the same palm” has been a daily mantra and has helped me overcome the difficult, uncertain situations that I have had to confront and embrace; finding strength to move forward, gently and faithfully. Life is beautiful, mysterious and I welcome all its twists and turns! Cheers to living authentically! 🙏💪❤️❤️

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Loved this so much! 💞

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I got so much out of this conversation--“creative grist & grits”!--thank you both.

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Hey. I'm vanessa and fan of Jon the music is absolutely phenomenal I think he has a brilliant work and also this part is awesome keep up the good work more and more wishes to you all

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"Creativity is mysterious" - this hit me today as true.

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