Welcome to Everything Speaks if You Listen with Jen CobbleWorks where we befriend our humanity and the Sacred through story, soul questions, and every day life.
In this week's episode, I open up about some of my journey with chronic illness and a new invitation I'm receiving about how to engage with it. I explore the concept of becoming a friend to oneself by looking at the ancient storytelling concept of following your fear--something that sounds very different from following your heart, but is actually a deep expression of that same thing.
I also explore what it means to become friends with an aspect of yourself that is frightening, intimidating, or just not wanted at all by listening to the wisdom of feral animals...cats in particular.
If there's something you're struggling to come to terms with in your life, or something you feel like you simply must improve on or eliminate, but the very effort of that is draining your love and inner capacity to show up for yourself and the world, I believe you'll find some resonance here (or at least some invitational questions to travel with).
I'm Jen Cobble Willhoite, a contemplative storyteller, spiritual tool designer, and life-long soul seeker. My path is formed and framed by questions more than answers. I'm more comfortable wondering and wandering about things spiritual than I am in ideology, religion, or dogma.
My soul language and connection with Spirit is primarily grounded in Celtic Spirituality, science, nature, seasonal cycles, myth, folklore, and stories of all kinds. I do have roots in progressive Christianity that I sometimes speak from. My tap root, though, is ordinary life. I believe enlightenment is rhythmic, unfolding, and found in our everyday experiences and selves. I also offer tools and courses on my modern interpretation of the examen: a daily ritual of looking back, looking within, and looking ahead to cultivate a rapport with your inner wisdom and the Sacred as you understand it.
Every week, I share an episode from my own spiritual explorations, offering invitations for you to explore these themes on your own. Thanks for journeying with me!