Are you someone who hates feeling bored? When was the last time you did nothing at all?
So in today's episode, we dive into the power of boredom. The importance of boredom. How these quiet moments can spark up our creativity, and at many times they have to mean nothing at all. They're just important. We talk about this and more in today's episode. The importance of Boredom.
Stay tuned!
Ever felt like your experience set you apart, only to discover that it connects you to countless others? Or because there's only one of you out there in the world, it will get in the way of you being understood by others?
In this episode, we journey from isolation to the shared human experience, exploring how writing and literature reveal our common emotional threads. Stay tuned!
What makes someone's creative work artistic? What do you need to be an artist? And the biggest question of all is how do we define art?
In this episode, inspired by Patti Smith, we're talking about what makes a true artist. It is not about skill, training or -God forbid- pleasing an audience. It is about showing up, having a so-called offensive confidence and making something real.
If you've ever doubted yourself or felt like you weren't good enough to create, this one's for you. Let's talk about why your art matters.
Have you ever wondered why certain struggles keep repeating in your life? Why you keep facing the same lessons, the same heartaches, over and over again?
In this episode, we explore Khalil Gibran’s powerful passage on pain from The Prophet. How much of our suffering—though not all—is self-chosen?
Sometimes, pain isn’t just a reaction to the external; it’s a message from within, a signal that something needs to change. But awareness alone isn’t enough. The real challenge is not awareness or guilt, it is finally swallowing the bitter medicine and moving forward.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, like no matter how much you understand or correct your wrongs , you still find yourself in the same place—just know, you’re not alone. Let’s talk about it.
We crave beauty—in people, in desires, in the way we want life to unfold. But what happens when the truth isn’t as beautiful as we’d hoped?
In this episode, we explore Lao Tzu’s words: “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
Why is honesty, especially with ourselves, so difficult? Why do we cling to illusions, even when they lead us astray? And most importantly—what happens when we finally choose integrity over comfort? Let’s explore this together.
Have you ever asked yourself, "What’s the point of it all?" When you’re pushing through, but the days still feel overwhelming so you’re unsure how to keep going? When everything seems too much, and you can’t see how to keep going, no matter how hard you try?
In this episode, we dive into Ibn Sina’s thought experiment, The Floating Soul. It is a reminder that what we can conceive isn’t all there is. Even when it feels like the weight of life is too much to bear, there is something deeper within us, something beyond logic, beyond the tangible, yet it’s the very thing carrying us forward. That something is the soul.
Let’s talk about what keeps us moving, even when we feel like we can’t.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Welcome to the new mini-series!
for the next 10 days, we're doing something special.
Each day for the last 10 days of Ramadan, I'm going to take a quote from a thinker, a philosopher, a artist, or someone whose words have left a mark on me, and we'll break it down together. We will explore why it resonates, how it challenges us, and much more.
Some of these quotes will inspire, some might make us ponder and have some fun introspection. I hope that this mini-series brings you some solace. See what I did there? ;) So if that sounds right up your alley, you do not want to miss it!
Today, I bring you an episode with an over-dramatic title and hard-hitting questions I've been mulling over for a while. Why are fun things losing their spark? Who's at fault for our obsessive need for more, more and more? Are we consuming too much art? Let's sit back and ruminate together.
This episode is an opener to a mini series I’ve been working on for a long time and I didn’t know how to go about verbalizing my thoughts well. Then I finally saw the connection between what I want to discuss with you and one of my favorite books. So today, I shared my love for the book with you!
An episode that would make Heraclitus proud haha.
PS actual review starts at 8:10 (SPARE ME i love to talk!!) IG: @solacewithsally
Just a big ol' yap! I got some questions recently that coincidentally also give a good introduction to the second half of the season which I’m very very excited to share with you soon!! Enjoy my nonsense <3
