In this piece, Parker Palmer shares one of his favorite teaching stories, "The Woodcarver" by Chuang Tzu.  To read the full story, please see page 95 of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470453761/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470453761&linkCode=as2&tag=courage02-20%22" target="_blank">A Hidden Wholeness</a>. We'd love to have you share your reflections on this "third thing." This podcast is one segment on the new 5-CD set from Sounds True, called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Undivided-Life-Parker-J-Palmer/dp/1591793629" target="_blank">An Undivided Life: Seeking Wholeness in Ourselves, Our Work & Our World</a>.

The Woodcarver

What does it mean to live a divided life, one in which we keep our inner lives separate from our interactions in the world? In this podcast, Parker Palmer speaks about the powerful reasons for us to care about, and work toward, living an undivided life.

An Undivided Life - Parker Palmer

The work we help people do inwardly has consequences in the larger world. It's true for the teachers, physicians, and clergy who go back to their institutions not only with personally renewed hearts, but with new ways of being in the world which spread renewal to others. It's also true for leaders, the best of whom are able to bring their own identity and integrity into their public work, those whose inner transformation flows out into a needy world. 

In this podcast, Parker Palmer speaks of the link between inner work and institutional and social transformation.

Leadership and Change - Parker Palmer

This podcast is the third in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

The Courage To Teach CD Interview

Teachers: A Vital Human Resource

This podcast is the fourth in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

The Social Impact of the Fully Engaged Human Heart

This podcast is the fifth in a series of recordings that that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

Safe Space for the Soul

This podcast is the sixth in a series of recordings that that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

The Gifts of Authentic Conversations

This podcast is the seventh in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

Honest, Open Questions

This podcast is the eighth in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WWa>.

Courage Work with Religious Leaders

This podcast is the ninth in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

Courage Work with Physicians

This podcast is the tenth in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

Looking Ahead: A Chain of Integrity

This podcast is the eleventh in a series of recordings that accompany The Courage to Teach. Now out is the 20th Anniversary Edition : https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/1119413044/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5DD2G23CEP164NQNV6WW

Building a Movement to Live Divided No More

The preface to our latest book: "The Courage Way" is called A Word from the Voice Between the Lines. Audiobook read by Natalie Hoyt.

Learn more about the Courage Way here: https://courageway.org/

The Courage Way: A Word from the Voice Between the Lines

The Center for Courage & Renewal is a national educational nonprofit committed to fostering personal and professional integrity and the courage to act on it.

Courage&Renewal

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