Podcast
Common Thread
Hosted by Suzanne Hubbard · EN
I am an artist and I created the podcast Common Thread in the spirit of: if I see something, say something. What I see is everyday people with solutions to social injustice, economic inequality, and climate change. The key is hidden in answers to four personal questions: What is most important to me? Why is it vital I respond? What have been the challenges when I put this purpose first? What wisdom do I have to share from my experiences? The podcasts are conversations with family, friends, and neighbors who will answer the questions. The sum of answers reveals a missing humanizing value system and unifying wisdom of the heart. Love has no objective other than to create wholeness, build trust, cultivate empathy, and see unity in diversity. These are a few examples of how different people express love. My guests will describe how they combine two, traditionally opposing bottom lines. One is physically surviving while the other is following the common thread of love with its unifying purpose. The practical and spiritual focuses are not exclusive of the other when both are needed to heal and stabilize a deeply divided world. Come join the conversation!
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The Unknown Rhymes with Time
Jul 2000:23:48Tap to summarizeDiscover how staying in the ebb and flow of following your thread is not only what life is about but also, how to become a stabilizing force of nature. Show notes:Poems: Keeping Quiet, by Pablo Neruda: https://www.awakin.org/v2/read/view.php?tid=2298Being Fearless is So Relaxing, by Wade Hubbard, is private.Books: The Way Life Works, by Mahlon Hoagland and Bert Dodson: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+way+life+works&i=software&crid=3DAWS313XRXL3&sprefix=the+way+life+works%2Csoftware%2C146&ref=nb_sb_noss_2The Dao De Jing: Laozi’s Book of Life; A New Translation from the Ancient Chinese; Based on the Latest Archaeological discoveries, by J. H. Huang: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dao-de-jing-laozi-s-book-of-life-j-h-huang/19630246?ean=9780063135857&next=tThe Unwritten Book: An Organic Personal Conscious Evolution, by Suzanne Hubbard: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+unwritten+book%3A+An+Organic+Personal+Conscious+Evolution&crid=1D55RLWFE6V5Y&sprefix=the+unwritten+book+an+organic+personal+conscious+evolution%2Caps%2C142&ref=nb_sb_noss
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The 4 x 4 UNKNOWN
Jun 22, 202500:19:37Tap to summarizeFollow your thread into the 4 x 4 UNKNOWN and reemerge a world where we all fit in. The Dao De Jing: Laozi’s Book of Life; A New Translation From the Ancient Chinese, Based on the Latest Archeological Discoveries, by J.H. Haung: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dao-de-jing-laozi-s-book-of-life-j-h-huang/19630246?ean=9780063135857&next=t Rainer Maria Rilke poemsA Walk: https://allpoetry.com/A-WalkI Believe In All That Has Never Been Spoken: https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/R/RilkeRainerM/Ibelieveinal/index.html Suzanne HubbardThe Unwritten Book: An Organic Personal Conscious Evolutionhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Unwritten+Book%3A+An+Organic+Personal+Conscious+Evolution&crid=OS607A26Z7IE&sprefix=the+unwritten+book+an+organic+personal+conscious+evolution%2Caps%2C143&ref=nb_sb_noss
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The Threshold of the Unknown
Apr 20, 202500:21:52Tap to summarizeThe first episode of season three of the podcast Common Thread introduces the topic of conversation for the season. I am curious about what we are responding to when it is an innate desire to follow the thread of what is most important to us on a human and heart level. Not only is this inner guided. The more you respond the more you know, without being told, all-is-one. This is not a benign concept. Knowing is responding in kind. The sum of everything considered unprecedented has brought us to the threshold of a great unknown. It is important to explore a source of inner guidance and discover our larger whole when or if all else fails. Show Notes A Walk, poem by Rainer Maria RilkeThe Dao De Jing: Laozi’s Book of Life, by J.H. Huanghttps://www.google.com/search?q=the+dao+de+jing+laozi%27s+book+of+life&oq=The+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGDsyBwgCEC4YgAQyBggDEEUYPTIGCAQQRRg8MgYIBRBFGD0yBggGEEUYQTIGCAcQRRhB0gEJMzg5NjJqMGo0qAIAsAIA8QVocyYHIte6XA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8The Unwritten Book: An Organic Personal Conscious Evolutionhttps://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Book-Personal-Conscious-Evolution/dp/1951805860
Transcribe →A Conversation with IM: For the Sake of Human-kindness
Mar 17, 202400:42:30Tap to summarizeInga-Mette (IM) Stenseth believes creativity is a human life-force. Her life moves to the rhythm of intersecting fields such as the fashion industry, technology, economics, culture, the Alexandria Library in Egypt, climate education, and creative problem solving. Each unique area of interest expands beyond its own objectives when viewed a catalyst to a deeper appreciation for life and is worth protecting. This can only become possible if concerns about copyright, competition, who gets credit for what sheds its value system and liberates the butterfly who is a symbol for love. I asked IM how she holds onto her thread? “I stay anchored in my smile!” was her answer.
Transcribe →A Conversation with Shauna James Ahern: Create Your Kind Life
Nov 30, 202300:33:54Tap to summarizeShauna gives us a heart-warming compass of joy. “We are so ingrained with shoulds we no longer hear our inner voice.” For many of us the idea of having more joy is a fearful thought. Why? It doesn’t measure up to the many unrealistic standards which we hold ourselves to. Shauna supports neuro diverse women, who struggle with acceptance more than others, but her reflections on what is most important to her on a human and heart level weaves a common thread. Her joyful message is to create your kind life!Show NotesShauna James AhernYou can reach Shauna on InstagramSuzanne HubbardSuzannehubbard.comReadtheunwrittenbook.comsuzannehubbardweaving on InstagramLifeweavingsofsuzannehubbard on Facebook
Transcribe →There is So Much Going Right, Right Below Our Feet: A Conversation with Kathy Sipple
Mar 27, 202300:32:56Tap to summarizeKathy learned the rules of economics but through the lens of Earth. Her thread is to remember ourselves to the garden in her lifetime. Kathy’s background covers the economics of the environment; sustainable forestry; fishing; populations; and Superfund Cleanup. What is most important to Kathy is to cultivate awareness we are members of this earthy paradise. If we loosen our boundaries we may discover we need each other and by doing so, find the edge of our interdependence.Show Notes: Kathy SippleKathysipple.comSuzanne Hubbard:Readtheunwrittenbook.com
Transcribe →Women Hold the Key: A Conversation with Tina Shattuck
Dec 5, 202200:39:09Tap to summarizeThe “key” is to see, hear, and value the human thread which connects us with others and the natural world. Caring about and for relationships reflects a uniquely feminine concern like hierarchical systems tend to be masculine. Social pioneer and mother of three, Tina Shattuck, weaves a compelling story how she followed her impulse and thread to create a framework and container for women. “The only real work I do must be in my zip code,” is an example of how she is acting locally but thinking globally.” If you are wondering what happens when you say “yes” to what is most important to you on a human and heart level, Tina is a trailblazer of a spiritual human purpose which is the (feminine) key to peace.Show Notes:Tina ShattuckEmail: tina@womenholdthekey.comTwitter: https://womenholdthekey.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ff3ac42c59105a00b7188b8df&id=be59da2fbc&e=2316e583fbInstagram: https://womenholdthekey.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ff3ac42c59105a00b7188b8df&id=16bab58829&e=2316e583fbWebsite: https://womenholdthekey.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ff3ac42c59105a00b7188b8df&id=faae6fd683&e=2316e583fb Suzanne Hubbard: tapestry artist, author, Life-Weaving teachingWebsite: suzannehubbard.comBook: readtheunwrittenbook.comCommon Thread Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-thread/id1557585617
Transcribe →Your Brand is Your Authenticity: A Conversation with Sheila Cash
May 29, 202200:44:43Tap to summarizeSheila’s question: Is the world ready for peace inspired the theme for season 2 of the podcast. She turns a proclamation into a personal question when she observes, there is no condition that we face personally which isn’t also the human condition. The common human thread could be a vital force wanting to live life through us! Our unique response, therefore, is on behalf of others. “Your depths are the lights of the world.”Show notes: Guest: Sheila Cash: best selling author: Evolve Your Life; New Human Master CoachHost: Suzanne Hubbard: readtheunwrittenbook.com; suzannehubbard.comINTRODUCTION: The theme for season 2A friend of mine asked: Is the world ready for peace? At first, I thought this was odd when most of us long for more connection in our families, communities, countries, and in the world. Yet she knew something was missing—something in good faith to ease frayed tensions, a sign of goodwill, a gesture of sincerity. Season 2 of The Common Thread podcast relooks at the 4 questions from Season 1 as revealing a missing spiritual human purpose. Can peace really be legislated or negotiated politically when it is a bonding process between individuals? When you honor the common human thread, it becomes peace. Acknowledging relationships is the first step that very few people see—or truly care about. Connections influence unseen states of grace. There is no hammering out a peace-deal. Bonding creates the conditions for reconciliation. It’s the cocoon and not the unknown answer. Season 2 listens carefully to personal reflections on: What is most important to me on a human and heart level? Why is it vital I respond? What are the challenges when I put this purpose first? And what wisdom can I share from my experiences? Hidden are the many ways everyday people are sowing the seeds of peace—weaving its cocoon with the common human thread.
Transcribe →Small Beings Carrying Hidden Stories: A Conversation with Renée Marceau
Dec 18, 202100:44:26Tap to summarizeRenée is a farmer and artist who intuits we are Nature. Her assemblages of natural objects symbolically carry her hidden story out into the open. Its theme belongs to a special category when a definitive direction and goal are unknown. If you are Nature, then your life is ever evolving into something new. Small beings are those whose invisible work weaves the common thread of mutual sustainability. Renée’s invisible work includes elevating the tenuous edge of vulnerability and impermanence we all face. Why? Love is a raw human potential—nested deep. SHOW NOTES: Visit Renée at: www.reneemarceau.com Discover more about Suzanne: readtheunwrittenbook.com and suzannehubbard.com
Transcribe →When Someone is Dying, We Get Really Honest. A Conversation with Tess Clark
Dec 11, 202100:50:14Tap to summarizeTess takes an honest look at what is most important to her and discovered it is not a dream-job but a realm where we all meet. She was sexually abused by her grandfather and when her mother would not listen, she made her way in the world alone. She refused to become bitter and instead became a writer and filmmaker. When a close acquaintance was in the hospital dying of COVID-19 she transformed monetizing her talents into imagining, like a movie, a frame-by-frame recovery of her friend. Healing is what is most important to Tess. She orchestrated a circle of people on Zoom who for 75 days imagined the impossible. John walked out of the hospital and has regained full health. Tess’s story affirms when the heart is open it becomes possible to imagine there is only ONE OF US and we all come from the same place. Honestly…there could not be a better perspective today which expresses a common human thread.
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