Nurturing Joy and Recognizing Responsibility
Clint Smith discusses his hopes for his children, emphasizing the importance of joy and recognizing the responsibility they have as part of a long lineage of fighters for freedom. He highlights the need to accurately situate ourselves in history and remember our own agency, while also acknowledging the generative and unjust aspects of our lives. This perspective applies not only to his own children but to all children and individuals.In this clip
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[Extended] Clint Smith with Krista Tippett
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How did education shape Clint Smith's perspective in the episode Clint Smith — What We Know in the "Marrow of Our Bones" and the clip Transformative Education?
How do we manage the guilt, pressure, and feeling of responsibility to provide for our family or take care of them at all costs versus having personal freedom and peace in our own hearts, as discussed in the episode Tracy K. Smith and Michael Kleber-Diggs — ‘History is upon us... its hand against our back.’, the clip Generational Burdens and Freedom, episode #394: What it Means to Be Human in Our Modern, Digital World with Jessica Elefante, the clip Systemic Support, the episode Become a Self-Healer and Break Free of Emotional Cycles with Dr. Nicole LePera and Lewis Howes, and the clip Family and Boundaries?