Thank you so much to those of you who came out for our Candlelight Chat last Sunday with Kate Bowler, bestselling author of Joyful, Anyway. Kate is a being of grace, humor and poetry, and it was a rare treat to spend time with her. You’ll see what I mean, when you watch the video.
We talked about:
Kate’s years of living with incurable cancer (since age 35 - she was given months to live just when she’d felt that her life was “coming together”) and how she found joy throughout
Her father’s crippling depression all through Kate’s childhood — and their enduringly close relationship
How to feel joy, whether or not your life is going well.
The difference between happiness and joy.
Kate’s admissions that she is full of resentment (which is especially interesting, given her natural kindness, warmth and cheer)
Why “the ache” that we all feel is, in Kate’s view, a holy engine
and much more.
If you missed the Candlelight Chat — or want to experience it again — here you go. I hope you love it.