Margaret Renkl calls herself a backyard naturalist—but not because she has any particular expertise. From the birds in her yard to the bugs in her flower beds, she has learned the art of attention. Nature has taught her a speed at which to live, to hope, to stave off despair. 

In this conversation, Kate and Margaret discuss:
        What we miss when we imagine we have to drive somewhere else to experience nature, instead of noticing it around us
        What birds teach us about what means to be a good mother
        How to learn to love even the mosquitoes and wasps
        Where Margaret experiences moments of holiness
        How we might all start to be besotted by beauty

Perhaps, we can borrow some of Margaret’s innate curiosity together and see how it might open us up to wonder and love and connectedness once again. 



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Margaret Renkl calls herself a backyard naturalist—but not because she has any particular expertise. From the birds in her yard to the bugs in her flower beds, she has learned the art of attention. Nature has taught her a speed at which to live, to hope, to stave off despair. 
In this conversation, Kate and Margaret discuss:
<ul>
<li>        What we miss when we imagine we have to drive somewhere else to experience nature, instead of noticing it around us</li>
<li>        What birds teach us about what means to be a good mother</li>
<li>        How to learn to love even the mosquitoes and wasps</li>
<li>        Where Margaret experiences moments of holiness</li>
<li>        How we might all start to be besotted by beauty</li>
</ul>
Perhaps, we can borrow some of Margaret’s innate curiosity together and see how it might open us up to wonder and love and connectedness once again. 
 
Everything Happens is brought to you by Cologuard®. Are you 45 or older? Start screening for colon cancer with Cologuard, an effective and noninvasive screening option for adults 45 and older at average risk for colon cancer. Rx only. Learn more at Cologuard.com/everything
 
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
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