Nick is (momentarily) back from holiday, Joe has (surprisingly) been in a prayer meeting and we talk (randomly) about the importance of small moments of joy and kindness, and the necessity of creating everyday rituals to enrich our lives.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Great Dixter
• Shostakovich Fifth Symphony | Aurora Orchestra
• The Dark Night of the Shed | Nick Page
• The Ritual Effect | Michael Norton

Lots of feedback this week. We talk about prayer and ritual, about what labels we use to describe ourselves and about finding joy in giving. Most of all, we touch on the hard work of transformation and the need to celebrate the small successes of our spiritual and emotional lives. Also, Joe has an Egret hat-trick and Nick has some new cocktail glasses. Cheers!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• The Naked Gun
• Police Squad
• Little Egret
• Great White Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Nick & Nora (glass) - Wikipedia
• The Thin Man (film) - Wikipedia
• England vs India: Series has been best since 2005 Ashes, says Jonathan Agnew - BBC Sport
• Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes | William Bridges
• The Changing Mind | Daniel Levitin
• The 100-Year Life

We revisit Joe's theses and in particular discuss nonviolence – in many ways the forgotten element of Jesus' teaching. We discuss the early church's adoption of nonviolence, how we can so easily 'other' people and treat them as subhuman, and what we can do to be a non-violent presence in the world. Also, Nick takes credit for the Euros victory, and Joe has been to visit a rare tree.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Rare tree to flower for sixth time in 100 years at Borde Hill - BBC News,
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - IMDb
• What is restorative justice? | Restorative Justice Council
• Mau Mau rebellion - Wikipedia