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The One And All Wisdom PodcastAbout My Country, Part TwoIn this second in a series of podcasts relating this current election season to bits of our country's history, Glenda Taylor draws on her experiences of working in Washington DC.
2024-10-1030 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastAbout My CountryGlenda Taylor, while remembering some of her experiences living and working in Washington DC, reminds us of some of our country's history and of its bearing on today's turbulent and critical times.
2024-09-2321 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastConcerning Peace and Peace of MindGlenda Taylor shares her remarks at a recent conference on Peace in the World and in Ourselves.
2024-03-2513 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastCoping Creatively With Disturbing Social ChangeGlenda Taylor explores, with discussion, story, and history, ways that many of us us deal with disturbing social change and suggests how we may do so more creatively both to have more peace of mind and to be an active participant in creating positive change.
2023-10-0433 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastReflections on Heritage, Place, People, and ReconciliationGlenda Taylor dives deep into the complex and fascinating history of the area along the Sabine River in the late 17th and early 18th centuries in this podcast that also highlights how important it is to sit with strong opinions or judgments long enough for complexity to reveal itself. Glenda uses a story from her own family history as an example of how all our stories, including family experiences, traditions, and geography, contribute to shaping our opinions and actions. The podcast underscores the importance of listening to diverse perspectives, so that through open-mindedness and a willingness to understand complexity, we...2023-08-2536 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastTransitionGlenda Taylor reflects on the possibility of addressing change in our world with discernment and compassion.
2023-07-2225 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastSynchronicityGlenda Taylor speaks about the meaning and importance of synchronicity by sharing some of her own experiences and insights.
2023-04-2322 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastHow, Why, and What Now?A Perspective on Critical Current Events, by Glenda Taylor
2022-09-1539 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastHow, Why, and What NowA perspective on critical current events in our culture, by Glenda Taylor
2022-09-1539 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastBackstories Concerning Archetypal Masculinity and CultureIn this fourth in a series of podcasts, Glenda Taylor considers impacts upon culture of various historical and archetypal definitions of masculinity, patriarchy, and other things.
2022-07-1831 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastToday It’s She, Her, They, and All of Us!By coincidence, this third in a series of podcasts by Glenda Taylor is published one day after a Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade, making Glenda's insightful comments on the critical and changing notions of "archetypal femininity" and gender roles for men and women more important than ever.
2022-06-2632 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastAn Interview With Jim Lemon on his 75th BirthdayGlenda Taylor interviews Jim Lemon on his 75th birthday about eldering, service, and finding meaning in difficult and vulnerable times
2022-06-1041 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastConsidering Gender and MoreIn the second of this series of podcasts, Glenda Taylor looks through various lenses, contemporary and ancient, to continue her "meandering" journey, without judgment, around current critical issues in our society.
2022-05-0643 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastExpectations, Assumptions, UnknowingGlenda Taylor ventures into some of the issues and complexities of our time, uncovering backstory that can broaden our awareness and add to our healing.
2022-04-0450 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastChanging Minds, Changing HeartsGlenda Taylor reflects on her experiences throughout her long life in search of open-mindedness and the ability to convince others.
2022-01-1637 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastDescent and ReturnGlenda Taylor considers the mythic dimensions of dilemmas personal and cultural.
2021-07-1632 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastMy Voice TodayI stood on the porch this morning and recorded spontaneously with my phone what I was thinking and feeling, without prior consideration or any editing afterward. It felt so right I send it along with love. Glenda Taylor
2021-04-1209 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastAttempting to Transcribe A Meditation Into WordsGlenda Taylor describes a meditation experience during recent winter storms, pandemic, political mayhem, and loved ones in crisis, attempting to evoke in words the peace she ultimately attained.
2021-03-0822 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastEarly Morning WordsGlenda Taylor reflects on the power of certain words and phrases that just "come to mind.," particularly with reference to recent events in our world.
2021-01-2322 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastComing to the SurfaceGlenda Taylor reflects on the things coming to the surface in our culture today and ponders the underworld of our psyches with all its mystery, dangers, and beauty.
2020-12-0833 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastSecond Podcast for Grandma Glenda's Kids of All AgesIn this second of a series of podcasts for kids (of all ages) during this pandemic, Grandma Glenda Taylor tells the ancient story of Queen Berta of France as an example of what "superpowers" one can get during hard times. Share this story as you choose! And visit us on the OneAndAllWisdom.com website for other podcasts and much other information for adults and children.
2020-11-1019 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastA Podcast For Grandma Glenda's Kids--Of All Ages"Grandma Glenda" Taylor tells stories and talks with kids about how they can gain superpowers from this pandemic time. In this podcast, she explores the legendary story of Parsifal's hero's journey and also the lessons Cinderella and her Handsome Prince have to learn. Young and old will enjoy this down-to-earth visit with an elder storyteller.
2020-10-2633 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastExperience at a Prison"Years ago, I went once a month to a maximum security prison for men..." Thus begins this podcast in which Glenda Taylor draws lessons that apply to today's social and political challenges.
2020-09-2836 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastFreedomGlenda Taylor reflects on current and historical divisions that threaten our country's union, recalling an instructive backstory about the first man in history to define freedom in the ways that we understand it, a story that challenges us to carry this living history forward in our own time.
2020-09-0535 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastThe Time is Now, The Urgency is GreatDeparting from her usual tone on these podcasts, Glenda Taylor speaks out on something dear to her heart.
2020-08-1715 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastJustice, Honor, and CourageGlenda Taylor shares a story from history that speaks to the issues of social justice today, focusing on the challenges of living up to our core values in the midst of conflict, even conflict within ourselves, over how to define right action.
2020-08-0232 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastA Life that Mattered for Social JusticeGlenda Taylor reflects on the way one important individual dealt with inequality and the ambiguity of the means to change it.
2020-07-1443 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastListeningGlenda Taylor reflects on the practice of listening, especially now, to all the voices demanding and needing to be heard
2020-06-2725 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastIn This MomentIn this podcast, Glenda Taylor recalls a quiet elder's voice that can speak to us today during this pandemic.
2020-05-2613 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastMother's Day in a PandemicGlenda Taylor reflects on the meaning of mothering and of Mother Life in this time of global pandemic.
2020-05-1030 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastLightness of Heart for These Dark TimesGlenda Taylor explores the importance of sacred humor and crazy wisdom to enlarge our perspective during dark and dangerous times.
2020-04-2434 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastSeventy Four Years AgoGlenda Taylor shares a story with a lovely connection to today's experience when springtime comes on in beauty despite whatever challenges face us.
2020-03-2812 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastCinderella and Negative InflationGlenda Taylor reflects on the trap of inflated attitudes toward victimization and offers suggestions for healing and wholeness
2020-03-1133 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastThe Holly BerriesGlenda Taylor reflects on the amazing beauty and generosity of the cycles of being taking place around us in every moment, there for us when we are listening and paying attention.
2020-01-3118 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastHoliness, Hallucinations, Visions2019-12-2527 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastEdges, Boundaries, MysteryGlenda Taylor reflects on the questions we all ultimately come back to, touching poetically on wholeness, boundaries, mystery, and meaning.
2019-10-3108 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastThe Baby, the Elderly Man, and the VetGlenda Taylor, in a discussion of three recent encounters, reflects on the current state of polarity, chaos, and violence in our country.
2019-10-1521 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastOn WritingSuggestions on writing from an award winning editor!
2019-09-2621 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastSome faces of the Archetypal Feminine2019-09-1915 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastReconciliation or RetaliationGlenda Taylor reflects on current events in the light of wisdom teachings that may heal the damaging splits in our cultural life.
2019-07-2630 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastRenewal and RegenerationGlenda Taylor reflects on the possibility of renewal in the aftermath of tornadoes, death, social change, including the wisdom of numerous poets and sages.
2019-07-1219 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastWhat Age Are You?Considered from the vantage point of age, Glenda Taylor reflects on the values to be gained in different stages of life.
2019-06-1415 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastResonance, Music, and CreationUsing a Hopi Creation Story, Glenda Taylor explores resonance and music as instruments of creation and harmony in ourselves and in our world.
2019-05-0825 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastSpirit DogA consideration of wildness, wolves, and a spirit dog, by Glenda Taylor
2019-03-3126 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastExploring the Tension between Individuality and the Need for Connection2019-03-0623 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastHollowingGlenda Taylor reflects on what she calls "hollowing" within nature, within ourselves, within our souls, and considers what is gained thereby.
2019-02-0816 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastAll That Is, A Personal VisionA thoughtful, poetic meditation on the natural of reality, incorporating mythic themes along with scientific notions, a sweeping voice for wholeness.
2019-01-1820 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastAmbiguity and ParadoxWholeness includes paradox and ambiguity, as we discover in traditional spiritual sources, although this is often ignored in contemporary religious teachings.
2019-01-0807 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastSharing Your Sacred SelfGlenda Taylor describes some of the important moments in her long life when she was given powerful instructions about sharing her authentic self.
2018-12-1316 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastLoving, A Simple SolutionGlenda Taylor reflects on the meaning and impact of love in our lives in dealing with depression and despair.
2018-12-1217 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastTracksGlenda Taylor reflects on the overlapping "tracks," people and places in our lives that determine our perspective on life.
2018-12-1206 min
The One And All Wisdom PodcastLittle Friend, Lifetime Lessons on RacismGlenda Taylor reflects on childhood experiences that informed her lifetime of concern about racism.
2018-12-1206 minThe One And All Wisdom PodcastOn DiversityGlenda Taylor reflects on diversity, inclusion, and the values that can serve our own wholeness and the well-being of our culture.
2018-12-1227 min
Arms Out Like WingsThe Spark - episode oneThe very beginning of my story. Visit our family home and the warm chaos within. Meet my Mum, Dad, brother and sisters. A glimpse into life in the 1960's.2018-07-1209 min
Arms Out Like WingsToe in the Water - episode twoMy first ballet classes as a six year old. How my mother saved the day.2018-07-1105 min
Arms Out Like WingsStage School - episode threeThings start to scale up when I go to Corona Stage School. I find a dance mentor and Dad becomes a grumpy hero.2018-07-1005 min
Arms Out Like WingsThe Audition - episode fourMy Dad organises my secret audition for a professional Ballet School in East Grinstead. I then meet another influential lady in my life whilst I Polka in the biggest studio I have ever seen. 2018-07-0908 minArms Out Like WingsUniform - episode fiveMy Italian family think I have been kidnapped, my Dad tells them where to go whilst I get turned down for a grant. 2018-07-0804 minArms Out Like WingsArriving - episode sixA rather tense car ride to my new Ballet School. My little sister playing 'rag doll' with me, my brother giving me a whole Ten Shilling note and my mother sobbing and smoking like she would use every cigarette in Surrey. Meeting 'Nursey' and finding out that trendy, short skirts were useless for galloping like a horse around a dance studio.2018-07-0711 minArms Out Like WingsThe Contents of my Trunk - episode sevenHow I yearned for winceyette pyjamas and boring old fashioned slippers.2018-07-0503 minArms Out Like WingsThe First Night - episode eightCrisp and formal bedding, lights out and growing home sickness with an unusual approach to bed time.2018-07-0402 minArms Out Like WingsInitiation - episode 9Girls behaving 'sort of badly' at night. Strange rituals involving absent Nursey and Glito . . . . .2018-07-0304 minArms Out Like WingsRising Bell - episode 10My first morning with a ridiculously early start, cold linoleum and myriad shoes.2018-07-0202 minArms Out Like WingsBreakfast - episode 11The one where my Dad delivers coffee and Marmite in catering size jars!2018-07-0102 minArms Out Like WingsEvenings - episode 12Evenings at a girls Ballet School for borders. Midnight games, kissing practise 'girl on girl', crushes, making cheese from yoghurts and eventually sleep. . . .2018-06-3008 minArms Out Like WingsVitae Honestas, Weekends & Dancing in the Lunch Queue - episode 13Strange latin phrases, weekend visits to my family and cuddling my sister. Dancing on the staircase.2018-06-2907 minArms Out Like WingsAprons and National Skirts - episode 14Being at a Ballet School involves many rituals. You also have to know your place in the hierarchy. This is where Aprons came in. Your apron and National Skirts were part of you. Life evolved around the seamstress who inhabited a cramped and warm space at the top of the school, a sort of haven for me. . . .2018-06-2805 minArms Out Like WingsBallet Classes - episode 15It seems young ballet dancers need to learn about washing tights with fabric softener and how to put clothes on in a hurry.2018-06-2705 minArms Out Like WingsSchool Work, Elocution and My Tuck Box - episode 16My 'Pygmalion' moment when I learn to 'speak posh', learn how to read & write at last and secret moments with my parents and baby sister Gaynor in the Tuck Box room. 2018-06-2606 minArms Out Like WingsFire Drills & Blue Peter recording at the School - episode 17We loved Fire Drills which were always so exciting and after lights out. Nothing however prepared us for performing tap dance routines with John Noakes and Roy Castle on our own theatre.2018-06-2505 minArms Out Like WingsThe Lady of the Blue Pond & Levitation - episode 18This is the one about the incredibly ethereal lady who inhabited our Blue Pond and school corridors at night. Also the strange powers of levitation at our fingertips.2018-06-2403 minArms Out Like WingsThe Pull of Home - episode 19My first year at Ballet School was tough and my homesickness was extreme. 2018-06-2305 minArms Out Like WingsPointe Shoes - episode 20I discover the agony and ecstasy of dancing in pointe shoes. These were of course so much more than shoes. Every pair of every girls pointe shoes was individual to them.2018-06-2105 minArms Out Like WingsMajor Exams - episode 21Exams are a constant in life when training to be a Ballet Dancer. Major Exams are something else though and were treated with reverence. They involved more expemditure by my parents and a trip to London!2018-06-2008 minArms Out Like WingsBest Friends - episode 22Friendships formed in boarding school can last for ever, such is the bond you have after growing up together. 2018-06-1905 minArms Out Like WingsMiss Marsh - episode 23Miss Marsh was the 'Queen' of the Ballet School. A total character with make-up, hair and clothes creating a terrifying vision that we worshipped and curtseyed every time she passed by.2018-06-1807 minArms Out Like WingsThe Rolls Royce & Harrods - episode 24Feeling like royalty in a lovely car, going to the top floor of Harrods for High Tea.2018-06-1705 minArms Out Like WingsChristmas & Bullying - episode 25Christmas was a magical time at the school. One Christmas remains in my memory for all sorts of reasons . . .2018-06-1608 minArms Out Like WingsEnd of Term (Trunks & Apple Pie Beds) - episode 26We sooo looked forward to the end of term. It meant Trunks & Apple Pie Beds and then home sweet home2018-06-1503 minArms Out Like WingsGoing Up - Chapter 2 - episode 27Time to move up to a new Dorm. Lifetime friendships begin to take shape. No more Nursey in charge but now we had to deal with Matron herself. . .2018-06-1305 minArms Out Like WingsOut of Bounds & Wash House - Chapter 2 - Episodes 28 & 29Becoming independent, escaping out of the school grounds undercover of bushes. Home clothes and doing our own laundry.2018-06-1206 minArms Out Like WingsBras, Boobs & Periods - Chapter 2 - Episode 30Not so patiently waiting for breasts to appear. Bra-tastic. Periods at last.2018-06-1105 minArms Out Like WingsContemporary Dance, Top of the Pops & Cinzano - Chapter 2 - Episodes 31 to 33Cool Girls do contemporary. Watching Top of the Pops in the library. Drunk in class.2018-06-1010 minArms Out Like WingsTeachers - Chapter 2 - Episode 34An eclectic array of teachers covering subjects from English language to stage make-up.2018-06-0913 minArms Out Like WingsThe Language of Ballet, Music in the Corridors & Flu Epidemic - Chapter 2 - Episodes 35 to 38Becoming fluent in the language of ballet. Learning Benesh notation. Music in the corridors. Flu epidemic gets us all sent home.2018-06-0808 minArms Out Like WingsTop Floor - Chapter 3 - Episode 39Feeling really grown up and rearing little bird. Heart throbs on the wall. No room to swing a cat. Bottom shaping games!2018-06-0704 minArms Out Like WingsBreak a Leg, The Ward & Day by Day - Chapter 3 - Episodes 40 to 42Knocked over by a car and breaking a leg causing a pause in career & training. What seems like endless time in hospital. Family sacrifices.2018-06-0613 minArms Out Like WingsPhysiotherapy, Day of Reckoning & the Dreaded Calliper - Chapter 3 - Episodes 43-45Physiotherapy proves to be a lovely distraction in the guise of two Swedish physiotherapists. Time in hospital coming to an end and the dreaded calliper.2018-06-0510 minArms Out Like WingsLearning to walk again - Chapter 3 - Episode 46Discovering that learning to walk again is very difficult after three months in bed.2018-06-0408 minArms Out Like WingsHome at last & Back to School - Chapter 3 - Episode 47 to 48Home after three months in hospital and not feeling as happy as I thought I would. Back to school at last to resume ballet life.2018-06-0307 minArms Out Like WingsBallyhoo & Anorexia - Chapter 3 - Episodes 49 to 50Best new dorm ever. Being treated like adults. visits by local boys via windows. Anorexia too close for comfort.2018-06-0209 minArms Out Like WingsFrom Ugly Duckling to Swan - Chapter 3 - Episode 51Feeling more attractive after years of braces, unibrow and feeling invisible to boys.2018-06-0107 minArms Out Like WingsStudent Life & Madame Bonitto - Chapter 4 - Episodes 52 to 53Staying on for a year as a student is full of incident. Then we have the arrival of vivacious Madame Bonitto who shakes up the school.2018-05-3107 minArms Out Like WingsThe Red Barn - Chapter 4 - Episode 54Going out till late. Not too old to get into trouble. Feeling let down.2018-05-3007 minArms Out Like WingsThe Big Audition - Chapter 4 - Episode 55Royal Ballet audition2018-05-2907 minArms Out Like WingsTellyballyhoo - Chapter 4 - Episode 56My last end of term show. rehearsals take over.2018-05-2808 minArms Out Like WingsBoys, Boys, Boys - Chapter 4 - Episode 57Our school gets invaded by boys. no complaints, quite the distraction.2018-05-2707 minArms Out Like WingsLondon & The Solo - Chapter 4 - Episodes 58 to 59I go to London for a photo shoot. A solo is choreographed on me.2018-05-2609 minArms Out Like WingsTommy Tring & Hot Dancing - Chapter 4 - Episodes 60 to 61I meet the most amazing choreographer and dance my heart out.2018-05-2510 minArms Out Like WingsTheatre Bar Conversations - Chapter 4 - Episode 62Late night conversations with the powers that be make me feel less certain of my future.2018-05-2407 min