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#62- What is Paradise? The Secrets of a 3000-Year-Old Word
What is paradise?
Words leave a legacy, and often clues from the past, clues we, excusably so, have forgotten. The origins of the word "paradise" journeys back to 600BC, meaning "walled enclosure".
But why walled enclosure? Are such walls, figuratively and literally speaking, necessary?
They are in fact, imperative for a life of competence and fulfillment. In a new age world riddled with anxiety, perhaps we should look to old secrets that have stood the test of time. Secrets revealed in the story of a wonderful word and idea. See the show notes below, please like share, subscribe and enjoy!
(00:00)- Intro
(01:00)- Origins of the word paradise
(02:00)- Order and chaos
(03:00)- Freedom vs form nursery study
(04:45)- The role of order in combatting anxiety
(06:00)- Yin and Yang
(07:00)- Order and chaos in fitness
(09:00)- What does chaos look like?
(10:30)- Increasing our capacity for chaos
(11:00)- What does order look like?
(14:00)- Start with what you know