Matthew Welch explores the concept of thin space—the quiet in-between moments between past and future—and guides listeners through mindful movement and curiosity about inhabiting that liminal place amid life's noise.
Matthew Welch talks about the idea of thin space. Thin space is the space in between all of the other stuff. Sometimes you may just have to entertain, feeling a little bit crazy. I hope you find that space today and see you tomorrow morning.
Hey, Cadre. How are we doing today? I hope you're doing great. I do. I always do. But even if you're not doing great, here's your friendly reminder that you still have wonderful capacity and you still deserve all of the things, even if you're not feeling like it. I'm glad that I'm here. I'm glad that you're here. I know what I know. And I care about you, Cadre. Each and every one of you. You make this place happen. So thanks for showing up on Sundays. In the part of the world that I'm from, Sundays is often a day of difference, right?
A day of rest, a day of release, a day of recovery, a day of all the re's, right? So I always on Sundays talk about this idea of thin space. Morning, Matthew. Nice to see you, my friend. Thin space is the space in between all of the other stuff. How often do we get stuck in thinking about the past and then thinking about the future? How often do we get stuck thinking about, like the real, real good times and the real, real bad times, and we just keep oscillating from one to the other. Days and nights, beginnings and ends, seasons, all of these things pull us one way or the other.
But that thin space in between, there's power there. There's things to be aware of that you cannot be aware of in any other space in your mind, body, history. It's a powerful place. And sometimes you may just have to entertain, feeling a little bit crazy as you journey towards that thin space. I'll give you an example. I'm in Nashville, Tennessee right now. I'm looking at you, but my phone's propped up on the. On the window ledge and I'm looking out at the skyline. It's a pretty, pretty city. Anyways, last night I was working, I was at an event where I was presenting.
And my. My part of this event was to lead some thoughtful, curious movement in a little room off of the big room of this event where people are drinking cocktails and meeting new people and having conversations and listening to music and getting mannies and petties and all of the things, right? Just a big. A big event of events. And I am in this little corner of the room with curtains up and a door closed on one wall, but an open wall on the other. Amidst all the buzz of the party, I'm the person who's offering the opportunity for people to do what would maybe be considered as like yoga or meditation or mindfulness, right?
Those types of things in the corner. It's a Hard sell. Because it requires a certain amount of courage to be like, I'm going to be the person who does the other thing in the room. It takes curiosity to go, wait, I'm all dolled up and ready to be out for an evening at a conference and so on and so forth. And now you're wanting me to move. And movement normally means disheveledness and sweat and discomfort and, and all of those things. And we proceeded throughout the night to hold this movement circuit, I think seven, seven or eight times.
A different group of people would find the courage and the curiosity to walk on in. And amidst the buzz of the party of 150 people on one side and then on this beautiful third floor building with floor to ceiling windows, we could see the river, the Cumberland river, we could see the city, we could see the big bridge. All the things that reminded us of all the people who are doing all of the other stuff. This group of people got to look and listen to a world that was buzzing around them. That was the thin space and being able to go, huh?
Amidst all of the other. I am going to be where I am with what I have and honor that. It's a really beautiful image for me to see what the thin space looks like. And I wanted to share that with you because sometimes you may be looking for the sign on the side of the road that says thin space this way or next bus to thin space coming in three minutes. Foreign. It's never going to feel that, that direct. It's going to feel like you're going to have to be the person standing with a hand on your heart and a hand on your belly, feeling your breath in the corner of, of a dance club.
Whenever you start actually taking these moments to go, huh, there's something to find here other than all the things that there is to find here. You're gonna find something special. I hope you find that space today and I'll see you tomorrow morning by.
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