A Window Into This Week

Tina Sousa-Vieira

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A weekly conversation about the things we notice in ordinary life — the questions, choices, contradictions, and moments that make us stop and look again. We begin with what happened, and end where your own life begins. tinasousavieira.substack.com

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What Are We Asking of a Conversation?

What happens when we begin measuring conversations by what we hope they’ll lead to? Tina considers her experience with business invitations, an unanswered message, and a simpler boundary: you can make an invitation wholeheartedly while leaving the other person free to decline. A question to carry with you: Am I appreciating the person and conversation we’re actually having, or measuring it against an outcome neither of us has agreed to? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Oct 29

What Is Mine Here?

When something goes wrong, it's often easier to recognize another person's responsibility than our own. This week, I'm exploring the difference between blame and responsibility, and what happens when we begin recognizing both what belongs to us and what doesn't. Even a broken refrigerator can bring that distinction into everyday life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Oct 13

THE SHOES IN THE CLOSET

A pair of Easter shoes waiting in the closet sparked a conversation about the pleasure of anticipation. In this week’s A Window Into This Week, I remember childhood waiting and gifts bought during my touring years, and explore how anticipation, excitement, and expectation can all belong to the same experience. What did you once look forward to so much that even waiting felt wonderful? What was your version of those shoes in the closet? Reply and tell me. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Oct 6

When an Interpretation Starts to Feel Like a Fact

What happened—and what I decided it meant—aren’t always the same thing. This week, three very different conversations made me notice how quickly interpretation can begin to feel like a fact. In this A Window Into This Week, I’m looking at what can change when we pause long enough to ask what actually happened, what we know, what we’ve decided it means, and what else may still be here. sacredinnerpath.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Sep 21

Who Gets the Deciding Vote?

A philosophy-class question about the individual and society led Tina into a much more personal question: how do we know when a choice is really ours? This week's Window explores the voices we carry into our decisions - family, culture, fear, approval, security, belonging, and our own uncertainty - and what authenticity can look like when those influences are all present. The question to carry: when it comes time to choose, who gets the deciding vote? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Sep 14

Friday Was a Squirrel Day

A scattered Friday had Tina thinking about attention, unfinished things, and a pattern she had often called procrastination. This week’s Window explores a different possibility: sometimes we do not put something off because we cannot begin; sometimes we simply do not stop something else. The question becomes how we give our attention in a way that allows what matters to be both lived and done. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Sep 7

What We Make Room For

A few ordinary phone calls made while preparing for A Spacious Life had Tina thinking about synchronicity — and about how little we know of what a simple reach-out may mean to someone else. This week’s Window also looks at what becomes visible when we get clearer about what is essential, important, and valuable, and how that clarity may help us make room for what matters. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Aug 17

What Are We Really Arguing About?

A disagreement can feel like proof that something has gone wrong. But sometimes, once the heat settles, the friction reveals something that wasn’t visible before. This week, I look at an ordinary argument at home and wonders whether the more useful question is not whether conflict was good or bad, but what we choose to do with what it reveals. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com
Aug 10

What Delighted You Today?

This week, we are noticing the moments of fun, delight, and enjoyment that appear in ordinary life--sometimes in the smallest and most unexpected ways. What delighted you today? Let me know in the comments. Thank you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tinasousavieira.substack.com

9 Episodes

Creator

Tina Sousa-Vieira
Years Active

2026
Episodes

9
Rating

Clean
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A Window Into This Week

A Window Into This Week

Episodes

What Are We Asking of a Conversation?

What Is Mine Here?

THE SHOES IN THE CLOSET

When an Interpretation Starts to Feel Like a Fact

Who Gets the Deciding Vote?

Friday Was a Squirrel Day

What We Make Room For

What Are We Really Arguing About?

What Delighted You Today?

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