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Pneuma by Daniel Finneran Daniel Ethan Finneran
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Mindfulness for the Thinking Mind.
A soothing, soporific voice with which to calm and center yourself.
Episodes on themes as diverse as walking, sleeping, stretching, anxiety, worldly possessions, positive affirmations, lunch hours, and morning commutes. Meditations and sleep stories for every occasion at any stage of life.
From Shakespeare to the Stoics, Coleridge to the Platonists, the Buddha to the Transcendentalists, we'll borrow our wisdom from the best who have ever thought, and strengthen our minds with their collective genius.
I hope you enjoy this content!
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How to Deal with DISTRACTION
“Distracted from distraction by distraction”
Look around: we’re in an inescapable loop of distraction.
How do we liberate ourselves from this endless cycle?
Borrowing from the great poet TS Eliot, this episode offers some advice.
I hope that it’s helpful!
Check out my sister channel Finneran’s Wake for profound, long-form conversations.
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The “Burning Babe” Who Makes Your Heart GLOW (Christmas Episode!) | Pneuma Nuggets
“As I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised was I with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near
A Pretty Babe all burning bright did in the air appear.”
Robert Southwell
I hope that you enjoy this bite-sized Pneuma Nugget!
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“A man travels the WORLD in search of what he needs and returns HOME to find it” | Pneuma Nugget
“A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it”.
- George Moore
I hope that you enjoy this bite-sized Pneuma Nugget!
Please consider sharing this episode with a friend and subscribing to the channel for more sleep stories, meditations, and soothing content!
Visit my YouTube page @pneumabydanielfinneran.
Email me at pneuma.finneran@gmail.com
Instagram: @danielethanfinneran
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Don't Live An IMAGINARY Life In The Mind of Others
“We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves and in our own being; we desire to live an imaginary life in the mind of others…”
Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, inventor, and philosopher, came to this realization about humankind in the 17th century.
It remains as true today as it was back then.
In this episode, we discuss living an “imaginary life” in the mind of others, as opposed to embracing our real existence in the pursuit of truth.
I hope that you enjoy this meditation!
Please consider subscribing to this channel for more sleep stories, meditations, and soothing content!
Visit my YouTube page @pneumabydanielfinneran.
Email me at pneuma.finneran@gmail.com
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And visit my sister project, @finneranswake, where you’ll find endless great conversations. -
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad | Fall Asleep With Me
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) was a Polish-English novelist.
He was born in 1857 and died in 1924.
His twenty years spent as a sailor in the British merchant navy inspired many of his literary works, among which Heart of Darkness is most highly acclaimed.
In this episode of “Fall Asleep with Me”, I read this work’s opening scene. It takes place on the tranquil waters of the River Thames.
Please consider subscribing to this channel for more sleep stories, meditations, and soothing content!
Visit my YouTube page @pneumabydanielfinneran.
Email me at pneuma.finneran@gmail.com
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A Reflection on FRIENDS & Remembrance of Things PAST
The inspiration for this episode is a sonnet–a Shakespearean sonnet–with which you’re unlikely to be familiar;
Sonnet 30, you see, isn’t commonly ranked among Shakespeare’s finest works. It’s neither read to romantic lovers, inscribed on elegant tombstones, nor quoted in popular films.
Indeed, you’ll very seldom hear a recitation of its fourteen forgotten lines.
And yet, to our purposes, my dear friend, I think it’s ideally suited.
I hope that you enjoy this meditation on loss, regret, remorse, failure, and–that by which all sadness in life is wiped away–friends.
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