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In this week’s edition, I discuss the nostalgic ideal of gathering around a table and the opportunity it offers to be grateful. Then, in honor of my 500th episode, David Rubin joins me to take a retrospective look back on the years of my podcast. From the archives, I look back on a heartfelt conversation I had with my father, Walter.
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Advice
Gather At The Table With Gratefulness
When people sit at a table, they share food. This is strange; humans are the only animals who formally share food. But it is also normal — so normal in some ways that no one notices its strangeness. The fact that people can actually share food, even when they are hungry, is really quite remarkable.
The dinner table represents a kind of nostalgic ideal. The Old Testament places an immense emphasis on hospitality to a stranger, but the same principle applies within your family. At the dinner table, you get to share your day. You each get to talk and to listen. It is a place to inculcate manners into your children. It is a place for everyone to keep track of everyone else and what is going on in their day, week, and so forth. Sharing food at the table is a time and place for everyone to come together and discuss the separate elements of their life.
Then, a mealtime prayer offers an opportunity to be grateful. People often incorrectly think of prayer as a kind of wish or confuse it as a time to ask for favors, but it is actually a practice. You can practice gratitude, and there are certainly reasons to do so — one of which being that you notice what you have for which to be grateful. In other words, the practice makes you much more aware. It is also a way to stave off resentment. If you become an expert at the very useful practice of gratitude, your life will become much better.
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Available Now “We Who Wrestle with God”
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s newest book, “We Who Wrestle With God,” is on sale now.
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An undeniable electricity vibrates in the air as Dr. Jordan B. Peterson — the renegade of the mainstream psychological, political, and cultural world — conducts his third biblical series called “The Gospels.” With the gathering of both skeptics and believers, these nine exceptional minds from around the world sit on the edge of their seats, ready to contend over the highly contentious topic of the story of the life of Jesus. Though grim and astutely aware of the stark future of our culture as we know it, a strange hope propels them forward, each man specially equipped to walk the tightrope between the natural and the divine to reveal the Truth of history’s most mysterious text; each is willing to let pieces of himself die in the pursuit to save the world from imminent chaos and destruction. Join them in their search to resurrect the anchoring principles of the text that established the very freedom that formed the fabric of our society. "The Gospels" is coming to DailyWire+ on December 1.
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Conceptualizing Success: Optimized Suffering, The Idea Of Process, Daring To Hope
Now Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson has dedicated much of his career — and life — to teaching. Having been bestowed the title of honor in recognition of his service, leadership, research, and teaching, Peterson’s distinguished career and sphere of influence has set him apart. His instructional practices did not end when he exited the classroom; rather, it seems they had only just begun. Peterson continues teaching on a variety of subjects outside the classroom, just as he does in his new series, “Success,” available on DailyWire+.
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Episode 500: What A Long Strange Trip It's Been | Dave Rubin
In this episode, I talk with Dave Rubin and take a retrospective look back on over a decade of “The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast.” We discuss going on tour together, how Dave supported me in the past, how podcasting broke the mainstream media, the life lessons that took me 500 episodes to understand, the bright future following America’s vote for sanity, and how the adventure of our lives has only just begun. Here’s to the next 500 episodes!
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My Father Explains The Importance Of Family
Two years ago, my father, Walter, joined me on my podcast. In this clip, I ask him a few questions about marriage, family, and the best years of his life. I recall the time he spent with me during my childhood, and he lovingly and jokingly mentions that I never stopped asking questions. As a child, I remember reading with my father, which was so much fun and went on for quite a long time. It was wonderful to have his attention, to be given the gift of literacy, and to have that instilled in me at such a young age. I loved reading, and it shaped my life in every possible way — a truth I reflect on in this clip. I knew during my adolescent and teenage years that my father was on the side of my better angels and he believed in my potential, which was of estimable value to me.
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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