Pearls of Wisdom to Change Your Life is an exploration of the practice of being, shared through simple, powerful insights you can carry into everyday life. Through reflection, Julia Chi explores how we live, relate, and move through the world with greater presence, awareness, and freedom. Each episode offers a clear point of insight, a “pearl,” that brings us back to what truly matters. This podcast is about experiencing who we truly are, moment by moment, and discovering how life begins to…
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Why does life sometimes feel so exhausting? There will always be challenges, disappointment, loss, uncertainty and things we cannot control. But some of the difficulty we experience isn't actually coming from life itself, but from the way we are meeting what is happening! In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore the difference between the inevitable difficulties of being human and the…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore our desire for other people to change! We often find ourselves thinking that if our partner, parent, child, friend, colleague or boss would just behave differently, we could finally feel happier, calmer or more at ease! But we disempower ourselves when our wellbeing becomes dependent on somebody else changing. I explore the difference between…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore how an extraordinary life isn't created through extraordinary events, it is created through the way we meet each ordinary moment. Often we wait for the next achievement, the next holiday, the next relationship, or the next achievement before allowing ourselves to feel fully celebratory. But this moment is the one that matters the most! Every…
In this episode of I explore creativity as the very nature of being alive. So many people tell themselves, "I'm just not a creative person." But every day we create. We create conversations, relationships, meals, businesses, gardens, communities, and moments of kindness. We create through the way we parent, the way we work, the way we train for a race, and the way we choose to show up in the…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I reflect on the theme of attachment and the freedom that comes from learning to let go. Inspired by drawing the Miser card from the Osho Zen Tarot, I explore how holding on is not only about money or possessions. We can cling just as tightly to our beliefs, opinions, identities, relationships, achievements, memories, expectations, and even our ideas of who we…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore one of the greatest gifts that we can offer ourselves and one another - the freedom to be exactly who we are! So much of our suffering comes from comparison, from believing we should be different, or from expecting others to think, behave, or experience life in the same way that we do. But what our differences are not obstacles to connection! They…
In this episode of ‘Pearls of Wisdom’, I explore projection! We often believe we are seeing people and situations exactly as they are. But I explore the idea that we are actually seeing them through the filter of our own beliefs, experiences, emotions, and conditioning Projection is a natural part of being human. We project not only our fears and unresolved pain, but also our hopes, ideals, and…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I share a personal experience and it inspired me to remind of the importance of celebrating one another while we are still here. Last year, I trained as a celebrant after several clients suggested they would like me to conduct their weddings. Around the same time, one of my oldest clients, then aged ninety, said, "Oh, you can do my funeral!” This year, that…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore how to remain present when life feels overwhelmingly busy. Most of us experience periods where there seems to be too much to do, too many responsibilities, and too many demands on our time and energy. During these times, it is easy to become caught up in stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. But what if stress is not caused by the situation itself, but by…
In this episode of Pearls of Wisdom , I explore an ancient idea that has fascinated spiritual seekers for centuries: As within, so without. What if the world around us is not simply happening to us, but reflecting something back to us? Most of us naturally look outward when challenges arise. We focus on situations, circumstances, and other people as the source of our happiness or unhappiness, but…