Beth Ankerholz and Jeffrey Valdez
Recorded
February 21, 2024
Archived
February 21, 2024
52:10 minutes
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Id:
osv000329
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Beth Ankerholz (70) and Jeffrey Valdez (64) reflect upon arriving at a similar place in their lives, despite having taken very different paths. They discuss their changing political views, changing religious views, connection to nature and retirement.Subject Log / Time Code
Jeffrey Valdez and Beth Ankerholz discuss their concerns around civil discourse in our nation.
Jeffrey talks about an incident leading to his loss of faith in organized religion.
Beth considers the connection between the land she lives on and her faith.
Jeffrey talks about the transition from employment to retirement.
Beth talks about the loss of her parents.
Jeffrey and Beth talk about the influence of their parents and how their world views opened up.
Beth reflects upon working at a Mental Health center. Beth and Jeffrey talk about moving away from conservatism.
They talk about different leadership courses they took and Beth shares a listening exercise that was impactful.
Jeffrey and Beth share stories about influential people in their lives.
They reflect that they came to similar places in their lives despite having taken different paths.
Participants
- Beth Ankerholz
- Jeffrey Valdez