I am so happy to share our recent conversation with our friend Mike Mason, an author whose career spans over four decades, including cherished works like The Mystery of Marriage and The Blue Umbrella. We gleaned so much from his gentle wisdom and it was a delight to speak with him.
Mike told us a story about a young prophet once calling him an “ordinary man” (though we would disagree!). Initially taken aback, he has since come to embrace this label. In his latest book, Same Old, Same New: The Consolation of the Ordinary, he explores why so much of life consists of the mundane and how, paradoxically, it is in this ordinariness that we find joy and meaning.
Far from being meaningless, the humdrum and the commonplace may actually hold the secret of life.
Our conversation left me wishing it could have lasted longer. I feel a kinship with Mike and his monk-like approach to living an ordinary life. He was the perfectaud guest for Ordinary Matters, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as Alastair and I did!
The Gift of An Ordinary Life