7. You Are Literally Made of Stardust with Antoine Passerat

We often think of life as a journey and as one that we can trace a path for. That we can always find and know the way. Or maybe the journey is more about getting lost, about surrendering? This week's Being All of Us guest is my friend and brother from another mother, Antoine Passerat. He tells me about his journey in the physical sense, living in three countries and traveling in many more; in the professional sense, moving from a career in marketing to one in photography; and in a spiritual and emotional sense, as he has sought to connect with his own feelings and sense of self. He explains the difference between window photographers and mirror photographers, and we talk about seeing pieces of ourselves in everyone around us. I think you'll hear a piece of yourself in this conversation as well. We Talk About: 1:00 minute mark - Antoine’s journey – from Lyon to New York to Barcelona, and from yogurt to photography 5:15 – Approaching photography and a new lens on the world 9:15 – Love of being lost and finding new paths 12:45 – Taking journeys without really going anywhere 19:15 – Drawing inspiration from the people around you 22:45 – Finding our connections with others and ourselves, and windows vs. mirrors 27:15 – Understanding what we can learn from water 36:45 – Finding and expressing an inner faith or feeling 43:45 – Creating a space for trust and surrender Challenge of the Week: Go swimming outside of your comfort zone and inside yourself, either literally - in open water such as a sea, river, lake, creek, ocean - or symbolically, in a bathtub or even a meditation practice. Connect with Antoine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antoinepasserat/ Music credits: Bombadil for the intro song, "Avery", and Scott Gratton from the Free Music Archive for the outro song, "Mo Town is Yo Town."