Adam: On crafting an authentic life path

Our interview today is with Adam McKenty. I got to know Adam about a year ago, after he had moved to Berlin from Canada and was in the process of starting the Church of Interbeing. A non-belief based ritual that meets every Sunday in Berlin. Before this, Adam worked in a wide range of areas: as a software developer, stone mason, gardener, technician, photographer, musician, facilitator, and builder of organizations.  Through these activities, he has been a lifelong observer of ceremony, collective intelligence, and the peculiar ways in which human groups fail and succeed in their endeavors.  In our conversation, we talk about Adams' very unusual upbringing in the Canadian wilderness. Resisting to portray his life in a linear way, we explore what it means, and what it takes, to craft an authentic life path with all its beauties and challenges. What really struck me, and what I believe you as a listener might also come to appreciate, is the way in which Adam's explorations never seem to be pre-fabricated and stale, but arise out of the moment. There is a slowness and deliberation in the way he speaks, which reflects the inner state of searching. If you live in Berlin, you are very welcome to attend the weekly services of the Church of Interbeing. You can find it in the Genezareth Kirche in Schillerkiez, Berlin.