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Discovery of self-possession

A Reflection on Chris Martin & Jacob Collier

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Have you ever felt unsettled in yourself? You walk into a room and it's like you lose yourself? Or maybe it's more a state of being--you feel like you're always looking for a place, person, job, or context to figure out this longing of who you are and what you offer?

In this video, we walk through a concert by Jacob Collier with Chris Martin, and discover the interplay of their friendship on stage as a way for us to discover our own self-possession and assuredness in who we are.

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