The Canterbury Tales

And he had written a book.

It was at one level a baseball novel, but it was based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

And, you know, it had been some years, not as many years as it is now, since I had read Canterbury Tales.

But I knew Canterbury Tales somewhat and I knew baseball a lot.

It was from this place of comfort that he found his next skill.

It was an interview that allowed me to take a little bit of what I knew, but then sit back and be there to let the author tell his story.

And I really like Dan Siemens as well with that kind of impactful storytelling.

And it's also kind of a choral narrative because each of the stories that are said on each of the nights, it's based off of the Canterbury Tales.

So there's seven pilgrims in this pilgrimage and each of them tells their story each night.

The Seven Pilgrims.

It's like there's a lot of stuff that can be lost in translation no matter what culture it comes from.

And then, you know, I also kind of feel that Yeah, I mean, even if you try to read, like, Chaucer English, that's like, what? Try to read the Canterbury Tales.

Like, that's how language changes from then to now.

It's crazy.

I know that some people don't set them because they are afraid of the narcissistic person's rage, or they are afraid of losing the narcissistic person from their life.

The narcissistic relationship is often about all of us holding back because we are afraid they will disappear if we ask too much or set a boundary that is your work because this is an unhealthy space and for all of us to work on unpacking our trauma bonds to help diminish the power of the narcissistic folks in our lives as a result many people in narcissistic relationships often in order to survive will find themselves immersed in denial by not setting boundaries you don't then have to see how bad the narcissistic relationship is but once you do set the boundary and witness their reaction it's a painful and stark reminder of how dysfunctional the relationship is it can be easier to not set the boundaries at all and remain in denial because once you set the boundaries and see what it really is about the grief can be overwhelming but that in the long run is not good for you so with boundary setting start small start practicing boundary setting with the healthier people in your life who will be willing to respect the boundaries and then start building up those boundaries in other areas it can be painful to witness what happens in the relationships when you do set boundaries but even if you stay at least you will do so with your eyes wide open and not believing that this is going to change and no setting an appropriate boundary is not controlling no matter what they say to you we're back to our proverb series and today's proverb is he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon ever hear that well before we get to that and also if you're new to this channel please subscribe and join this magnificent community of followers but let's take on this proverb he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon now again like i said more and more of the proverbs are being sent in by all of you and you know how i what i love about the proverb series is some of them are on point some of them are actually bad guidance this one happens to be on point This line about long spoons and devils originated from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

I guess Chaucer knew something about boundaries because that's really what this is about.

The meaning of this proverb is pretty clear.