Make it Make Sense with Dr. Mary McDonald and Maureen Yarborough
Jul 7, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
Most of us are seeking purpose amid a world that often feels chaotic, mundane, or just outright confusing. What if the key to making sense of it all lies in shifting our inner perspective? In this…
Mary McDonaldHost
Maureen YarboroughHost
What, what are th- some things in our culture right now that really throw you for a loop that you cannot make sense of?
You know, I think the things that, um, I think the things that don't make sense to me are, you know, you and I have talked a little bit about education and about-
... um, just about all the noise and just, gosh, y- you know, I, I think the striving for, uh, perfection and striving to get everything right as parents or as, uh, business owners or as friends or whatever And I think that it, uh, I think sometimes we miss the point of, you know, y- y- it's such an old adage, like it's the journey, not the destination.
The journey is tough, but does it have to be? Or it's supposed to be, and so-
Because when things happen in your life, it's not because of anything you did or didn't do, mostly.
I mean, you know, you cross the street and not look, then yeah, you get hit by a car.
But, but it's things that happen because we're human beings and we live in a world with other human beings, and things happen.
So it is part of the journey, but remembering how to handle or react to or embrace whatever that is, how do you find yourself doing that?
What, what are th- some things in our culture right now that really throw you for a loop that you cannot make sense of?
You know, I think the things that, um, I think the things that don't make sense to me are, you know, you and I have talked a little bit about education and about-
... um, just about all the noise and just, gosh, y- you know, I, I think the striving for, uh, perfection and striving to get everything right as parents or as, uh, business owners or as friends or whatever And I think that it, uh, I think sometimes we miss the point of, you know, y- y- it's such an old adage, like it's the journey, not the destination.
The journey is tough, but does it have to be? Or it's supposed to be, and so-
Because when things happen in your life, it's not because of anything you did or didn't do, mostly.
I mean, you know, you cross the street and not look, then yeah, you get hit by a car.
But, but it's things that happen because we're human beings and we live in a world with other human beings, and things happen.
So it is part of the journey, but remembering how to handle or react to or embrace whatever that is, how do you find yourself doing that?
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