Behind The Book: A Heart on Fire by Danielle Coke Balfour

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Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Danielle Coke Balfour to discuss her debut book, A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well, Danielle Coke Balfour guides readers through the Ten Pillars of a Life of Good Work, explaining that a life of good work is both conscious and intentional. Dani explores ideas of justice, empathy, hope, community, love, consistency, awareness, creativity, honesty, and redemption. With thoughtful meditations and practical to-do’s, A Heart on Fire will inspire you to evaluate your life and make changes.

Learn more about Danielle Coke Balfour:

Danielle Coke Balfour is a designer turned illustrator, social justice activist, and entrepreneur. She’s the founder of Oh Happy Dani, a lifestyle brand and educational platform that uses artwork and resources to encourage hope, inspire justice, and make complex ideas more accessible for her community of over half a million people across social media. Danielle has happily partnered with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and mission-based brands, and she aims to help everyday advocates do good daily in their spheres of influence using their passions and skills.

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0:00.0	This episode of Truth's Table is brought to you by our NAACP Image Award Nominated Book,
0:06.1	Truth's Table, Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation.
0:10.9	Get it where all books are sold.
0:14.0	Sisters, how y'all feel?
0:16.0	Brothers, y'all all right?
0:18.0	If this is your first time at Truth's table, welcome to the table.
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0:34.0	Now pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us.
0:37.0	Hey y'all, welcome to truth stable,
0:39.0	midwiser culture for grace and truth.
0:41.0	I'm Kimenny, and I'm Christina. This table is built by
0:44.0	black women and four black women. So welcome to the table, see how you doing good?
0:48.0	I'm doing great today. We are, you know, we have a good time when it's just you and I just chatting it up.
0:54.8	We do. But we are not alone today. We are not. We have a whole person sitting in between them.
1:00.3	Listen, no me. those who are watching,
1:03.6	they're like, there's a person there.
1:05.0	There's a present right there.
1:06.1	They're gonna keep talking past her.
1:08.3	And listen, and we are fully capable of doing it.
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