ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Begin Again is back. And Winston Faircloth isn’t the same person who recorded that last episode.
After a season away — five years of honest reckoning, spiritual formation, and the slow daily writing of nearly 1,000 poems — Winston returns with a relaunch that is less a resumption and more a homecoming.
This episode is his most personal yet: the story of what broke at 59, what the silence held, and what he found on the other side of it.
Episode One opens with a poem from Winston’s My Reflections archive — Tour Day 984: Home — and closes with a second: Tour Day 773: Begin.
In between, Winston shares what he has never said quite this directly before.
IN THIS EPISODE
• Why Winston is back — and what changed in the years between seasons
• The identity that collapsed at 59, and what it cost to lose it
• The Loyal Soldier: the part of you that protected you, and now stands guard at a door you need to walk through
• What a ceremonial discharge actually looked like — a speech written for no audience, then read aloud to the people he loves most
• What Begin Again, Season Two is: a companion to the Remember, Recognize, Release, and Reunion journey of My Reunion Tour
• Who this season is for — and the question at the heart of it all
• Two poems: Tour Day 984: Home (opening) and Tour Day 773: Begin (closing)
FEATURED POEMS
Tour Day 984: Home — Opening poem
The poem that opens the episode and the season. Seven stanzas tracing the arc from restlessness and hollow pursuit to the quiet turn toward what truly matters. Written on Day 984 of Winston’s daily writing practice.
Tour Day 773: Begin — Closing poem
The closing poem and the season’s recurring benediction. Four stanzas that arrive at a single word, set alone on its own line: Begin. Written on Day 773.
Both poems are from Winston’s My Reflections archive — nearly 1,000 daily poems written alongside personal photos, chronicling a transformation he didn’t choose but came to receive. Read them at https://myreuniontour.com/my-reflections.
A CLOSING WORD FROM THIS EPISODE
Today in this moment
With Trust and Surrender
We decide to Follow
In a first step of Faith.
This is how we
Begin.
— Tour Day 773
RESOURCES & LINKS
- My Reunion Tour program (forming fall 2026) → https://myreuniontour.com/the-journey
- Schedule a conversation with Winston → https://chatwithwinston.com
- My Reflections (poems + photos) → https://myreuniontour.com/my-reflections
- Subscribe to Begin Again → Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Your favorite podcast app
IF THIS EPISODE RESONATED
If something in today’s episode landed for you — if you’ve been carrying an identity that no longer fits, or feeling a restlessness you can’t quite name — visit myreuniontour.com. Schedule a conversation. Or simply share this episode with someone you love who might be standing at the same threshold. You’re right where you’re supposed to be.
ABOUT WINSTON FAIRCLOTH
Winston Faircloth is a spiritual director, guide, and companion for people navigating the second half of life. He is not a theorist. He is a fellow traveler who happens to have five years of unfolding to share — and nearly 1,000 poems to prove it. He works from Tampa, Florida, and online. More at myreuniontour.com.
ABOUT BEGIN AGAIN PODCAST
Begin Again is a companion to the My Reunion Tour program — a faith-based journey for people in midlife and the second half of life who sense that the identity they’ve been carrying no longer fits. Each episode moves through one of four movements of the soul: Remember. Recognize. Release. Reunite. Season One’s sixty stories of perseverance and starting over remain available in the feed. Season Two goes deeper — into the identity work itself. There is no wrong place to start.
