Savannah Guthrie's elderly mom, Nancy, vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home months ago. She was apparently abducted in the middle of the night. Clues have been disappointingly scarce. Despite a desperate search and multiple videos pleading for information narrated by Savannah Guthrie, Nancy's whereabouts and fate are still tragically unknown. Nevertheless, the wife and mom of two youngsters still makes sure that her kids are learning and practicing the right values.
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Guthrie Moderated a 'Common Ground' Event on NBC
The program was part of an NBC initiative designed to find what unites us during this turbulent and divisive time in our nation. On Monday, Savannah Guthrie had a conversation with Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, and Michael Rudzena to discuss the way faith can hopefully bring people together.
She mentioned the principle that she tries to instill in son Charley,9, and daughter Vale, 12. "I always tell my kids when you see something that upsets you or you see something that feels so overwhelming, the answer is to do for one person what you wish you could do for the whole world."
Rudzena agreed. "And that's the kind of inspiration we need now, is to be able to say, 'What kind of world do I want to see, and how can I start rehearsing that now?'" Guthrie goes to his Good Shepherd New York church, per People.
Love Is a Two-Way Street
Brooks, who wrote the book The Meaning of Your Life, offered this. "Love is local. Love is the most intensely local thing possible. That means it starts with the people in your house and the people in your neighborhood and the people that you have proximity to."
He amplified that point. "Allowing other people to love us is a form of self-care as well. This is really counterintuitive. The greatest thing that you could do for somebody else is giving them the opportunity to love you and to be charitable toward you."
Guthrie Talked About the Value of Being Vulnerable
In fact, this aspect of the discussion really hit home for Guthrie. "I try to be so self-sufficient and not needy, and I never thought about it in that way, that one of the greatest gifts we can do is be vulnerable and let people love you. And I think sometimes that can be a big challenge, especially for type A, New Yorker types."
