Soul School – Lesson 22: What Causes Rebirth of the Heart?

Today, I talk about the 5 things that precipitate rebirth in the heart. It’s the realm of renewal, revival, and awakening. It goes by many names, of course. Have you encountered some form of it in your own life?

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Welcome to Soul School. It’s a Hump Day (Wednesday) tradition.

PART 2 of this Soul School Lesson is equally as good.

Two main topics are covered:

“What is happening in the brain during a ‘rebirth experience’ ” AND
“The 4 Reasons Why Such an Experience is So Important”.

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EPS 52: Adopting a Minimalist Lifestyle: Guest Jeff Sandquist

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Today, I’m happy to have Jeff Sandquist of the Intentionally Wandering podcast share his story and what he is up to.


sandquistJeff Sandquist show notes:

MIN 1 Intro – Labels are locators.
Jeff the minimalist …and much more.

MIN 2

“Multi-Potentialite” Emily Wapnick TED TALK

Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling

Emily’s website

Terminology

link to Jeff’s episode with Emily is HERE: http://www.intentionallywandering.com/16/ 

MIN 4 The time Jeff gave away most of his belongings and gave up predictability.

MIN 7:30

Everything that Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists


MIN 9:00

On Jeff going into the rabbit hole and discovering a new life

MIN 10:30

The mental and spiritual space that happened when Jeff went minimal led to more enjoyment, freedom, relationships, experiences, and travel.

MIN 13:10

Getting space and time along and being able to refuel.

MIN 15:10

What being an introvert is.

Gretchen Rubin

“The Happiness Project” and the newer one called “Better Than Before”.

Moderators vs Abstainers

MIN 18 Who or what has been your guide?

Temperament and preferences Myers-Briggs Test

what are you good at Strength -finder Test

MIN 22

Ed Kang’s Institute and the MDNAi.org assessment  the why behind the what you are doing. Intrinsic motivation

Enneagram

Drive – Daniel Pink


and

A Whole New Mind

MIN 28

What The Intentionally Wandering Podcast is all about

Not “how to” but “how about” instead.

Sparking curiosity and helping people find out what their life is trying to tell them.

Do you want a live conversation? Let us know!

MIN 34 On not watching TV

All the distractions meant to hook us.

Break the Twitch

Anthony Ongaro

@anthonyongaro

MIN 40

Apply simply living aspects and intentional living for a healthier life.

Removing excess.

Book and Website resources:

Essentialism

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Helpful Websites:

The Minimalist

becomingminimalist.com

bemorewithless.com

project333

exilelifestlye.com

Leo Bubuta zenhabits.com

Find Jeff and listen in

coffeebaconbooks.com

intentionallywandering.com

Jeff on Instagram Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeff_wandering/

Jeff on Twitter https://twitter.com/jeff_wandering/

Jeff on Facebook


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Soul School – Lesson 21: A Test of Your Faith

Is this a time of testing in your life? That’s what the topic is about in this lesson today.

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EPS 51: The women of Sacred Ordinary Days

Thanks for listening to the Spark My Muse podcast today. Each Friday is a conversational guest episode. Today’s episode is a Spark My Muse first–not one, but two guests–the women from the podcast Sacred Ordinary Days. Jean and Lacy have quickly grown a strong tribe as they help listeners understand the seasons and rhythms of the liturgical year. They have both launched some fascinating resources too you will want to hear more about.

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SHOW NOTES

MIN 1

Lacy (from Washington State) and Jenn  (from Texas) intro

and how did you find each other and start a podcast?

MIN 6 What is the liturgical calendar exactly why do you find it meaningful?

• Playfulness, curiosity, exploration, tools for meaningful living.

MIN

8:30

Ritual can bring play instead of rigidity which is not what we think of with religion.

MIN 9 crafting a Rule of Life

“A rule of life offers creative boundaries in which God’s loving presence can be recognized and celebrated…” -Henry Nouwen

MIN 10:30

Ritual during Lent – Suggestions

Major theme:

Ash Wednesday the first day of LENT- remember who you are. Returning to dust and remembering your own mortality and your interior journey.

Not just about fasting.

MIN 12:00

Lent means “Spring” or springtime. Awake the true self and cast off the false self.

Fasting, prayer, alms giving bring us towards life. Death of the false self.

Preparation for Easter and it starts in the dark like a seed starts underground.

MIN 14:30 Lent is 40 days. Sundays aren’t counted because they are feast days.

40 days is a time of testing that leads us towards life.

Holy Saturday – the tomb day a day of despair.

MIN 16:30 The seasons covered in the Sacred Ordinary Days podcast

The church year, the Christian year, the liturgical year and learning alongside others.

Facebook.com/groups/sacredordinarydaystribe

MIN 18:30

Journeying in real time with everyone from all walks of life and in all age groups.

MIN 20

Lori Neff – Midday Connection – Lacy’s perpetual Calendar

Jenn’s Day Planner and KickStarter project

MIN 22

Lectionary

Daily Office

Liturgy means “the work of the people”

Reordering the days, minutes, and hours, and something to make it simple.

MIN 26

Lacy’s perpetual calendar and thematic seasonal prompts.

MIN 29

How the dates shift each year based on the vernal equinox and full moons.

The book of common prayer

asacredjourney.net/calendar

LENT 2016 February 10 – March 26 (but not Sundays)

MIN 32

Season of disruption where you make space and grieving the sad things about life. It prepares you for other sorrowful times in life. And prepares us to truly celebrate the wonderful times as well. We can hold both together. There are paradoxes. Both/And

MIN 35 Being fully human.

MIN 36 “It’s all grace.”

MIN 37

The underlying season remains and we can return to it whenever we need it.

MIN 38

Where you can find them.

Soul School – Lesson 20 – The Most Common Mistake About Beliefs

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