DNDW 4: Simplicity–Why Less is More in Life & Faith
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Feeling buried under your stuff, suffocated by your schedule, and exhausted by others’ expectations? Author and simplicity expert Jan Johnson chats with Christine about the paradoxical liberation of simplification. They explore how to determine your core values, establish your priorities, and chisel away what’s getting in the way of rest, joy, and abundance. They also discuss how “checkbox spirituality” contributes to our exhaustion, why Amazon won’t save us, and how to do a heart exam in the middle of Target. If you’d like to learn to be more present, generous, and peaceful, this episode will encourage and equip you to take practical steps toward simplifying your life and faith.
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Chapters
1. Welcome and overview (00:00:00)
2. It starts with simplicity (00:03:03)
3. Clarify so you can simplify (00:05:25)
4. Introducing Jan Johnson (00:07:56)
5. Are we getting simplicity upside-down? (00:12:10)
6. Making space for God (00:15:18)
7. Heart exam & impression management (00:19:34)
8. White space & exhaustion (00:22:45)
9. Resources & opportunities (00:25:13)
10. Prioritization --> liberation (00:28:51)
11. Christine's forced simplicity (00:31:55)
12. Simplicity & beauty (00:35:46)
13. Where to start (00:37:01)
14. Presence, connection & authenticity (00:41:13)
15. Practicing a pause (00:44:03)
16. Spiritual practices aren't formulas (00:46:45)
17. Why simplicity is a Holy Shift (00:48:58)
18. Summary & invitation (00:50:51)
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