1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 2: Hi friend, welcome to Breathe the stress Less Podcast. I'm 3 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: Bonnie Gray. You're solo care guide for this time, designed 4 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 2: just for you to rest and relax, to be reminded 5 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: of God's loving words of affirmation, and to pick up 6 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 2: a practical self care tip something you can do to 7 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 2: help restore calm to your emotions and your body. Friend, 8 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: I'm so happy you're here. I am the best selling 9 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: author of Breathe twenty one days to stress Less and 10 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: Transform Chaos to Calm, and I'm also a solo care 11 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: mentor and founder of Soul Cares. Happy New Year. It's 12 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 2: a fresh new year, and I want to ask you 13 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: a question. I'm curious. Do you feel like you are 14 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: often pushing your way through life, overwhelmed by pressures when 15 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: you actually want more peace. Maybe this new year you 16 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 2: want things to feel different. Maybe like me, you want 17 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: less pressure, more ease, more space to breathe. But instead 18 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: of slowing down, have you noticed yourself, even in the 19 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: new year, you're starting to move faster, maybe carrying more burdens, 20 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: still trying to push through even though your body and 21 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: your soul are tired. Many times we don't even realize 22 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: we're doing it until our body says I can't do 23 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: this the same way anymore. Well, if this sounds familiar, 24 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: you're not alone. In today's episode, I want to share 25 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: a very personal story for my own life, and we're 26 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: going to explore three powerful steps God has been teaching 27 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 2: me about how to live with more peace and less pressure. 28 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: We're also going to learn the science behind how our 29 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: nervous system responds to pressure. And of course, I'm always 30 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: going to give you a gentle soul care practice to 31 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: help you walk into this new year with life and 32 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: more peace. Many times we can release pressure by just 33 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: knowing which area of our emotional wellness that we can nurture. 34 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: So I created a free soul care quiz for you. 35 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: It's a simple way for you to get a free 36 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 2: assessment to see which area you're in need of taking 37 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: care of yourself the most. Take this free soul care 38 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: quiz at soulcarequiz dot com. Just go to soulcare quiz 39 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: dot com and we'll be right back. Well, friend, our 40 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: beautiful breath prayer comes to us from God's loving word 41 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 2: in Ephesians chapter four, verses twenty two to twenty four. 42 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: Put off your old self, which belongs to your former 43 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: manner of life, be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 44 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: and put on the new self, created to be like 45 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: God in true righteousness. I love this word of affirmation 46 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: because we see there's two actions. We're guided and encouraged 47 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: to take put off our old self and put on 48 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: the new self. They're like two blades in a pair 49 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: of scissors. We need both. We don't just focus on 50 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: the things we want to change our old self, our 51 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: old tabits. We want to put on the new self, 52 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: our new rhythms. What gives you peace, what gives you joy. 53 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 2: When we move towards that direction, we can then let 54 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: go and. 55 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: Put off our old self. 56 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 2: And it says our new self is created to be 57 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: like God in true righteousness. And the root word for 58 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: create is formed shaped. So we want to practice rhythms 59 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: that help shape our emotions and shape our thoughts so 60 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: that we can be like God in righteousness. And it 61 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: means approved. The root word of righteousness means we're approved. 62 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: So we want to move towards movement and rhythms that 63 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: help us to reflect we are loved by God. We're approved. 64 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: We don't have to push ourselves with pressure, we just 65 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,119 Speaker 2: have to rest in God's love and peace. Well, let's 66 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 2: breathe in our breath prayer. Breathe in, put off the old, 67 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 2: put on the new, breathe out by the renewing of 68 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 2: my mind. Just continue to gently breathe in and breathe 69 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: out as we continue our time together. Well, right before 70 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 2: Christmas week, when my kids were going to be back 71 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: from school on their Christmas break, I decided I was 72 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 2: going to replace the old Christmas tree in our family room. 73 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 2: Our living room has a tree that holds all the ornaments, 74 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 2: but the family room is really where we usually hang out. 75 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 2: It's where we read, we chat, and the kitchen is 76 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: just right next to the family room and we just 77 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: kind of linger. And that's where I like to have 78 00:05:55,360 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: a tree where it's just lights, no ornaments, just peaceful glow. Well, 79 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: the old one had stopped working. The lights were just 80 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: not working. So I went to the store and by 81 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: God's grace, I grabbed the last one that was on sale. 82 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: But here's the thing. The store didn't allow the shopping 83 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: cart into the parking lot. It would just not work. 84 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: Carts had to stay in the store. Now because of 85 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: my ongoing foot injury. Those of you who are falling 86 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: along with our brief community podcast, you know that I've 87 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: hurt my foot and I can't really walk more than 88 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: twenty minutes. I can't carry weight without risking pain. But 89 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: still I told myself, well, it's fine, the box has 90 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: a handle. I'll just carry it out because I really 91 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: wanted that Christmas tree. It didn't hurt in the moment 92 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: when I was walking to my car, but the next 93 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 2: day I couldn't even stand and I was scared, not 94 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: just because of the pain, because I felt I had 95 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 2: to start over healing on square one, but because our 96 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: family had planned our annual end of the year family retreat. 97 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: It's a tradition we've kept for nearly twenty years. What 98 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: we do right after Christmas. We get out of dodge, 99 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 2: We go to the woods, we unplug, we'd take hikes together, 100 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 2: we listen for God's one word for the New Year, 101 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: and we played board games and just enjoy hanging out. Now, 102 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: I already knew I wouldn't be able to hike this 103 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: year because of my foot pain, but at least I 104 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 2: thought we can do gentle strolling level paths. But now 105 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: with hurting my foot because I carried the Christmas tree 106 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: out to the parking lot. I wasn't sure if I 107 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 2: could even walk at all. What would we do if 108 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: I can't even walk right? So before we left, I 109 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 2: started researching and learned something surprising. I needed to walk 110 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: differently to heal. I had to do three things. Here's 111 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: the three steps, okay. One I had to slow down. Second, 112 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: when I did walk, I needed to pause and relax 113 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 2: my foot and this is what physical therapist calls meld. 114 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: I had to allow my whole foot to relax so 115 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: the weight could be distributed on my entire foot instead 116 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: of concentrated in one place and that's really where my 117 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 2: foot hurts. And Third, I had to lift and swing 118 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: my other foot to move forward instead of pushing off. 119 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 2: You see, friend, I realized that usually I walk pretty fast, 120 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 2: and I do it by putting pressure pushing off on 121 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: my foot to propel myself forward. And it suddenly hit me, 122 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: isn't this what I've learned to do in life? Life 123 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: as well? How much of what I'm doing is in 124 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: response to pressure instead of being led with peace. Just 125 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: like I had to change my gate, my walking gate, 126 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,719 Speaker 2: I had to go slowly. One second, I had to 127 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 2: pause and relax my foot instead of pushing off, and 128 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 2: then third lift and swing instead of pushing off to 129 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 2: walk forward. And so it was a question God put 130 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 2: on my heart. I want to ask you as well. 131 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: I want to offer to you as a powerful soul 132 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 2: care question, how much of what you're doing is in 133 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 2: response to pressure, pushing off pressure instead of being led 134 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: by peace. And this question has stayed with me for 135 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 2: weeks as I've been asking God and seeking how he 136 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: wants to guide me in this new year. Now I'm 137 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: actually five foot, I'm very very petite, so I always 138 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 2: try to keep up with my friends. I realize I 139 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 2: walk very aggressively my whole life, you know, because I 140 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: have to keep up right, I have to move my 141 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: feet faster. My gait is more aggressive. But now I 142 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 2: realize I need to move more slowly intentionally. I need 143 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: to breathe when I take a step. And guess what 144 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 2: it worked. I could walk using this new method, but 145 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 2: I could only walk in ten minute intervals. So after 146 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 2: ten minutes, I rest, I relax my foot, and then 147 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 2: I begin again. So when we took our family outings 148 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 2: for the walks, we walked very slowly and I first, 149 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 2: just told my family, you guys, hike ahead. I don't 150 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 2: want to slow you down, and I'll just slowly do 151 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: my own nature walk. But my kids and my husband 152 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 2: they said, no, we're not here for the mileage to 153 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: spend time together. Oh my goodness, my heart was so touched. 154 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 2: So that's what happened. We just walked really slowly. It 155 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 2: was actually raining, But what was beautiful is that we 156 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: all heard the rain fall, and we heard the brook 157 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 2: running nearby, and it was so quiet. We heard the 158 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: rain tapping the leaves that were along our trail, and 159 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 2: even Josh and Caleb they both said, I'm never going 160 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 2: to forget this. It's so quiet we can hear the 161 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: rain as we're walking. And that's when it struck me. 162 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: Learning to walk in this new way, this new gate. 163 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 2: It was a picture of what God is inviting me 164 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 2: into the new year to just heal new places in 165 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 2: my life. I have to walk differently. I need to 166 00:11:54,800 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 2: one slow down, do things that don't look productive, to 167 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: pause and relax, things that allow me to just pause 168 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 2: and relax, rather than pushing myself to get things done 169 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 2: because of expectations of others or expectations I have on myself. 170 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: And third, I need to put one foot in front 171 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: of the other instead of pushing off. Means one step 172 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: at a time. And you know what, even accept discomfort 173 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 2: as part of learning something new, because the next days 174 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 2: after I walked in this new way, my muscles did 175 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 2: ache because I was using different muscles in my foot 176 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: that I never used before. So change can feel tender. 177 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: That slow walk gave us some of our most beautiful memories. Well, friend, 178 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 2: maybe God is also asking you not to try harder 179 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 2: this year. Maybe God is inviting you to walk differently, 180 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: to slow down, to stop pushing off, to let life 181 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 2: and peace set your pace. Walking by the spirit doesn't 182 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: mean rushing ahead. It means staying attuned to rest, to peace, 183 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 2: and to joy. It's just like learning a new gait. 184 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 2: There might be some discomfort because you're going to be 185 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 2: using other muscles in your heart, but you're doing something new. 186 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:35,319 Speaker 2: You're walking by the spirit with peace and life. So 187 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: I just want to ask you, as you step into 188 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 2: this new season, in this beginning of a new year, 189 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 2: I want you to ask yourself, where might God be 190 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 2: inviting me to slow down, to release pressure, to walk 191 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 2: differently with him? I want you to ask yourself that 192 00:13:52,320 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 2: and we'll be right back. Well, let's talk about the neuroscience, 193 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 2: because when we live under ongoing pressure, our bodies stays stressed. 194 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 2: Even when good things are happening. Stress keeps the brain 195 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 2: alert system turned on hyper vigilant. That means the part 196 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 2: of our brain that is responsible for calm. It doesn't 197 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 2: come back online because the stress system is on. So 198 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: even though we understand why we're stressed, it does not 199 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 2: turn it off. We cannot think our way through stress. 200 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 2: We have to nurture our way through stress. So studies 201 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 2: show that experiences will help our body to feel safety. 202 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 2: So anything that helps us to move slower helps us 203 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 2: to feel warmth. Anything that signals safety to our nervous system, 204 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 2: it comes through our physical body first. When the body 205 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: feels safe, the mind can rust. The nervous system receives 206 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: those signals. So peace doesn't come from pushing harder, but 207 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 2: from releasing pressure. So our soul care practice, keeping the 208 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 2: science in mind is not to think better, but to 209 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: nurture our way out of stress. Okay, so this week 210 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: I want you to try this one body practice and 211 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 2: one joy practice. Here's some examples. Here's a body practice Okay, 212 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 2: take a long, warm shower or bath, or step outside 213 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: and notice three sounds you hear, or stretch gently. Or 214 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: you can dance to your favorite song. Okay, that's body. 215 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: That's one body practice that will help signal your body 216 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: that there's safety and there's peace. Okay. Another option is 217 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 2: one joy option, one joy practice. So you can put 218 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 2: on your worship song and just sing or make something 219 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 2: that you enjoy with your hands, or you can watch 220 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: a show that makes you laugh or smile. So for me, 221 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: I put on worship music. I love this song called 222 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 2: every Blessing by Brian Courtney Wilson. And even though I 223 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 2: can't really stand on my feet right now, when I 224 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: hear it than i'm sitting, I'm like dancing with you know, 225 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 2: my body's moving, my hands. I'm just really into it 226 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 2: and it always lifts me up. And so, friend, I 227 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 2: just want to encourage you. Don't try to think your 228 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 2: way out of stress, nurture your way out of stress. Well, 229 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 2: let's pray. Jesus, thank you for inviting us into new 230 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 2: ways of living, not through pressure, but through peace. Help 231 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: us put off what no longer brings life, renew our minds, 232 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 2: teach us how to walk with you gently, faithfully and free. Jesus, 233 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 2: we choose life, we choose peace, We choose you. Amen. Well, friend, 234 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 2: if you're longing for more peace and less pressure this year, 235 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 2: but you're not quite sure what kind of care your 236 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 2: heart needs the most, I want to invite you again 237 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 2: to take my free soul care quiz. Just go to 238 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 2: soulcarequiz dot com. It's a gentle way to listen to 239 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 2: what your body and emotions are asking for so you 240 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: can walk forward with peace not pressure. All right, friends, 241 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 2: if this has really encouraged you, share this episode with 242 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 2: a friend and encourage her, and thank you so much 243 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 2: for being part of this breed community. 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