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Today is the start of our fourth season, and we are changing things up a bit with a new format that will be more reflective, personal, and focused on Soul Care in Anxious Times. This week’s episode is Steve sharing his recent struggles with exhaustion… that deep in the heart, soul weary exhaustion that many of us are struggling with now. It’s a beautiful episode that will speak to your heart and soul and help you find the unforced rhythms of grace.
What Steve did to help his recovery
Pulled away from the news
Let go of newspaper
Limited tv news/ads
Delete, snooze, and hide toxic people from social media
Took off to Blue Ridge Mountains for time away
Made a dam at creek - a symbol for the things damned in him that needed to get out
Let nature bring healing and rest
Put ourselves out in God’s glory – do daily detoxing
Read the red letters of Jesus – focused on Jesus and nothing else
Time Stamp of Podcast
:27 – Intro with Steve
5:51 – Music Break
6:47 – Main Podcast on Exhaustion
27:23 – Music Break
28:18 – STEVE: A blessing for one who is exhausted.
27:23 – Music Break
28:18 – Steve reads “A blessing for one who is exhausted” by John O’Donohue
35:42 – Music Break
35:42 – Mike Pennington Story
41:28 – Music Break
41:56 – Steve reads his poem “I think I need 100 days like this.”
44:18 – Closing
MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems by Wendell Berry
POEM: A Blessing for one who is Exhausted by John O’Donohue
POEM: I Think I Need One Hundred Days Like This! by Stephen W. Smith
Blog Post from Steve that started the idea of this episode - Finding the Courage to be Exhausted
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