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A pandemic, protests, riots, racial unrest… the world is in conflict. How do we fight the urge to give in to the underlying sense of inertia? How do we go thru each day as if nothing is happening? How do we live a resilient life in the midst of chaos and heartache?
Today’s podcast is from Steve’s book “An Inside Job” about living and leading a resilient life. Timely information during a challenging time, and we invite you to listen to Joe as he reads this chapter.
The 5 components of a resilient life:
1. a physical life
2. an emotional life
3. a vocational life
4. a relational life
5. a stewarding life.
The first stage of rest: stop. Before you rest, you must first stop. Stop doing and start being. After all, we are not human doings, we are human beings.
The second stage of rest: slow down. Practice slowing down as an art form. For one thing, do not start reading anything. Why? Because you need a bit of transition time to let the swirling wind settle within and without.
The third stage of rest: arrival. In the death and burial of Jesus, by the third day there was resurrection. If you have truly stopped, if you have slowed down, then the long-awaited, hoped-for, and primal truth of your own resurrection is right around the corner.
The fourth stage of rest: play. This is the indulgence of that simple urge to enjoy, laugh and bask. It is truly recreation. We recreate the loss of time and space in our lives. We find each other through games and doing those things that are life-giving.
The fifth stage of rest: remember. Did you know that in the Ten Commandments, the only commandment we are told to “remember” is the Sabbath. Why is this? Most likely because God knew we would quickly forget to rest.
Contemplative Question: In looking at the five components, where do you feel you need the most work?
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