Free And Light

Breaking the Cycle of Hurry and Anxiety


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Our culture of hurry has created a low hum of anxiety in most of our lives and it’s damaging our souls. As Dallas Willard said, “hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life.” So what can we do to fight back against the pace of the world? We can slow down and learn to settle our souls. In this episode we unpack the spiritual Practice of Settling.


Topics discussed in this episode:
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Living hurried (and anxious)
-The effects of technology & phones on our souls
-How anxiety impacts on our connection to God
-Homeostatic Impulse (what your brain does to keep you safe)
-Neuroplasticity (our ability to rewire our brains)
-The practice of settling before God
-The fruit of settling
-Bonus! A Guided Settling Experience

Three Things We Love!
1.
Sleeping at Last Playlists (Apple) (Spotify)
2. Fisher Space Pen
3. Nycetek Digital Meat Thermometer

Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. The Daily Rhythm
2. The One Minute Pause App
3. “The Shallows” by Nicholas Carr

This podcast is an offering of Seek Well. To find out more about us visit seekwell.org

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