Listen to Your Life

In Episode 5, Bailey shares her September highlights so far, including an apple blackberry cobbler, evening walks, and a surprising story about her first business venture (and replacement podcast mic). She encourages listeners to stay the course and remain faithful to their creative vision — even when obstacles hit.

Enjoy the conversation!  

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“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis, all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.” —Frederick Buechner, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation 

Paleo Blackberry Cobbler (apples added)

Bailey’s Hobbit Day playlist on Spotify

⁠The Next Right Thing Podcast

At Home with Sally Podcast

Meg's Reading Room Podcast

Makers & Mystics Podcast

What’s your favorite hour of the day? In Episode 4, Bailey invites listeners to consider when they feel most energized, hopeful, or at peace. She shares how we might intentionally use this time to cultivate a favorite practice that fills our cup. That might be an hour (or let’s face it, 15 minutes) to write in the morning, meal prep, go for a walk, water the garden, or spend time in God’s Word.  

Happy listening!  

You can learn more at ⁠baileygillespie.com⁠

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Other resources mentioned:

“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis, all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.” —Frederick Buechner, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation 

Bailey’s Substack newsletter

Laity Lodge

Lectio 365 app

Simon Wester’s music on YouTube

Alabaster & Co.’s Book of Psalms

Prayer of Examen 

The Bookwanderers 

Anna James (@acaseforbooks)

Box breathing exercise

Bailey’s Spotify profile

In Episode 3, Bailey Gillespie shares a conversation with her friend, Whitney Lindsay.

Whitney is an adventurer, a people lover, and a general life enthusiast. In her mid-30s, she moved from Placerville, California to Jacksonville, Florida to pursue a ministry apprenticeship through the Church of Eleven22.
In this episode, you'll learn about St. Augustine (the town, not the man), gourmet popsicles, Sabbath, the best thing about being in your 30s, and how to keep walking when your well-laid plans fail and life turns out differently than you imagined. You’ll also hear the story of the day these two accidentally crashed a wedding rehearsal in San Francisco and stumbled across a life-sized replica of the Ark of the Covenant.

Happy listening!

Learn more and download Bailey’s new ebook, ⁠⁠Cultivating 6 Restorative Rhythms⁠⁠ at ⁠baileygillespie.com⁠

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Other resources mentioned:

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

Fight Hustle, End Hurry Podcast⁠ by John Mark Comer & Jefferson Bethke 

The Church of Eleven22⁠

⁠The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops⁠ 

Do you long for closer friendships?

In Episode 2, Bailey unravels the belief that it’s impossible to make good friends as an adult. You just have to be persistent and creative! Each season of life holds its own hidden treasure for us, and that includes the gift of friendship. With humor and encouragement, Bailey shares her personal experience trying to cultivate friendships as a 30-something, along with tips for making and keeping friends more easily (spoiler: always keep a picnic blanket in your car trunk!). Ultimately, she reminds listeners that the soul’s desire for intimate communion reflects how we were made for a close, fulfilling friendship with God himself. When we hit up against the “radical incompleteness” we often feel, this is just a compass pointing us toward the One who thought up friendship in the first place.

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Other resources mentioned:

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Alcoholics Anonymous

The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth by Gerald G. May, M.D. 

“This love and desire represents something far deeper than emotions. They reflect humanity’s most profound motivation. This radical incompleteness that we feel determines the basic direction of our lives.” —Gerald G. May, M.D.    

Marco Polo app

Voxer app

Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo 

How do you stay hopeful when your hopes unravel? Where is God when prayers feel dormant or a cherished dream lays in embers at your feet?