Space for Life

If you're feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by constantly chasing after quick fixes and short-term wins in your personal and professional pursuits, only to find yourself stuck and lacking true success, then you are not alone!

In this episode, you will be able to:

Process versus outcome thinking is a paradigm shift that can reframe everything in our lives, from problem-solving to personal growth. - Tommy Thompson

The key moments in this episode are:00:00:05 - Reconnecting and Recapping, 00:02:40 - Writing Workshop and Impostor Syndrome, 00:07:04 - Identifying Your Position in the Journey, 00:10:16 - Clear Desired Outcomes and Processes, 00:13:28 - Authenticity and Internal Reflection, 00:16:53 - Finding Your Motivation, 00:18:20 - Shifting Your Goal, 00:21:58 - Moving Beyond SMART Goals, 00:25:21 - Embracing Process-Oriented Thinking, 00:31:58 - Breaking Down Overwhelming Tasks, 00:34:59 - Finding a Sustainable Pace, 00:36:14 - Starting Small with Tiny Habits, 00:38:57 - Finding Your Parallels, 00:40:16 - The Role of Accountability, 00:44:43 - The Power of Community and Body Doubling, 00:50:22 - The Importance of Systems and Habits, 00:52:31 - Adapting the Process, 00:55:48 - Expanding Goals, 00:58:31 - Power of Compounding, 01:00:15 - Find Your Plan, Pace, Problems, and People, 

Does this sound familiar? You've been told that in order to grow and find fulfillment, you need to constantly strive, achieve, and mold yourself into what society deems successful. But despite your efforts, you still feel a deep sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. The pain of chasing after an identity that isn't truly yours is overwhelming. It's time to break free from the ineffective action of pursuing an external image of success. In this episode, my special guest JG Carter shares his personal journey from trapped in a success identity to freedom to live above the constructs the world tried to impose.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Episode Description:

In this captivating episode of the Space for Life podcast, Cary Umhau shares her inspiring journey of saying yes to new experiences and being open to unexpected opportunities. From founding Breadcoin to her involvement with Spacious, Cary's story will leave you craving more of her incredible adventures. Tune in now to discover the power of saying yes and embrace a joy-filled, purposeful journey with Cary Umhau.

I started feeling the most comfortable in places that our culture tells us we should fear. - Cary Umhau

In this episode, you will be able to:

·       Embrace the transformative potential of saying 'yes' and fostering an open-minded perspective. 

·       Discover the joys of including diversity and inclusivity in shaping impactful relationships.

·       Uncover the surprising role of playfulness and entertaining activities in forming robust social bonds. 

·       Learn about Breadcoin, an innovative nonprofit offering dignity, and access to food for those who might otherwise go hungry. 

·       Explore the significance of flexibility and faith in the divine plan to uncover your true calling. 

Timestamped summary of this episode:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Getting to Know Cary

00:03:36 - Exploring a Spacious Life

00:07:32 - Hearing and Acting on God's Guidance

00:10:46 - Finding Belonging in Unexpected Places

00:15:55 - Unlikely Friendship and the Birth of a Venture

 00:18:33 - Spacious Ventures and Creating Community

00:20:59 - Embracing Playfulness and Spaciousness

00:23:19 - Breadcoin: Innovative Solution to Hunger

00:28:00 - Breadcoin's Impact and Micro Loans

00:31:46 - Feeding Kids in Lower-Income Communities

00:32:49 - Fulfilling the Command to Feed the Hungry

00:33:50 - Bringing People Together Through Breadcoin

00:34:52 - Removing Stigma and Democratizing Food Assistance

00:47:27 - The Importance of Nuance in Discerning Purpose

00:48:07 - Letting God Lead

00:49:00 - Embracing Unexpected Opportunities

00:50:00 - Finding Spaciousness in Life

00:54:36 - Connecting with Cary Umhau

Resources:

·       Visit the website of Breadcoin, the nonprofit organization co-founded by Cary Umhau, to learn more about their mission and how you can get involved in their community-funded food token program - www.breadcoin.org 

·       Check out Spacious, Cary Umhau's organization, and consultancy that celebrates neighborly love and connects communities across borders. Explore their website to discover the open-hearted and expansive things they are doing and find ways to get involved. www.spaciousconsulting.org 

·       Read Cary Umhau's book, Burning Down the Fireproof Hotel, a spiritual memoir manifesto that explores her journey towards a more spacious life. Find it on major online book retailers or consider supporting local bookstores. https://a.co/d/1VjQE1x 

Links:

·       Instagram - @breadcoindc and @spaciouscommunity 

·       Order Space to Breathe Again - https://a.co/d/9o24w8q 

·       https://www.facebook.com/facebook.com/tommy.thompson.583

·       https://www.twitter.com/twitter.com/tommypthompson

·       https://www.youtube.com/youtube.com/tommy_thompson

·       https://www.youtube.com/youtube.com/tommy_thompson

·       https://www.linkedin.com/linkedin.com/tommy-thompson-teacher

·       www.tommythompson.org 

I thought I had it all figured out until I stumbled upon a life-changing book that challenged everything I thought I knew. The Life God Blesses by Gordon McDonald opened my eyes to the importance of finishing well in all aspects of life. This realization prompted me to create a list of what finishing well meant for me. Now, as I approach a new season of life, I'm reminded of the power of intentionality. This episode will give you the tools to create your own Finishing Well list.

"Intentionality becomes so much more important in the later seasons of life." - Tommy Thompson

Resources:

The Life God Blesses - Gordon MacDonald

My Finishing Well List

If you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck in life, trying to make progress but constantly hitting roadblocks, then you are not alone! Remember, feeling stuck is a normal part of the journey. The key is to identify what's holding you back and take action to overcome it. With the right mindset and strategies, you can break through the obstacles and achieve the success you desire.

In this episode, you will be able to:

“We all find ourselves with stuck places in our lives...Today's episode is going to speak directly to those stuck places we're in, and what do we do to help extricate ourselves out of those stuck places and move again forward in our lives.” - Tommy Thompson

Kristin Harris is a truly inspiring individual whose life experiences have molded her into a beacon of hope and encouragement for countless individuals touched by cancer. With a history of breast cancer spanning four generations in her family, Kristin has an intimate and profound understanding of the disease. After losing her mother to cancer, Kristin found herself facing her own battle, being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer only a few years later at the age of 32. Throughout her journey, Kristin has become known for her faith, strength, and passion for helping others. Drawing from her experiences as both a patient and a caregiver, Kristin offers invaluable insight, encouragement, and support for those who find themselves navigating the complex world of cancer. Kristin shares the highs and lows of her journey, and how it led her to create Cancer Retreat Centers, a patient-centered integrative cancer care experience.

In this episode we talk about:

• Kristin's story
• Caring well for individuals battling cancer or other ongoing conditions
• The immense impact of community
• Survivor guilt
• Scanxiety
• Finding purpose and passion
• Cancer Retreat Centers
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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:46) Early Life and Caregiving

(00:09:49) Facing Greatest Fears

(00:13:11) Learning from Mother's Modeling

(00:15:41) Parent's Legacy and Foundation

(00:17:32) The Isolation of Cancer Patients

(00:22:33) The Meaning of Life

(00:26:48) Cancer U-turns

(00:30:42) Survivor Guilt

(00:34:57) Darker Moments and Finding Hope

(00:37:57) Surviving vs Thriving

(00:42:40) Cancer Retreat Centers

(00:48:04) Cancer Retreat Centers Becomes Reality

(00:52:55) Divine Tailwind and Finding Purpose

(00:58:05) Caring for Those with Cancer

(01:04:53) Grace and Self-Compassion

(01:06:27) Finding Purpose in the Midst of Hardship

(01:08:56) Connecting with Cancer Retreat Centers

(01:10:49) Closing Remarks

Connect:

Cancer Retreat Centers: https://www.cancerretreatcenters.org

Email Kristin: [email protected]

Kristin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivelypink2012/?hl=en

Give to Support Cancer Retreat Centers: https://cancerretreatcenters-bloom.kindful.com/embeds/bfa61536-62b6-4283-a632-907505891c48

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In this episode of Space for Life, we delve into the vulnerable topic of money and how it impacts our relationships and lives. This is the final episode of the "How To Be Happy" series, and we try our best to talk about the complex topic of our finances today. We explore the imbalances and tensions caused by personal money personalities, and discover the importance of generosity, and trusting in God for a healthier relationship with money.

"The abundance mindset is counterintuitive when it comes to money, but it's the place that Jesus addressed very clearly."

In this episode we talk about:

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:28) What Money Can Get You

(00:04:24) Unhealthy Relationships with Money

(00:09:05) Money and Relationships

(00:13:48) Worrying About Money

(00:18:20) Jesus and Money

(00:23:35) Deceitfulness of Wealth

(00:27:14) Joyful Giving

(00:30:07) Trusting God with Money

(00:35:20) Practicing Giving

(00:37:17) Changing Our Relationship with Money

(00:39:22) Reframing Our View of Spouses and Money

(00:42:44) Entering Conversations About Trust

(00:43:40) Money Represents Reality

(00:44:49) Final thoughts

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Does everyone have talent? In this episode, Patricia and I share our view that we absolutely believe that every single person has unique talents to offer. We continue our How To Be Happy series by talking about talent, and the act of giving and receiving our talents.

Living into who God made us to be, to the gifts he created us to have, is so critical to having a happy, joyous, fulfilled life. - Tommy Thompson

In this episode we talk about:

Chapters:

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In this episode, we focus on giving and receiving our hearts. Although heart isn't what we typically think of for giving and receiving, opening our hearts up and balance of giving and receiving allows us to experience deeper, more meaningful relationships, and greater joy and happiness.

"Opening our heart is the choice to risk and perhaps experience that our hearts are broken. Are we going to open and expose and take the risks, or are we going to go into survival mode and shut down and put on the tourniquet to our heart?" - Tommy Thompson

In this episode we talk about:

Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction(0:42) Giving and Receiving Heart

(9:27)Balancing Joy and Suffering

(12:53) Balancing Giving and Receiving(17:17) Practicing Vulnerability(20:05) Finding the Rhythm of Giving and Receiving in Relationships(22:18) Developing Skills for Open and Rich Relationships(25:07) Creating a Future Life Vision(26:11) Reflection and Learning from Failed Friendships

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As we dive into the 4 key ways we give and receive, time is perhaps the hardest to embrace an abundance mindset with. By almost all accounts, time is the most obviously scarce resource we have. After all, everyone is limited to the same 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 52 weeks in a year. However, in this episode, we challenge the way we tend to think about time. Time can be abundant, and we can be in the position to freely receive AND give time. Listen in as we talk about how happiness can be found through receiving and giving time.

"Believing that time is abundant is a step of faith, but it's a path to joy." - Tommy Thompson

In this episode we talk about:

Chapters:

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