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Rhythms of Grace | an unplugged, bonus episode with Amy Wicks · The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Hi friends, welcome to the Simply Wholehearted Podcast.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: I'm Amy Wicks, your host, as well as our good friend Ashley Pittman.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: Today I'm popping in all alone with a very unplugged, unedited, bonus version of our podcast.
• 0:16
  SPEAKER_00: So it's just me sharing a few thoughts about finishing a season, starting a season, and finding our rhythm.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: Here at Simply Wholehearted, we are sharing our journey as we discover how to better love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: And in a world of half-heartedness, we hope to inspire you to living wholeheartedly by inviting different friends to share their simple ideas of how they live unplugged, purposeful, and intentional in their everyday.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: I want to start off by saying this is a little difficult for me because I'd rather give you a polished, shined up version of the podcast.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_00: But given the topic and the fact we were supposed to be taking a little break, I figured today I would keep it simple, short, and to the point.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, if you joined us for 21 days to a new year, some of you might know one of my words for the year was rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: I tried to make it something more interesting or fancy, but for some reason I couldn't seem to escape the simplicity of what I kept hearing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was just plain and simple, rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: But resting, I've come to find out, isn't as easy as I thought it would be.
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  SPEAKER_00: In my process for understanding my word for the year, one of the first things I did was look it up in the dictionary and the source.
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  SPEAKER_00: A few of the definitions stood out to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Words like freedom, repose, peace, pause, and a rhythmic silence and music.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love how Eugene Peterson paraphrases the words of Jesus in Matthew 11, 28 through 30.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: It seems like this verse keeps being highlighted to me in these last six months, and I encourage you to look it up for yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'll read a portion here from the message.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll show you how to take a real rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Walk with me and work with me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Watch how I do it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Y'all, I could find myself preaching a few sermons, but I promise it'd be to the point.
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  SPEAKER_00: Often I get caught up trying to create a methodology of my own.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here Jesus is clearly telling us to watch how he does it, how he walked here on earth in the unforced rhythms of grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: By definition, rhythm is a movement, fluctuation or variation marked by the regular reoccurrence, or natural flow of sound and silence in speech, music, or related elements.
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  SPEAKER_00: So when I look to how Jesus did it, how he lived in rhythms of grace, I see someone who poured out with abundance, confident in his father's business, and the assignment he had here on earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: And, most importantly, he knew when it was time to get away, even though all the people needed him.
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  SPEAKER_00: The reality was there was constantly, by the world's standard, unfinished business.
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  SPEAKER_00: There were people not yet healed, not yet converted or believing in his sonship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even those closest to him weren't yet fully convinced.
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  SPEAKER_00: But he would get away to just be the father, with the father.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh man, that'll preach, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because so often I think I'm gonna get it all done.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna finish and accomplish so I can finally get a way to refuel my soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or I can even maybe finally be more fully present with those who are most important to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: My husband, my three kids, or to even just be simply a daughter to my heavenly father.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every day I've begun to reevaluate my actions, my rest, and my choice to savor over performance.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's honestly not natural for me most days, but slowly I might be catching on.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll see.
• 4:06
  SPEAKER_00: So I've decided to hold myself accountable by creating two mini-series because I want to see growth in these areas of my life.
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  SPEAKER_00: The first is soul time, because what actually satisfies us and what we give our free minutes to are often drastically at odds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Soul time is taking the time to overwhelm yourself with what fills your picture so you feel loved, valued, and well taken care of in your spirit, mind, and body.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because filling yourself to overflowing with these good basic things might be the only way you can be the happy, patient, unconditionally loving person the world around you deserves.
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_00: And because this looks different for everyone, we're examining eight different ways you might refuel your soul and how to make it work in your life.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: And because we can't all take a sabbatical in Maui, we need to make space to recharge each and every day.
• 5:06
  SPEAKER_00: And also, if you couldn't tell by the background noises, it's the very beginning of summer for me and a lot of us mamas.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're all trying to find a new rhythm with our kids at home a little bit more, and most of us are trying to do it without including hours of electronics.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ugh, the struggle is real.
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  SPEAKER_00: So for me, I've had the joy of learning from my mother-in-law how to incorporate a super summer challenge in our summer break.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I you've heard me talk about it a few times, but honestly, my kids look forward to it every year, and I really love how it keeps them busy and engaged with building their spirit, mind, and body.
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  SPEAKER_00: The fruit is truly evident as they build their skills and grow in confidence every year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Plus, it brings us together and fosters sibling relationships, if you can believe it.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not perfect around here, but there are pretty sweet moments that happen.
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  SPEAKER_00: As I've done the Super Summer Challenge each year, I've built specific framework to help me plan and create an overall rhythm and intentionality to our days because in the end it's about finding more meaningful minutes with them and for our family, no matter the season.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's about going back to the basics, and it's in this whole process is encouraging me to be more fully present when I do have those moments so I can make special memories.
• 6:27
  SPEAKER_00: And that's why I've also decided to offer another free mini series for all you mamas looking for a little inspiration and practical ideas which you can try out immediately.
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: Both of these are available to you, and you can even sign up for both if you are like me and wanting encouragement in both of these arenas.
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  SPEAKER_00: And for your mamas.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you decide you just like one quick win, Paula Hayes, one of our collective members, has helped put together a calendar with an activity idea, question, or affirmation statement for every single day of June.
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  SPEAKER_00: Isn't that awesome?
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  SPEAKER_00: So whether you try one or one idea or all of them, we'd love to hear what you think and we'd love to have you share it with your friends.
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  SPEAKER_00: As usual, you can find all the ways to sign up and find more info in our show notes.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're also providing ways to learn more at Simply Wholehearted.com.
• 7:20
  SPEAKER_00: And if you follow us on Facebook and Instagram, Simply Wholehearted, we'd really love to have you hang out with us and share all that you're doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Also, one more thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you've been following me on my personal account on Instagram for a few years, you've noticed I post a Proverbs a day.
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  SPEAKER_00: The month of June, I'm going to explore what the Proverbs has to teach us about rest.
• 7:42
  SPEAKER_00: Last year, or actually last month, I talked about perseverance all month for May.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that felt easy.
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  SPEAKER_00: But this one, Rust, well, I'm a little nervous about this journey.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm not completely sure how it's going to turn out because I'm not sure if I understand rest fully or if I can find enough in each proverb to point to the understanding that I'm growing in.
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  SPEAKER_00: But if you want to follow along to see what happens, I'm Amy R.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wicks on Instagram, and I'd love to hear what you think about what I find or don't find.
• 8:14
  SPEAKER_00: All right.
• 8:15
  SPEAKER_00: I need to keep this short and sweet because the kids are about to burst, but I'll finish with what's coming up for our summer series on the podcast.
• 8:23
  SPEAKER_00: As usual, I'm really excited for what we get to share.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's an honor.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm having so much fun.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_00: Next week, our friends, and they also happen to be moms of some of my kids' classmates, are the beautiful ladies of the Moolily Village podcast.
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_00: We had an awesome conversation about simplicity in the summertime.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perfect, right?
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: And if you want to sneak peek, they've released their episode with us this week.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_00: I know they'd love to have you follow them and be a regular listener and subscriber.
• 8:53
  SPEAKER_00: Hey, and they're even going to have a local event coming soon on June 16th.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: I am so sad I'm going to miss this event.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_00: It's going to be amazing.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'll link to it so you can join them if you are local and you can celebrate what the Lord is doing through their stories.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_00: And then June 14th, we're going to release our conversation with the hilarious and oh so sweet Shelly Tomlinson.
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  SPEAKER_00: She is also known as the Belle of All Things Southern.
• 9:19
  SPEAKER_00: Her conversation was rich and so much fun.
• 9:22
  SPEAKER_00: I can't wait to share more.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: So until next week, I hope you'll pop in and say hi with an email or hang out with us on Instagram or Facebook.
• 9:31
  SPEAKER_00: We always love hearing from you and hearing how you are creating new ways to live unplugged, purposeful, and intentional.