{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"REALIFE Conversations from the Porch","title":"Ep 367: A Quiet Beginning: Listening for What to Carry Forward","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1350,"description":"As we step into a new year, I invite you as a  listeners into a quieter kind of beginning.\nThis episode features a prayer I originally wrote on New Year’s Eve of 2023—a prayer I’ve returned to again and again. This prayer isn’t bound to one year. It’s a companion prayer for every season.\nIn this reflective episode, I  shares the full prayer and then walk through the heart behind each line—inviting you to consider how planning, presence, stillness, work, and faith can be held with open hands rather than pressure.\nThis conversation is for anyone who wants to begin again gently—without hustle, without fixing, and without urgency—by returning to what matters most.\n\nIn This Episode, You’ll Hear:\nWhy beginning again doesn’t have to be dramatic\nHow to plan well while holding your days with open hands\nThe importance of noticing people in ordinary moments\nRethinking stillness as presence, not perfection\nHow daily practices shape a grounded, faithful life over time\nReflection Question:\nWhat might you want to carry into this year as a practice—not a pressure?\ntherealifeprocess.com/resources\n\nFREE RESOURCES:\nTake the FREE Intro to Needs & Values Assessment\nReady to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to take our FREE Intro to the Needs & Values Assessment.\n\nFREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar\nReady to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn’t matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!\n\nOTHER RESOURCES:\n\nJoin the REALIFE Practice Membership!\nThe REALIFE Practice Membership is designed for those who want to grow spiritually, but feel like REALIFE is getting in the way. We’ll learn how to integrate meaningful spiritual practices and tools into our daily lives through live group calls, group coaching, training videos, downloadable resources, and an interactive community. Visit www.therealifeprocess.com/membership to join us today!\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel!\nPrefer...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OVBSsKfZpBrbPhPEq4ZcGRvv5b0hdwV76ndOwfbQqLk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MWUx/NGExOTVlZDY1Zjg5/NDRhMWExYmY2NmE4/NGFmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}