mysoulrefresh - reFresh

To grab 21 days to unhurryUp! your Hustle - go to http://mysoulrefresh.teachable.com To grab Paula's Lenten devotional on Kindle - http://amzn.to/2C21UXS

 To grab 21 days to unhurryUp! your Hustle - go to http://mysoulrefresh.teachable.com To grab Paula's Lenten devotional on Kindle - http://amzn.to/2C21UXS

The gift of Ash Wednesday is that we are reminded that we are finite, limited and cannot do it all. The dust is to remind us that it's okay to be human. It's okay to stop. It's okay to let God love us as we are not as we think we should be. To grab 21 days to unhurryUp! your Hustle - go to http://mysoulrefresh.teachable.com To grab Paula's Lenten devotional on Kindle - http://amzn.to/2C21UXS

The original God-lovers were exhorted to "listen" and lean in to God's love in the midst of their ordinary every day life - as they were walking, sitting, and going through the doorways. How might you cultivate reminding yourself of God's Love in the midst of your ordinary daily activities?for 21 days to unhurryUp! Your Hustle - go to http://mysoulrefresh.teachable.com for Paula's Lenten devotional on Kindle - http://amzn.to/2C21UXS

Ever use a GPS app on your phone? When you zoom out and get too far ahead and can't see where you are on the map anymore, you can hit a "re-center" button to come back to the present moment. What pauses might you create in your day to "re-center" your soul and be attentive to the ways God is loving you in the ordinary moments of everyday life. Want more ideas on how to re-center your soul go to www.mysoulrefresh.teachable.com to get Paula's 21 days to unhurryUp! Your Hustle course

Why are you in such a hurry? What would it be like to live more present and fully alive? How do we learn to slow our souls, to grow our souls - to connect more deeply with God, ourselves and our life's purpose in loving others! Take a listen today as Paula talks about the disease of busyness. She'll also help you to not rush past "this" moment by teaching you how to pause and help yourself to breathe more deeply. Pick up Paula's free 21 days to unhurryUp! your Hustle at www.mysoulrefresh.teachable.com

The 'tiny' movement is really taking over - there are tiny homes, and tiny cars and now there are also tiny habits. Take a listen as Paula shares how you can integrate tiny habits into your spiritual formation to live more fully alive and grounded.

In this episode Paula shares a bit about how she made room for some new in her own life this last fall as well as invites you to consider what your own soul and God are inviting you toward.

Maya Angelou says there are 4 things we are unconsciously asking when we interact with others - take a listen and find out what those are and also find out how investing a few seconds a day can change your day, your interactions, and perhaps your way of being in the world. Go to www.mysoulrefresh.com/blog/5-seconds-that-will-change-your-day for more reflection questions and ideas for implementing this into your life.

It is amazing how often distractions keep us from what our heart really wants. Sometimes, the worst distraction is information about God rather than just being with God. If you'd like to unFrenzy and reFocus your soul - take a listen.

Dorothy Day said the greatest challenge of the day is to bring about a revolution of the heart which has to start with each one of us? How do you begin to change the world by caring for your own soul?

Do you feel inadequate in life? In relationships? At work? What invitations might that part of you have toward helping you intentionally attend to your own self care?

The self-help industry makes millions of dollars offering formulas to our problems - really to our inner angst. Yet, most of our deepest solutions come when we merely gather our own courage to pause and listen to our lives and the God-given wisdom within. Take a listen this week to how Paula helped another person pause to take a courageous look at her own God-given wisdom within.

Calling is less about task, geography or mission and more about an ever deepening, comfortable relationship with God, yourself and others. Take a listen to the three callings of Jesus...

Paula is in colorado speaking at Cru17 to ministers who minister to ministers and who are pretty amazing and pretty tired. How might pastors get more grounded in the Love of God vs the Work of the Ministry?

When I don't feel "tough enough" - do I heap shame on myself or tend to that part of me that is disappointed?

Do you ever feel caught living in the tension and messiness between grief and gratitude. Take a listen as Paula shares how she's processing that space in her own life.

Being "for and with" people is the highest of privilege...knowing God is the Ultimate One "for and with" us is sustaining.

What would it be like if your work was like play and your play was like love? What keeps you from living fully alive and fully free? 

Does God ever show up in ways you don't expect? In what moments of your day have you seen the King? How are you opening your heart and eyes with expectancy to see God's Beauty and Love every day?

It's hard to say goodbye to people who've been so important in your life. My uncle Jim was one of them. 

Do you ever feel tired? Or frustrated with yourself? or even guilty that you're not doing enough. How might you learn to companion yourself with kindness in the midst of the real struggles of your real life?

It's Holy Week. And long before Jesus goes to the cross there are incredible demonstrations of his love for us. How will you let Jesus minister to you in your places of sorrow this week?

Part of being formed spiritually is letting yourself be loved by God. Another part - is learning to love yourself - especially the parts that embarrass and frustrate you. How's your love life?

WW #77 - Lent is a season to celebrate our humanity - to look at the parts of us that frustrate us and open them to the love of God? Will you let yourself be loved - all of you - even the parts of you that frustrate you?

Most of us would not admit that we feel indispensable - until, out of choice or circumstance, we're not allowed to do what we've been doing. Facing that limitation is often a gift in the midst. What are you limitations revealing to you about you? About God?

Today is Ash Wednesday - the beginning of the season of Lent. Today is a day to remind ourselves to celebrate the fact that we are imperfect, cannot do it all, messy and limited human beings. How will you celebrate. Check out Paula's resources for Lent by going to www.mysoulrefresh.com - she has a book (Kindle) at Amazon called unhurryUp! Into Easter and a half day retreat guide available in her online store at www.mysoulrefresh.com/online-store/

Extending the rhythmic way of Lectio, Audio, and Visio Divina into everyday living helps expand our vision of God and ourselves.

The past few weeks we've looked at a rhythmic way of interacting with Scripture, pictures or other everyday ordinary things. This week, Paula guides through a reflection on "audio" divina using an original song.

Paula introduces the practice of Visio Divina. To see the picture on her website go to www.mysoulrefresh.com/sacred-seeing

Before the 1500s most scripture was "listened" to. An ancient practice of Lectio divina is a creative way to encounter God in scripture today. Take a listen as paula both introduces this practice and leads you through a short passage. If you'd like the pdf handout she's referring to, please go to http://mysoulrefresh.com/spiritual-formation-resources/ and look for the pdf download.

Most ministry organizations try to be really effective and big - but what if less is more? Paula shares a few thoughts after her recent trip to Lithuania. In what ways are you being invited to embrace "small"?

Paula offers a guided reFlection on three questions as we begin the new year.

There are so many journeys in the Christmas story...and in our own lives. How you walk makes a difference. Take a listen as Paula invites us to embrace the unexpected with an open heart and trust in God.

reFlecting on the story of Advent it is amazing how many people were welcomed at the Incarnation. How might that invite us to be more welcoming during this Advent and Christmas season?

Sometimes life gets so overwhelming it's easy to feel overwhelmed and overlooked. This week, how might you lean into your Advent season by waiting vulnerably with the Lord?

Do you ever give thanks with a twinge of sarcasm? I hope so - I don't want to be alone. But our sarcastic thanks actually reveal something deeper within us. Take a listen this week as Paula shares a bit about the sarcastic thanks yous she has in her own life. For more on the Advent Guide mentioned go to http://mysoulrefresh.com/no-nonsense-advent

Today, Paula leads a guided reflection through St. Francis' great "Lord make me an instrument of Thy Peace" prayer. In what ways is God inviting you to sow love to the hatred that is very much present in our world today?

In the aftermath of a peculiar and somewhat depressing election season - today is the day you need to hear and be reminded of who is really in charge.

Do you ever feel like you're backsliding? The things you think you're supposed to be doing to be a "good" Christian don't interest you anymore. Take a listen to a recent discussion Paula had with a friend - and take heart...perhaps God is inviting you to something more.

Do you say pious things about God but live as if you and your family's survival all depended upon you? Take a listen today as Paula shares a possible remedy to our temptation to trespass against God.

This is WW #60 - how do you balance or integrate your mission with enjoying the world. Paula reFlects on how the two might actually be more aligned than we think.

Take a listen this week as Paula helps you live unhurried for a moment...a moment where you have nothing to solve, fix or figure out.