Life Lines with Mary DeTurris Poust

As we cross the threshold of a new year, can we embrace what's ahead — with all its messiness and challenge — and offer ourselves and our world compassion and kindness rather than make one more meaningless resolution to "fix" what we think is wrong with us? Resources: Life Lines column mentioned: https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/a-world-of-endless-thresholds/ Jan Richardson poem: https://paintedprayerbook.com/2011/12/31/epiphany-blessing-for-those-who-have-far-to-travel/

During Heart Health Month, I'm sharing my own heart health scare as a cautionary tale. Trust your intuition and your gut. Listen to your heart — literally and figuratively!

Doubt and faith would seem mutually exclusive on the surface, but nothing could be further from the truth. Doubt adds depth to our faith lives because it forces us to face the questions and uncertainties that naturally live within us. Join me for a conversation about doubt and how it's not only acceptable but essential for a life of deep and ever-expanding faith.

As we head into the second half of Lent, it's a good time to take a new look at our promises and practices and see how they might (or might not) be bringing us closer to God. If daily prayer is missing from your Lenten practices, that's the place to start. Join Mary DeTurris Poust for an honest conversation about the challenge of making time for God.

The third-third of life feels like a time of opportunity and freedom, if we're willing to do the hard work, and the hard work often happens in silence. Join me for a conversation on aging, expansion, and the discipline needed to get there.

Multitasking is seen as a way to get more done and be more productive, but when we do six things at once, we do none of them well. Fragmented behavior leads to a fragmented mind and a fragmented spirit. In today's episode, we talk about how to ditch multitasking in favor of mindfulness practices that not only make us more productive but more fulfilled. (12 minutes)

Even when we choose to change our lives for the better, that change is likely to bring with it challenges, fear, and maybe even grief. It's all normal. It's all part of transformation. Take it one step at a time, then let go and enjoy the ride, even if it's a little bumpy.

Have you ever experimented with a gratitude practice? It can be life-changing. For real. In this episode, we explore how the simple practice of writing down three things in a gratitude journal each night can lead to inner and outer transformation and to living life from a place of abundance rather than a place of lack.

Host and creator Mary DeTurris Poust introduces the new Life Lines podcast and talks a bit about learning to find the Divine amid everyday life, learning to live with attention and INtention, taking time to pause and breathe.