EPISODE 12
Have you ever felt like you were regressing in your journey? It is a common experience among many who have started to take their interior life in earnest to feel discouraged when it seems they have stopped moving forwards and started back-sliding.
In this episode I share why regressing is normal for pilgrims of the interior journey, why the usual "goal-setting" mindset doesn't really apply in this journey, and how we can let these seasons of regression help us rather than hinder us.
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CHAPTER MARKERS
(00:00:10) - Introduction
(00:05:21) - What Regression Looks and Feels Like
(00:07:06) - Regression in the Interior Journey is Normal
(00:12:44) - Regression Can Be Helpful
(00:21:31) - A Season for Everything
(00:24:44) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.
(00:27:14) - Conclusion
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TRANSCRIPT
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REFLECTION PROMPT
Listen.
- When you find yourself feeling like you're regressing, take note of how you're feeling. What is the emotion?
Ponder.
- Why do you think or feel that you're regressing? What are the markers that are making you think that you're going backwards?
Act.
- Read some of your old journal entries.
- Jot down main milestones of your personal journey.
- Look at how all those turning points in your life have led you here.
- Write a list of what you're grateful for in your journey thus far. Keep the list close where you can review whenever you feel discouraged for regressing.
For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Blog: "When Growth Feels Like Backsliding"
Other episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:
- Ep 4 Living from the Inside Out (Part 1)
- Ep 5 Living from the Inside Out (Part 2)
- Ep 7 Be Curious, Courageous & Compassionate with Yourself.
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