RA #945: Open Loops and Tiny Experiments

What are "open loops," and why do they steal our peace? We discuss starting the new year with tiny experiments instead of endless to-do lists, and share a hopeful first step toward a possible Rosary Army retreat (nearly 20 years in the making). Plus, Marty the cat crashes the studio, we ask for continued prayers for our son Ben in his mechanical engineering job search, and we remember to pray for souls who have died. Oh, and Jennifer has a menopausal hot flash right in the middle of the show. • Video Version of This Episode FREE DOWNLOAD: Introduction and First Two Chapters of Greg's Book! 🙏🏻 BUY GREG'S NEW BOOK - God Doesn't Hate Me After All: Discovering Louis de Montfort's Love of Eternal Wisdom: • From Sophia Institute Press • From Amazon • From Audible 🙏🏻 LINKS: • Video Version of This Episode 🙏🏻 FREE STUFF: • Free All-Twine-Knotted Rosaries • School of Mary • Audio Rosaries 🙏🏻 ROSARY ARMY CATHOLIC PODCAST: • SPOTIFY • APPLE PODCASTS 🙏🏻 MORE FROM GREG AND JENNIFER/ROSARY ARMY: • Rosary Army Mobile App • Greg's serialized novel 🙏🏻 CONTACT & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: [email protected]  🙏🏻 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Marty the "ancient old man" cat joins the show 02:10 Do screens show up in dreams? 06:18 What dreams do (and trauma processing) 10:03 The problem with to-do lists 11:34 "Open loops" and why they drain you 14:52 Tiny Experiments (instead of goal obsession) 17:25 A local volunteer experiment (and what we learned) 21:27 The long-standing dream: a Rosary Army retreat 24:13 First step: planning call + "bird by bird" 30:06 Praying for souls (Scott Adams, friends, Rosary Army supporters) 37:50 Closing thoughts + prayer request + mission outro