The Busy Person's Inner Life, with Cole Vandervort, from the Canceled Apprentice Podcast

We’ve all heard we need to slow down. But how do busy people really slow down? How do you know when you’ve slowed down enough? Rhys Pasimio joins up with Cole Vandervort from the Canceled Apprentice podcast in the Outer Circle Inner Stillness’s first collaboration! Rhys and Cole talk about juggling marriage and family, work and productivity, sobriety, and spiritual growth, and all the challenges we face in this ambitious task. Rhys owns up to not using drugs or alcohol, but “compulsively projecting” instead. Cole brings up the notion of scheduling time for God. Is this arrogance or wisdom? We conclude that it tends to be necessity…until someday when it becomes instinctive. Starting a habit is like setting a boundary. It’s an embodied statement about what is important to you. If you can maintain a habit, or a discipline, you can gain trust in yourself that you’ll be able to maintain your value. The key to any new discipline is not quantity, and not even quality; it’s consistency. Cole talks about finding pockets of time and making very intentional choices about what to do with them, especially setting intentions and resolves for the day. Cole references “Practicing the Presence of God,” by Brother Lawrence. Rhys references “Way of the Pilgrim,” an Orthodox classic by an unknown monk. “In the practice [of prayer], you’re changed by the practice itself, more than any particular outcome,” says Rhys. “We’re are changed by God’s presence; we’re not changed by what we do or what we’re accomplishing. We step in and we accept His invitation,” says Cole. This podcast relies on the partnership of listeners - especially with dollars! Please visit www.patreon.com/outercircle to learn how to partner with the vision of this show! Rhys Pasimio can be found through www.patreon.com/outercircle and on instagram at @newpattrencounseling and is always happy to dialogue with listeners bringing honest questions! Cole can be found on facebook and instagram, but not on twitter. He hosts the Canceled Apprentice (with one L), named after his history of being canceled, but his continued apprenticeship to following after God. Visit and support him at https://www.patreon.com/canceledapprentice  #innerlife #spirituality #sobriety #christianity #faith #orthodoxy #orthodoxchristianity #prayer #jesusprayer #freedom #practice #dailypractice #habits #discipline #selfdiscipline #boundaries #margins #mentalhealth #counseling #therapy #coaching #pastor #canceledapprentice #outercircleinnerstillness