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    It’s official – I started a podcast

    January 8, 2018 / 9 Comments
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    Anna Dimmel

Anna Dimmel

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Celebrating these lovelies before the middles start at a new school tomorrow. Thankful to begin a new chapter and even more thankful for the incredible family we have standing with us every step of the way. ❤ Putting broken pieces back together requires new things to be born. And where new things are born, old things will naturally die. We see this cycle in nature and it holds true in this also. . . The new birth process has always been lonely for me. But, as odd as it sounds, it kinda needed to be. I needed to be in a wilderness of sorts to figure myself out. Wrestle with what needed wrestling and sit with what needed to be sat with. As much as it was uncomfortable, it was something I needed to do on my own. . . The good news, was that once I faced my wilderness, I was able to walk back into my life stronger, bolder and confident in who I was. The issue came when my life didn't fit me anymore. So changes had to be made. . . Change is hard. Rebuilding takes work. Cities aren't born over night and neither are new lives. But, the silver lining was that I was finally able to build the life I had always wanted. I'm still in the rebuilding phase, and at times it is still challenging. But, I'm finally building the life that fits me. One where I can breathe, rest and rise strong. ❤ 💪 . . #stillnessspeaks #bebravebeyou #bravingthewilderness #wecandohardthings #risingstrong Some days we wake up, put on our warrior boots and get to marching. Other days, we wipe tears, hold hands and tell eachother it's going to be okay. And some days, we just throw up our hands and eat ice cream. . . It is a myth that the best warriors don't rest. Believing the strongest are always going, moving, shaking and kicking ass for days. But, the truth is, the strongest warriors understand when it's time to rest. They know that it is only when they rest that they are able to center, ground themselves and do the real inner work. Because battles fought in the open are always first fought alone in the dark. 💪 . And darkness involves quiet. Stillness. It involves the empty space. This is where the fight is actually won. This is where real warriors are made. . . If you're anything like me, the dark can be uncomfortable. It can feel weighty and full of more questions than answers. But I've learned to press through this empty space to find that light. Sometimes light comes in the form of hope. Sometimes peace. Sometimes it's just in a simple breath. But, sometimes....Sometimes it's found in things like a simple bowl of ice cream on a Tuesday afternoon. . . #findyourrest #wecandohardthings #butfirsticecream #bebravebeyou #lovewarrior #stillnessspeaks Dear truth-tellers: you cannot expect the world to always embrace you and love you. At times they will, but more often than not they will reject you. This is because truth tellers expose the very things that the people around them want to hide. The things that they don't want to see, look at or even acknowledge are real. . . Exposers carry a quiet danger that often people just can't handle. So, out of fear, people will pick up their weapon of choice: their words. They will accuse, discredit, lie and manipulate other's opinions of you in order to save themselves from being exposed. . . You are not responsible to save them. Nor are you responsible to save their opinions of you. You are responsible for speaking truth, even when it gets messy. Even when it's hard. Even when it means they may turn against you. . . Exposers are warriors. And although warriors often feel like they are fighting alone, they do find eachother. And they find that the reward of exposing darkness is far greater than playing the game of pleasing people. . . #spiritualjourney #truthteller #wecandohardthings #bebravebeyou #speakout #divinelove #theydidntlikejesus #letgoofwhattheythink This week, we rallied around these girls. We've had a lot of dark these last days, but thanks to my brother flying in and these girl's amazing family, we have eaten lots of ice cream, built bears, read stories, wiped tears, played and laughed as much as we possibly can. Thank you @jdimmel for being the ray of sunshine we needed this week. Love you. ❤ In this week's episode, I compile the highlights of some this season's best guests (part 1). You'll hear the best of my conversation with WP Young (The Shack), Carlos Rodriguez (Happy Sonship) and Micah J Murray as we explore different ways of imagining God, Christianity and our faith as a whole. . . . We discuss thoughts on hell, inclusion, the history of American Christianity, how we've misunderstood God, "judgement" and what Jesus was really all about. . . . I had so much fun putting this episode together! It was such an honor to have conversations with these amazing guests @happysonship @micahjmurray and William Paul Young. Link in bio👆 . . #spiritualjourney #faithjourney #podcasts #divinelove

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