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Step one, pause and create space.

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Take a deep breath and honor this moment.

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This is your opportunity to pause and hold space for what you feel, desire, and long

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for.

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I want you to notice and ask yourself, what just happened?

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What am I needing to process or pause from right now?

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What just happened?

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Could be a moment, a conversation.

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Could be something that you just experienced with your work.

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Could be a lot of different things.

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I want you just, without judging, without thinking anymore about it, this step is simply

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just pausing and asking yourself, what just happened as I create this space?

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Simply a moment I can process with care and compassion.

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Reflect on the context.

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What just happened?

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What's the situation or experience I'm responding to or I'm pausing in order to determine how

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I want to respond to it?

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What feelings and sensations are arising in my body, heart, mind, and spirit?

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What might they reveal about my deeper longings and hopes in this situation?

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What I desire.

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Reflection questions.

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What am I feeling right now, both on the surface and deeper within?

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Are there desires or unmet longings that these feelings are pointing toward?

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What might those be?

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What might be coming up for me right now?

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What does this moment say about what I truly need and value and want?

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Inviting Him in as I reflect on this moment right now, as I pause, what truth from God's

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word comes to mind on this as I seek Him right now to write them down or just pause to hold

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them in your mind and hold space for them as He anchors to your heart and mind.

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An example could be Proverbs 3, 5, and 6, trust in the Lord with all your heart and

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lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge and submit to Him and

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He will make your path straight.

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Or getting wisdom, getting understanding, Proverbs 4, 5, and 6, get wisdom, get understanding,

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do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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What might He be illuminating to you right now?

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Just noticing that, paying attention, inviting Him into this process as well as you pause.

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What might He be doing?

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What do you notice in your spirit as well as emotions and thoughts?

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Inviting all of those in as you pause and create space.

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Step 2.

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Explore and name your desires.

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Now that I've acknowledged what I'm feeling, I can ask myself, what do I truly desire here?

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Set aside expectations, pressures, or shoulds.

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If I were to fully honor my heart's longings, what would I hope for in this moment?

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Reflection questions, what do I want to feel or experience?

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Peace, connection, joy, clarity, belonging, what else?

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How does this align with my core values and the person I am?

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If I imagine this desire or longing fulfilled, what emotions or sensations arise in my heart,

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in my body, in my spirit?

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What do I notice?

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Relief, hope, fulfillment, any other feelings?

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Step 3.

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Spiritual discernment.

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I invite prayer and discernment into this process.

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How might a loving Father who knows my longings and is for me guide me here?

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What truths from His word resonate with this longing?

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Write them here or hold space for them as you notice those come to mind or if He leads

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you to those verses and truths.

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Reflect on them as you seek His guidance in this moment of pause, as you're exploring

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your desires, exploring His desires for you.

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What does He desire for you?

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What do you know about His character and who He is?

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Step 3.

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Responding to those needs in which you've written down with compassion and intentionality.

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Now that I've connected with my feelings and longings and His heart towards me, I can

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explore how to honor these.

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What would need to happen to move towards this?

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What step can I take?

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Any other steps I could take as I reflect on this care, clarity, and compassion?

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Reflection questions.

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How can I respond to this moment in a way that is aligned with my heart, values, and

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the desires God has placed within me?

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What resources, support, or shifts might I need to honor my longings?

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What scriptures guide or affirm these next steps?

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Remember to get curious here.

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How does God's word encourage me in a line here to move forward?

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In trust?

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In peace?

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Or in what other ways am I sensing Him here?

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In your closing practice, I honor the desires and longings that have emerged.

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These are sacred moments of reflection.

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Just paying attention.

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What is He showing you?

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What are you noticing?

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What's coming up for you?

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As I take these next steps, I trust that I'm growing in alignment in my whole self, my

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body, my feelings, my mind, my heart, and His discernment process inside me.

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I invite God into this process knowing that He is with me, He is for me, and He loves

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me.

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So please get curious here.

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As I take the next steps, I trust that I'm growing in alignment with love and truth,

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engaging creativity and curiosity.

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What other thoughts, ideas, or feelings come to mind in this moment?

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What am I sensing intuitively as I pause, reflect, and explore possibilities?

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How might I approach this situation with the spirit of creativity, curiosity, and openness

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to new insights or paths forward?

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So what are other ideas maybe you hadn't considered?

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Engaging creativity and curiosity and discernment.

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And again, I'm going to end with these verses.

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Please write down any others that might come to mind.

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

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In all your ways submit to Him and He will make your path straight.

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Proverbs 4, 5, and 6.

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Get wisdom, get understanding.

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Do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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You're putting this all together.

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Continue to ask yourself, now that I've connected these feelings, discernment process, longings,

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and how can I honor them?

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What would need to happen to move forward?

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And what steps can I take that reflect care, clarity, and compassion?

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Thank you for this time.