• "We are all being formed by something." -Kenneth Price
• "Constant noise is violence to our souls." -Scott McCloughan
• "Silence and solitude is so foreign... almost lost." -Scott McCloughan
• "If you make space for God, He will meet you in it." -Dave Ramseyer (friend to Scott McCloughan)
• "[Being too busy to rest] was an invitation from the Father that I missed." -Scott McCloughan
• "The gift is His presence." -Kenneth Price
• "It's actually a spiritual rhythm of faith to stop and trust the Lord to take care of things." -Scott McCloughan
• "There's an invitation from the Creator of the Universe to come away and rest for a while, and we don't say yes. And it's a miss." -Scott McCloughan
• "He shows me the motivation of my heart." -Scott McCloughan

• "Be still and know that I am God." -Psalm 46:10 (NASV uses 'stop striving' for 'be still')
• "And he said to them, “Come away with me to a quiet place and rest for a while." -Mark 6:31
• "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." -John 15:5

• "Far too many Christians have come to accept turbulence of the soul as the norm and have ceased to seek God with their whole hearts." -A.W. Tozer
• "If you make space for God, He will meet you in it." -Dave Ramseyer (friend to Scott McCloughan)

• Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero
• Author: John Mark Comer
• Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
• The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan

Soul Care Cadence

• Silence and solitude can be done in different increments
• 4, 6, 8 hours of time away per month
• Weekend away annually
• Sabbatical every seven years
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How to Turn Your Brain Off

• Wrapping a though in a bubble and releasing it to the sky
• 'Cente'ring prayer' and having an 'anchor phrase' to help bring you into the moment
•      Inhale with "Lord Jesus"; exhale with "I'm here"
• Have a notepad to jot things down if you're distracted or worried that you will forget
• Come in without expectations

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Physical Space to be with Jesus on the Daily

• A space in your house is what will most likely work
• Prayer closets
• Downstairs away from everyone else
• A specific chair that creates peace
• Being up early before everyone else
• Staying up later after everyone else

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Soul Care Days

• Not at your home and not at your job if you can help it
• Nature trail (like Bow in the Clouds off Nazareth)
• Forest
• Hiking
• Different churches in the community
• Cabins or spaces that others may also be able to offer