Give Up

It’s a new year, but do you get the feeling you’re being encouraged to find something new by grinding away in the old ruts you’ve been trying? Everything seems to say, “go for it!” but there’s something in your heart that says “just give up” instead. What if that was an important voice for your soul? What if there’s something calling you back to yourself to simply be… and that it will be more than enough?

Give Up begins on January 5 and goes through January 26. Here is what we’ll be talking about…

January 5 | Give Up the “New You”. New Year, New You? We’re big fans of goal-setting, but wonder what it is about the calendar year turning over makes this the best moment to do the sort of aspirational, self-transforming goal setting? What would it be like to instead recognize that who you already are is just so beautiful and worthy of participating in the cozy slowness of the rest of creation? LIVESTREAM | PODCAST | SUNDAY PAPER | GROUP GUIDE

January 12 | Give Up “Manifesting”. Do we need to manifest the life we might want, or is it worth noticing what already is present and good to begin with? In a world where pop-spirituality often frames success as a magical reward for positive thinking, we’ll explore a different path: the gifts of stillness, quiet, and presence. What if true fulfillment comes not from forcing things into existence, but from recognizing the beauty already made manifest in our lives? LIVESTREAM | PODCAST | SUNDAY PAPER | GROUP GUIDE

January 19 | Give Up “The Bootstraps”. Have you ever heard the phrase, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps?” There are all sorts of ways our culture puts pressure on individuals to achieve success without the help of others (or at least without recognizing and celebrating it). Interwoven community feels worthy of trust and participation when we confront this reality! LIVESTREAM | PODCAST | SUNDAY PAPER | GROUP GUIDE

January 26 | Give Up “The Grind”. When left to our own devices, we often get trapped in ruts of our own creation and habits. What would it be like to give up “the grind” and actively participate in rest, and the right-sizing of our relationship to “productivity?” LIVESTREAM | PODCAST | SUNDAY PAPER | GROUP GUIDE