{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"269 - 40 Fundamentals Fresh on the Mind as I Turn 40","description":"40 quietly laps you when you\u2019re more bent on running, writing, and preparing for fall break in New York than recalling how old you are. But all of a sudden, you\u2019re the age your teenage self remembers your parents. So you begin a list of little learnings you\u2019ve picked up the past four decades. Fundamentals, you title it. At first it\u2019s a dare. Can you write down 40 life lessons? Then it\u2019s a whittling, as you narrow to just 40.  While revising and rearranging, you realize how much you need each reminder to stick to the essentials. Because we tend to overcomplicate what it means to live like Jesus, right where we are. We add in extra criteria until a mission-minded life\u2013including actual friendships with our neighbors\u2013feels out of reach. So let\u2019s stick with simple, shall we?   Links mentioned: Get a FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days. Read the written version of this episode HERE. Neighboring Tip of the Week ","author_name":"Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz","author_url":"http:\/\/theuncommonnormal.libsyn.com\/website","html":"