HeyJaredTable Talks with the Tares
Husband and wife duo MJ & Ash believe honest self-reflection is a critical component in growth. Listen in on their conversations as they process what their words and actions are currently cultivating in their home, work, relationships, and ministry.
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196 - When the Things You Love Start Feeling Like a To-Do List (opens the original)
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You said yes to all of it. The kids, the house, the work, the people who count on you. But somewhere in there it stopped feeling like a life and started feeling like a to-do list. What if the fix isn't carrying less? We talk about how we fight to keep the joy in the things we're not putting down. Resources: A few weeks back we spent three episodes on building a reading plan. I wrote the whole thing out in this post, the three steps, the book lists, and how to push through building a new habit. C
195 - What If Rest Isn't Just Doing Less? (opens the original)
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Most of us only think about rest when we're already out of gas. And the usual advice is to clear the schedule, which helps right up until you realize the empty evening you spent scrolling gave you nothing back. So what if rest has two halves and we only ever talk about one? We get into rhythms that hold our family together on the hard weeks, what we cut first, and what we make more room for on purpose. Resources: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded L
194 - What if boring is just the first part? (opens the original)
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The first few weeks of anything good feel awkward. Nobody walks into a gym for the first time and enjoys it. You feel clumsy, you're sore, and you wonder if people can tell you don't know what you're doing. Reading after years of scrolling works the same way. Ten quiet pages will feel slow before they feel good, and that's not necessarily a sign you picked the wrong book. Here's the part nobody says out loud: the person who never misses a workout isn't running on discipline. Discipline is riding
193 - Why can’t I sit still anymore? (opens the original)
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Attention is the thing every other habit runs on. I didn't set out to fix my attention. I set out to read more. But the days I scroll are the days I can't sit with Scripture, can't pray for ten minutes, can't hold a thought long enough to finish it. It turns out the disciplines weren't the weak spot. The muscle underneath them was. So what if sitting still with one thing is a discipline that other disciplines rely on? We get into what shifted for me and what I'm doing differently. Then we get pr
192 - What If Your Best Year Isn't About More Discipline? (opens the original)
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You are always being formed by a story. The question is whether you picked it. Most of us chase a better year with more discipline. But habits shape what you love, and what you love shapes who you are and what you do. So real change has less to do with forcing new behavior and more to do with training what you want. What if the year you're hoping for starts somewhere other than willpower? This one is the framework. How people actually grow, why your affections need training as much as your mind,
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