{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6aa8338e2469d1a3b3c97b27/6acd1f8d3b41843137a45b40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 6 - Learning to Sit in Silence ","description":"<p><strong>Maybe the voice wasn’t getting louder. Maybe I was getting quieter. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>Minding the Gap</em>, T.C. Miller explores what happened when silence stopped feeling empty and started becoming a place of clarity, reflection, and inner guidance. </p><p><br></p><p>Through experiences with grief, prayer, meditation, and spiritual searching, T.C. began to recognize the difference between fear, ego, old conditioning, and the quieter voice within. </p><p><br></p><p>Over time, she discovered that learning to listen wasn&#39;t about eliminating every thought or finding immediate answers. It was about creating enough space to recognize what was true, what was fear, what was habit, and what might be guiding her toward the next step. </p><p><br></p><p>T.C. reflects on how stillness, spiritual practice, and honest self-examination helped her develop greater awareness, trust her intuition, and approach life&#39;s uncertainties with more clarity and intention. </p><p><br></p><p>This episode reminds us that silence doesn&#39;t mean having an empty mind. Sometimes it means becoming quiet enough to hear what we&#39;ve been missing all along. </p><h3></h3><h3>In This Episode </h3><ul><li>Understanding why silence and stillness can feel uncomfortable at first </li><li>Recognizing the difference between mental noise and inner guidance </li><li>How grief and loss can deepen spiritual searching and self-discovery </li><li>Exploring the role of prayer and meditation in personal growth </li><li>Learning to distinguish fear, ego, desire, and old conditioning from intuition </li><li>Using mindfulness and stillness to develop greater self-awareness </li><li>Understanding how spiritual awakening unfolds through experience and practice </li><li>Learning to trust the next indicated step without needing every answer </li><li>Making more conscious choices by developing the ability to listen inwardly </li><li>Building self-trust through patience, experience, and spiritual discernment </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>A Question to Carry With You </strong></p><p><br></p><p>What might you hear if you became quiet enough to listen? </p><h3></h3><h3>Key Themes </h3><p><br></p><p>Spiritual awakening, mindfulness, self-awareness, inner guidance, meditation, spirituality, personal development, personal growth, finding purpose, conscious choices, emotional resilience, authentic living, self-discovery, personal transformation. </p><h3></h3><h3>About Minding the Gap </h3><p><em>Minding the Gap with T.C. Miller</em> explores the space between what happens to us and what we choose to do next. Through personal stories and reflections on recovery, spirituality, and growth, T.C. shares the insights and tools that helped her look inward, understand her emotions, question old beliefs, and create a more conscious life. </p><p><strong>Hosted by:</strong> T.C. Miller </p><p><strong>Produced by:</strong> Caelan Bean </p><p><strong>Executive Produced by:</strong> Scott Slaughter </p><p><strong>Life is in session. Pay attention—and remember to Mind the Gap. </strong></p>","author_name":"TC Miller "}