Stay Bright

Angie leads a discussion that compares emotional buffering to spiritual sleep. We explore the concept of spiritual bondage and how it relates to habits that hurt. Learn how to identify when a buffer is becoming an addiction and how to instead bind ourselves to behaviors that heal and help us spiritually awaken!
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RESOURCES and REFERENCES:
Mary Stallings Come Follow Me Post- Sleeping from Sorrow
Free Forever to Act for Themselves: D. Todd Christopherson
Flaxen Threads by Carlos E Asay
YouTube video on how flax thread is made
What Lack I Yet?: Larry Lawrence
Matthew 19:16-22- What lack I yet scriptural reference 
Luke 22:45- Sleep from sorrow scriptural reference 
Psalms 17:5- Hold up my goings that my footsteps slip not. 

Kristy leads a discussion on emotional buffering. We learn how to identify the negative behaviors we use when avoiding pain or uncomfortable emotions. She shares tools to overcome buffering behaviors like overspending, over-scheduling, negative food relationships and more. We learn how to be compassionate with ourselves when we do buffer and how to employ more positive solutions for coping with stress and discomfort.


RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

1. Article- Buffering Effect

2. Book- Emotional First Aid by John Fishbein

Angie leads a discussion that explores the connection between personal development and happiness. She teaches what the scriptures reveal about the pattern God has shown to us for using our gifts and talents to experience joy. She and Kristy shed light on how to discover these gifts and talents - especially if you feel you don’t have any, and give some ideas that broaden our understanding of what a talent might be.


RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

1. Proverbs 3:13 "Happy is the man (or woman) that findeth wisdom and the man who getteth understanding."

2. Proverbs 3:19-20 “The Lord by His wisdom hath founded (or created) the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens."

3. Matthew 5:48 ”Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.”

4. Perfection Pending by Russell M. Nelson

5. Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hands to do it."

6. Luke 2:52 “Jesus increased in wisdom (intellectually), and stature (physically), and in favour with God (spiritually) and man (socially). 

7. Be of Good Cheer by Christina Franco 

HOW TO HAVE MORE HAPPINESS:
Kristy leads a conversation that explores the concept that happiness is not only a mindset, but also a skill set. She teaches what the world’s researchers, thought leaders and experts have to say about the tools that create more happiness - including the number one factor discovered by Harvard researchers in a study that has spanned over 80 years. Kristy and Angie share their top four critical components of being happy.


RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

1. Super Soul Podcast- I Am: Life is How You See It

2. Original Sermon

3. Good Genes are Nice, But Joy is Better- Harvard Study on Happiness

WHAT IS THE STAY BRIGHT MOVEMENT?
Hosts Kristy Stout and Angela Larkin introduce themselves and give a behind the scenes peek at how the Stay Bright Movement came to be. Kristy shares the string of events including finishing her graduate degree during the most challenging year of her life, that led to her vision of sharing the tools that helped her through it. Angela gives a preview of podcast topics and describes how the movement evolved from conversations between two friends to a vision to help all people find the resources they need to stay bright. Kristy and Angie explain the two-sided approach they use to teach these topics-  a study based and a faith based perspective.