Alex and Darnell are back to share their final thoughts and feelings about their experience in the 2024 Enneagram Cohort with Suzanne!

If this series of conversations with Darnell and Alex has raised your interest in the LTM Cohort program, we hope you will check it out and apply. Applications for the following year's Cohort program are accepted April 1 - September 1. You can get the dates, descriptions, expectations, and application at lifeinthetrinityministry.com/cohortprogram

Other Plugs

• 2025 Enneagram Bootcamp

"What Is Mine To Do?"

August 7-9, 2025 in Dallas or join Online

lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2025ebc

• The King Speaker Series

Enneagram Stances

June 6-7, 2025 in Fort Smith, Arkansas

1pres.org/kingspeaker

• IEA Global Conference

IEA Enneagram Experience 2025

July 24-27 in Minneapolis, MN

ieaexperience.com

You can find out what the podcast is up to and other offerings from Life in the Trinity Ministry by visiting lifeinthetrinityministry.com.

TODAY'S INTRO

• Des Bishop - Mindfulness
• F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (NBC, S4 E23)
• "Indignant" - The Definition Channel
• Darnell Young on TEJ Podcast

You've asked for more Enneagram Twos on the show, and here is a great start! Meet Sara Whitlock. Sara is a nurse practitioner from Ohio. Married to JD, an Enneagram 5, she and one of her daughters were both a part of the 2024 Enneagram Cohort with Suzanne (we'll get to hear from her daughter Katie in an upcoming episode!).

PLUG TIME

Great events coming up:

• TheoEd Talks Nashville - February 23 in Nashville at Woolworth Theatre or Online
• The Enneagram Journey Live - February 25 in Nashville at Beam Gallery
• A Contemplative, Healing, Enneagram - February 28 and March 1 in Nashville at Woodmont Christian Church
• Relationships and the Enneagram - March 7-8 in South Carolina at Bethel UMC
• 2025 IEA Global Conference - July 25-25 in Minneapolis
• 2025 Enneagram Bootcamp - SAVE THE DATE! August 7-9 in Dallas and Online

Today's Intro

• The Breakup (2006, Universal Pictures)
• Scrubs (S3, E5)
• American Dad (S10, E8)

Happy 2025 to everyone on their Enneagram Journey! And even to those who haven't started yet. The first episode of the year is fantastic and features pastor, spiritual director, and author Laura Murray, Enneagram 4.

• Laura is married to an Enneagram 5
• The difference between Home and where you belong
• Some surprising Enneagram Wing discussion with Suzanne
• Spiritual Practices
• Parenting and more

Below you will find the practice of Examen that Laura shared with us. You can also find a link for it in PDF format at theenneagramjourney.com in her episode. You can find out more about Laura and all the great things she is doing at laurabmurray.com.

In the introduction of this episode, you heard a lot of plugs!

• TheoEd Nashville - Sunday, February 23 - theoed.com/nashville
• A Contemplative, Healing, Enneagram - February 28, March 1 in Nashville - lifeinthetrinityministry.com/nashville
• EnneaSummit 2025 featuring Suzanne and the Reverend - February 4-7 Online - CLICK HERE for information and registration
• Relationships and the Enneagram - March 7-8, Charleston, South Carolina - lifeinthetrinityministry.com/charleston

Examen: A Spiritual Practice

The spiritual practice of examen is one of invitation. You are opening yourself up to both yourself and God. There is not a grade in examen, nor is there a grade in any other spiritual practice. Various questions can be helpful in the examen practice. Below is one way of practicing examen.

The hopes are awareness and attending The practice requires permission and welcome

• The practice begins with permission. In examen, you give God permission to show you parts of yourself that are hidden or harder to see. You also welcome and allow parts of yourself to be seen by God and yourself.

• This is done by reflecting on and responding to a series of questions. As you do this awareness of those parts of you starts to emerge.

• Then, you permit God again to attend to what came up. Your work here is to welcome what you can and allow God to attend to you.

• Repeat daily for 7-10 days, giving yourself time to notice and explore what you see.

Examen Questions: What do I find myself grateful for today?

What am I grieving today?

Where do I sense God’s nearness to my grief?

Where do I sense God’s distance from my grief?

How has God been generous with me lately?

How is God calling me to be generous today?

Prayer: After responding to these questions, allow God to attend to you through your responses and what is coming up in you. Tell God thank you after a few minutes or however long you need.

visit laurabmurray.com to learn more!

TODAY's INTRO

• Baby Come Back, Player (RSO, 1977)
• John Wick (Summit Entertainment, 2014)
• Without Me, Eminem (Shady-Aftermath, 2002)
• Home, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Rough Trade, 2010)
• The Sandlot (20th Century Fox, 1993)