Today we're revisiting one of the more meaningful early episodes from Space for Life, a conversation with friend and co-host Patricia Clark recorded shortly after a full year sabbatical he called a Year of Jubilee. Tommy reflects on why he needed to step away, what he discovered when God took the year in a completely unexpected direction, and how creating that space led to a health transformation he never saw coming. Whether or not a full year off is possible for you, this episode is full of wisdom on what it looks like to rightsize your life and recover the rhythm between doing and being.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

The biblical concept of Jubilee and why Tommy used it as the framework for stepping away from work he loved.
Why Tommy believes he was heading toward burnout but needed a different word to give himself permission to slow down.
The unexpected health transformation that came out of clearing his schedule, something he says categorically would not have happened otherwise.
The surprising freedom and joy that came from realizing how small he and his work actually are in the grand scheme of things.
Why halfway measures like cutting back on one thing never give you enough of a break to actually reset.
What Tommy calls mini jubilees, shorter but fully committed disconnects that anyone can build into their life.
The balance board metaphor, and why staying in rhythm means constantly adjusting rather than finding a permanent steady state.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(1:15) Tommy and Patricia reconnect

(2:01) What is a Year of Jubilee

(5:41) Approaching burnout

(9:21) The unexpected health transformation

(17:34) The freedom of being small

(23:48) What if you can't take a year off

(25:42) Mini jubilees done right

(32:37) Rightsizing life and finding rhythm

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