A note from Wanda:
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Small Decisions, Deep Liberation
Welcome
Hi — I’m Wanda.
Thank you for joining Liberating Living Weekly. I’ve spent 20+ years helping people align faith and finances so freedom isn’t theoretical — it’s lived. Each Sunday I’ll send one short spiritual practice, a simple money move you can automate, and a podcast highlight to guide the week.
November invites us to integrate, restore, and rise. Last week, we sat in the unraveling — naming what was falling apart and honoring the sacred pause between endings and beginnings. This week, we rebuild — not with fear or old formulas, but with divine design.
There’s a moment after every break when the silence shifts. It no longer echoes hollow — it hums holy. That’s how you know rebuilding has begun.
This season, we learn to rebuild without rushing. To let peace, not pressure, lay the new foundation. Because true rebuilding isn’t about replacing what broke; it’s about creating something real, rooted, and radiant. What you’re constructing now is sacred architecture — a life, a faith, and a rhythm shaped by authenticity, not obligation.
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Why This Matters
Faith deconstruction clears the space; divine design fills it.
Rebuilding is where belief becomes embodied again — where we stop performing for love and start living from it.
When we move from deconstruction to rebuilding, the nervous system begins to regulate. What once triggered guilt now sparks curiosity. This is neuroplasticity in action — your brain and spirit creating new pathways to support awakened beliefs.
Rebuilding in divine design means grounding spiritual growth in self-trust and daily intention. It’s where theology meets embodiment, and ritual meets real life. This stage transforms understanding into sustainable peace — expressed through your habits, your stewardship of money, time, and energy. Because divine design isn’t just what you believe; it’s how you build.
Spiritual Practices
The Fire & Flow Practice
After the breaking, there’s the burning — the holy fire that clears what no longer fits.
But remember, fire doesn’t just destroy; it refines.
How to Flow:
Light a candle or visualize a soft flame before you.
As you watch it flicker, name one belief you’re ready to release.
Breathe it out — long exhale — and imagine it dissolving in light.
Now name one truth you’re ready to receive.
End with the affirmation: “I rise rooted in revelation, not religion.”
River Reflection:
“What am I releasing to make room for what’s real?”
5-minute Journaling Prompt
Answer with one-sentence responses:
Where in my life am I trying to rebuild without resting first?
What does divine design look like in my faith … in my finances … in my home?
What truth is asking to become practice this week?
Tuck the answers into a phone note or a sticky on your mirror.
The Surrender Practice
Money
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Faith
Align with Freedom
When your faith aligns with your authentic self, your financial life follows suit.
You stop chasing external validation through overworking or overspending. You start moving money in flow — guided by purpose, not pressure.
Practice:
Review your top 3 financial decisions this month.
Ask: Did they come from fear or alignment?
Small step: Automate $10/week into your Courage Fund — proof that you trust flow over fear.
Affirmation:
“My peace prospers me. My alignment attracts abundance.”
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7-Day Micro-Challenge
Move + Journal + Fund
Each day, name one thing you release and one thing you receive.
Write it, say it, or record it.
By Day 7, notice how lighter choices feel.
Day | Emotion or Thought That Surfaced | Message I Received in the Quiet | Affirmation or Intention for Today | ✔️ Completed |
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Deeper exercise — The S.T.A.Y. Practice
(10 minutes total)
Use this four-part framework from the episode to guide your week:
S – Sit with what’s true.
T – Tell yourself the full story.
A – Ask for revelation, not validation.
Y – Yield to divine timing.
Each step rebuilds trust between your spirit and your Source.
Podcast Episode
Faith Deconstruction vs. Divine Awakening: Navigating Your Spiritual Breakthrough
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Rebuilding in Divine Design
🎙️Practical + soulful steps. Listen → next to the current episode
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Listener Story & Invitation to Reply
“Rebuilding didn’t mean going back — it meant going deeper.” – Community Member, North Carolina
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Programs & Waitlist
💫 Liberated Living Resource Vault — Free eBooks, journals, and new frameworks weekly.
Join the waitlist to receive priority invitations & early journal or book previews.
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Resources & References
Brown, Brené. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden Publishing, 2010.
Finney, Mark R. “Spiritual Deconstruction as a Developmental Process: Cognitive Dissonance and Religious Identity.” Journal of Psychology and Theology 48, no. 4 (2020): 264–278.
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. San Francisco: HarperOne, 1981.
Hobfoll, Stevan E. “Conservation of Resources: A New Attempt at Conceptualizing Stress.” American Psychologist 44, no. 3 (1989): 513–524.
Rohr, Richard. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.
Siegel, D. J. (2020). The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are. Guilford Press.
Tisdale, Leonora Tubbs. Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997.
Wigglesworth, Richard. “Faith Deconstruction and Psychological Differentiation: Toward a Framework for Post-Evangelical Healing.” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 13, no. 2 (2020): 215–232.
Wilber, Ken. Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2006.
Resource of the Month
Free eBook: Unblocked and Unbound — 5 Soul Codes for Spiritual Freedom & Financial Flow
That’s it for this week.
Let the unraveling feel safe in your hands. You don’t have to rush clarity or rebuild overnight. The Divine is not asking you to perform — just to be present.
As you move through these next few days, notice where peace lingers longer than fear. That’s your proof that alignment is already happening. One breath. One truth. One gentle release at a time.
Keep showing up for you. Keep flowing in freedom! 💜
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