Robin Kencel, Miss Connecticut Senior America 2025 and top real estate professional, joins Art to share her transformative 10-month journey through Ignatian spiritual exercises. Spending three hours daily in contemplation and prayer, Robin discovered how intensive spiritual practice can soften hearts and transform relationships. Her path led from considering religious life as a nun to becoming a spiritual director, helping others navigate their own sacred journeys. "I would probably say buckle up," she advises those embarking on spiritual surrender. Robin's story illuminates how seeing God in all things - from nature's beauty to life's hardest moments - can shift us from fear-based living to trust in divine will. A powerful conversation about finding grace in life's messiest transitions.
What would happen if you spent three hours a day for 10 months in deep spiritual contemplation while living your regular life?
Robin Kencel, Miss Connecticut Senior America 2025 and top real estate professional, joins Art to share her transformative 10-month journey through Ignatian spiritual exercises. Spending three hours daily in contemplation and prayer, Robin discovered how intensive spiritual practice can soften hearts and transform relationships. Her path led from considering religious life as a nun to becoming a spiritual director, helping others navigate their own sacred journeys. "I would probably say buckle up," she advises those embarking on spiritual surrender. Robin's story illuminates how seeing God in all things - from nature's beauty to life's hardest moments - can shift us from fear-based living to trust in divine will. A powerful conversation about finding grace in life's messiest transitions.
Robin Kencel is Miss Connecticut Senior America 2025, a founding real estate broker for Compass in Greenwich, Connecticut, and ranked in the top 1.5% of all agents nationally. A six-time U.S. Pro-Am ballroom dance champion, Robin combines her leadership skills, creativity, and deep spirituality in everything she undertakes. As a certified spiritual director trained in Ignatian practices, she helps others navigate their spiritual journeys through one-on-one direction and group experiences. Robin draws on her transformative 10-month spiritual exercises to offer strategic expertise, refined service, and intuitive guidance in both her professional and spiritual work.
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In This Episode:
(00:00) Opening: Robin's Spiritual Awakening Journey
(11:24) MidLife Transition Mastery Ad
(12:26) Daily Spiritual Practices and The Examen
(18:51) Becoming a Spiritual Director
(26:17) Discerning God's Will in Life Decisions
(32:39) Seeing God in Human Interactions
(34:50) Transition Mastery Coaching Ad
(37:12) Philosophy of Life and Legacy
(41:10) Tools for Navigating Transitions
(45:12) Closing: Living with Compassion
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