Episode #44: Real-life grace for the Enneagram Seven with Dorina Gilmore

What is it like to be an Enneagram Seven? When you love to chase the joy, how do Sevens handle the hard? How can you love the Sevens in your life well?

In this interview, wife, mom, author, podcaster, runner, and Enneagram Seven Dorina Gilmore shares with us:

What a Seven longs for above all,
The most counter-intuitive way to extend grace to yourself,
Two practical ways to rest when you have a jam-packed schedule,
And the spiritual discipline of letting your pace be your pace.

If you are an Enneagram Seven, know or love a Seven, or just have a hard time confronting the pain in your life, this episode is for you. Dorina gives us practical grace on how to rest well and how to chase God’s glory. Listen in!

Key Quotes

One of my super-powers is joy. – Dorina Gilmore
There is actually a joy in missing out. – Dorina Gilmore
My God is bigger than all my problems, all my challenges, even my future. – Dorina Gilmore
Hope is always the thing I’ll move toward. – Dorina Gilmore
Even if what you’re facing today looks like complete darkness, there is a pinhole of light. – Dorina Gilmore
One of the most powerful ways to extend grace myself is by embracing rest. – Dorina Gilmore
Chase after His glory. – Dorina Gilmore
In different seasons, we have to run at different paces. – Dorina Gilmore
Let your pace be your pace. – Dorina Gilmore