I first “met” Jon as a guest on someone else’s podcast. I don’t remember the

podcast’s name, but what he had to say resonated instantly. What is this talk of broken

soundtracks and replacement soundtracks? I don’t recall where I was going that day, but I

beelined it to Barnes and Noble to pick up a copy. I ended up having to order it from

Amazon.

            Acuff is a funny dude. Corny funny. Dad jokes funny.

            Soundtracks has so profoundly spoken to me in this season of “move over and make

room for something new.” He guides the reader through the pitfalls of overthinking. Are

you an overthinker? Jon says, “It’s (overthinking) not a personality trait.” Jon says

overthinking is the “sneakiest part of fear.” I know, right? That’s good stuff.

           I love what he says about turning down the dial on negative thoughts. He coaches

the reader to understand that the negative thoughts are going to come, but when they do,

there are strategies that we can use to dial them down. “A fast way to find a new

soundtrack is to ask yourself, “What do I want to be true?