Do you feel like you are the only one whose life does not look perfect?
Maybe all you can see is the wreck in your home and in your relationships.
Maybe all you feel is distracted and exhausted.
While 2020 was tough for everyone, it did not stop the barrage of social media highlights, comparison traps, and endless cycles of saying you’ll stop scrolling social media and then being sucked right back in.
So what does it look like to live beyond the highlight reel?
It’s gritty and tough. Yes, it is still full of overflowing kitchen sinks and the same squabble over and over with your spouse. But it can also be about uncovering old hurts and finally putting a name to the anxiety you have always felt. And it starts by being honest.
On this episode of the More to Be Podcast, Meredith Boggs and I talked about marriage, parenting, mental health, and everything in between. Together we explore how to break out of the highlight reel mindset so that we can live free and find the life God intended for us to live — a life aligned with His best.
Meredith Boggs is a writer, speaker, nurse, and wife. She considers herself lucky enough to be born in her favorite city, Nashville, Tennessee, even luckier to marry her high school sweet heart. You’ll find her traveling the world, fearlessly eating street food, playing with their pup Lady or dancing and champagne-toasting in their kitchen in his beautiful, wild, and daring adventure of life!
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Truths to Remember
Am I the only one whose life does not look perfect all the time or whose home is a wreck and is exhausted all of the time? – Meredith
It is a hard thing to be vulnerable, but it is a necessary thing. – Lisa
It is normal and okay to be frustrated, but you need to work on your response. – Meredith
Lamentations 3:22-25 ESV The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
If we are not careful, too much time on social media can create a counterfeit idea of connection. – Meredith
We were created to be in community together and part of that is physical connection. – Meredith
Are we waiting silently for the Lord or are we allowing ourselves to be distracted? – Lisa
When we live in a heightened state of vigilance we have to give our bodies the chance to wait, be quiet, and trust God. – Lisa
I might be waiting and wandering, but the Lord is busy working. – Lisa
God is there — we just have to be still and quiet enough to meet him there. – Meredith
Helpful Links
- Meredith Boggs
- Let Go and Live Bible Study in the Sisterhood {Save Here}
- Isaiah 61
- 2 Corinthians 3:16
- Life Coach Training Course
- Learn More about Life Coaching
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