Balance-Is It a Thing?

How to find the balance that a content life will give

Today we’re going to delve into the struggle of keeping it all together. I’m a very firm believer that life will happen to us if we don’t make it happen for us. We cannot control what happens to us, but we can control how we react to it.

Balance is such a hot word. How do you keep it all balanced? How do you be a wife, mom, employee, member of boards and organizations, church member, involved in your kids activities and schools and be perfectly put together and happy doing it all?

The people that tell you they do it all without any help and are happy are absolutely 110% lying to you. Don’t believe that bull shit. As women, we’re wired to take care of everyone else and we’re really good at it. The part that often gets missed is us. Self care is so important. Quit not doing these things. They are so important.

Next, ask for help! There are so many people that want to come cuddle your baby so you can take a shower. Don’t deny them of that privilege because you think they’re judging you!

Who do you gravitate towards and like to follow on social media? Is it the people that appear to have it all together and nothing ever goes wrong in their lives and they’re going on picture perfect vacations with their 2.5 kids and dog and are living the perfect life? Or do you go to the people that are in the trenches too? The people that while they are working their arses off, kicking butt and taking names, but also come to us with real life. The real vacation photo that happened right after the smiling perfect one. The ones that aren’t afraid to let you into their homes and marriages and lives. The ones make you thank the sweet baby Jesus you are not the only one that cannot find your keys in the bottom of your purse. Are they really in there at all?!

If you open your social media and feel worse about yourself, you’re going about it all wrong. When I open my feeds I see my friends and their accomplishments that I can cheer on through hearts and smiling faces, I see sadness because sometimes real life is sad that I can commiserate with a crying face. I see exciting things happening that I can celebrate with a wow face. I can double tap and make a heart appear for somebody. I can follow friends’ and families’ lives that I don’t get to see nearly enough. I also see people motivating me to reach for more. People like Rachel and Dave Hollis, Chalene and Bret Johnson, Mindy and Lee Lawhorne and Jackie and Drew Woodfin. People that are crushing their chosen professional fields. People that make their marriage a priority even when life isn’t set up to make it easy.

You should close your favorite social media apps happy, excited and ready to conquer the world, not upset because you don’t have what everyone has. Go through and cut (or grow!) your friend list until this happens. Then remember that no matter how good it looks, real life I real for everyone.

Quit trying to do it all. Remember to take the time you need to recharge. Follow people that encourage you. As my cross country coach always said, be content, but never satisfied.

Always be reaching for a better version of yourself, but be content and happy with who and where you currently are.

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