Live so BIG you drown out the noise of the world

In all reality- when 2020 hit- I stopped watching the news. Cold Turkey- turned it off. I’ll be the first to admit I am oblivious to what is happening since and I’ll probably get a whole lot of negativity for this statement- that’s ok. I chose the noise of my family was more important. We have a lot chaos that happens in our life- and I don’t mean that in a bad way. It’s beautiful. Like sunrise and coffee in the early morning hours kind of beautiful. Some days it’s an after a thunderstorm disaster clean up beautiful but it’s our beautiful.

If you know me personally, you know I’ve made some really BIG personal decisions lately in my career. I’ve also faced some really BIG medical obstacles and this last week faced a traumatic medical emergency and hospital stay …that I’m still trying to process. Challenges my family and I are learning to overcome together. It’s been a wild adventure as we travel the road of unknowns but what I have learned is in the past I tended to follow the voice of the world. Always listening to the current “trend”. In reality- why did I go to a four year+ college? Why did I always feel I needed a bigger house or new car? How did I develop false insecurities? Who said that being weird or having big and unusual dreams was “unacceptable”?

10 months of commuting gave me a lot of time to reflect …..and wow! How often do we let the noise of the world lead us? I had to really sit like Job and learn how to bask in the quiet especially as I faced trials. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m anything but quiet. These months strapped with a seatbelt and countless hours watching the sunrise peek over the Missouri hills,  I learned in the stillness is when God is the LOUDEST. I don’t need a big house- reality is I dream of a small home in a field surrounded by woods & my family- the insecurities the world taught me no longer hold me back and I’ll be darned if I allow them to hold my kids back.

As my daughter asked me to get matching (or in her words: “matchy matchy”) swimsuits I caught the insecurities sneaking in as I went to put shorts on over mine. I caught myself letting the noise drift into our world before muting the volume. NOT TODAY. Today- we are drowning out the world with laughter, confidence, conversations, and embracing those around us for who they are and who they want to be.

You want to quit your job and travel the world- do it, you’re not promised tomorrow. You want to sell everything for a tiny home off the grid- girl, do it! Run barefoot and grow all the flowers and food. Love your spouse and all your babies- do you! You want to join the circus- you go do that- I’ll buy tickets and some cotton candy! Don’t let the world convince you are destined to follow the path most worn, it’s ok to plow your own path as your trek through life. You don’t have to have you’re route through life mpquested out, take the scenic route- travel the detour if you have to- stop at the overlook and enjoy the view- there’s no speed limit on this path.

Don’t let the world  convince you that who you are is too much or not enough- every ounce of work God put into you has a purpose and it’s not the world’s job to create that resume for you.

In a world full of noise - You can live your life on mute and listen to the world’s radio or you get LOUDER and make your own music ….just don’t forget to dance to it❤️.  LIVE BIG. Live LOUD.