Day 23/75 Days of Podcasting and Day 51/75 Hard! As humans, we’re naturally designed to look for the things that are going to bring us pain, inconvenience, and make us uncomfortable. With that, our brain is always picking out and focusing on the negative things going on around you like the news, bad weather, COVID, financial problems, declining health, etc. This morning, I wrote in my gratitude journal, “I’m grateful for a life that couldn’t be any better.” From the outside looking in, our life looks insane. One vehicle, no money, debt up to our eyeballs, a camper that’s falling apart, a sick dog, a broken phone... it would be easy to focus there and get stressed. But instead I focus on what my gratitude tells me is true: our life couldn’t get any better. My relationship with my husband is flourishing, my relationship with the Lord the growing daily, my personal growth journey, mental and physical health are my top priorities for my job, I serve women daily and get to be a lighthouse for them, we have shelter, food, water, a vehicle, fuel, 2 loving dogs, the ability to pick up and move wherever we want to, incredible families and friends to lean on, and the promise that God will provide for our needs as He has proven every single month we wonder if our bills will be paid. It could be more convenient, YES! But having more money to spend, a big house to clean, a second vehicle to do maintenance on, and going back to focusing on making money isn’t going to make life any better. Having more sometimes means more convenience, but it also sometimes means more headache. We’re learning to live with less and learning to focus on the right things in life. Are you? Here’s to Day 23/75 Days of Podcasting and Day 51/75 Hard! It’s never easy, but we can do hard things! Find me on Instagram! @icandohardthingspodcast @haleykempfitness