I just got back from driving six kids and two dogs (including an eight-week-old puppy) from northern Idaho to northern Wisconsin, and the trip left me with a takeaway I didn't expect. I am so in love with my ordinary, day-to-day life. Watching cousins become friends and swimming and puppy chaos was wonderful, and it made me more grateful than ever for the life I've built at home. So in this episode I'm going to make the case, hard, that you can enjoy your day-to-day life too. I take on the obvious objection head-on ("sure, Sterling, but you're in an easier phase now") and explain why it isn't the property or the ages or the lack of babies making me happy. It's the tools. I walk through calming your body first, opening the messy closet of your thinking, putting what you actually want in the result line, and building rest into your rhythms so you stop living for the next escape. It comes down to rebuilding trust with yourself, and it's...
I just got back from driving six kids and two dogs (including an eight-week-old puppy) from northern Idaho to northern Wisconsin, and the trip left me with a takeaway I didn't expect. I am so in love with my ordinary, day-to-day life. Watching cousins become friends and swimming and puppy chaos was wonderful, and it made me more grateful than ever for the life I've built at home.
So in this episode I'm going to make the case, hard, that you can enjoy your day-to-day life too. I take on the obvious objection head-on ("sure, Sterling, but you're in an easier phase now") and explain why it isn't the property or the ages or the lack of babies making me happy. It's the tools. I walk through calming your body first, opening the messy closet of your thinking, putting what you actually want in the result line, and building rest into your rhythms so you stop living for the next escape. It comes down to rebuilding trust with yourself, and it's available in any season.
WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE:
- Why a big, un-relaxing family trip left me more in love with my everyday life than ever
- The objection I take head-on ("it's easy for you now") and why circumstances aren't what make me happy
- Calming your body first: the anger thermometer, breathing, and being Dominic the dragon "cooling his fire" so your kids can see it
- Opening the messy closet of your thinking, popping the comparison bubbles, and redirecting on purpose
- Putting what you actually want in the result line (like "enjoy the kids in the afternoon"), solved both practically and mentally
- Building rest into daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly rhythms so you don't feel desperate to escape your life
- Rebuilding self-trust, why peace and acceptance come before problem-solving, and the great household yo-yo drama
EPISODE TIMELINE:
- [00:00] – Home from Idaho to Wisconsin, and falling more in love with daily life
- [05:00] – "It's easy for you now": the phase objection, and why it's not the circumstances
- [10:00] – Calming your body first (the thermometer and Dominic the dragon)
- [14:00] – The messy closet of your thoughts, and popping the comparison bubbles
- [18:00] – Putting what you want in the result line, and rest built into your rhythms
- [23:00] – Rebuilding self-trust, peace before problem-solving, and the yo-yo saga
- [27:00] – Six spots left for France
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Come to France with me this fall (six spots left!: https://catholicmomcalm.com/france/
- Catholic Mom Calm membership: https://catholicmomcalm.com/
- Calm Catholic Kids (Summer of Kindness stories free until September): https://catholicmomcalm.com/calm-catholic-kids-collection-3-kindness/
CONNECT WITH STERLING JAQUITH:
- Website: https://catholicmomcalm.com
- Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catholicmomcalm
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