101: Life Is Better When It’s Slow with Rebecca Smith
In Episode 101, Daniel and Christina interview author and business owner, Rebecca Smith about how life is better when it is slow. Imagine a world in which dreams and passions are achieved with slow steps, simple obedience, and steadfast diligence? Is that not the world we are living in today? This pandemic has all forced us to pause, to allow our souls to take a deep breath, and to re-evaluate the goals we’ve been hustling for. It’s time to learn why life is better when it is slow.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- How life is better when it’s slow.
- What work-life balance looks like during a pandemic.
- What we can learn from living a slower-paced life.
- How to cherish what we have today, instead of longing for what is coming tomorrow.
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Pick up Rebecca Smith’s newest book, A Better Life: Slowing Down To get Ahead
- Check out Rebecca’s handmade bag company, Better Life Bags
- Want to hear more about why living a slow life is better? Tune into Why Slowing Down Life Matters
- Listen to our 100th Episode where we interview our kids! Marriage And Parenting Advice From The IMbetween Kids
Quotes and Tweets:
- “Screen time is not the enemy of life.” @Rebecca Smith
- “There’s a way to cherish today even if it’s a hard time.” @Rebecca Smith
- “Instead of always asking, “What’s next?” learn to ask, “What is good about now?” @Rebecca Smith
- “We can sit in the moment–the today–look around, and be grateful for what we have without wishing for the next season of life.” @Rebecca Smith
- “The real living happens in the journey of getting there. The lessons, hardship, challenges, and celebrations of today are the moments we are asked to enjoy–to be present for.” @Rebecca Smith
- “These are the actual days. The days for a quiet life. A deep life. A meaningful life. Look up and look around. This, right here, is our better life.” @Rebecca Smith
- “This life won’t be easy. We will encounter storms and trials and pain. We will lean into them even though they hurt. We will ask God to hold us and comfort us, and He will. He will also remind us that we were made for this and that this is part of a life well-lived. It will not break us.” @Rebecca Smith
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Meet Rebecca Smith:
Rebecca Smith is the founder of Better Life Bags, a custom handbag company whose workforce is made up of local women with barriers to employment.
Rebecca loves to encourage and coach young entrepreneurs who desire to use their business for good. She is passionate about reminding women that when it comes to pursuing dreams, waiting on God’s nudges always beats hustling hard. It’s okay being the turtle; life is better when it’s slow.
Rebecca and her husband, Neil, live in Hamtramck, Michigan, where they run Better Life Bags together. They have four amazing kids: Jonah, Clara, Corbin, and Gavin. 