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Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

Girls Night #251: How to be More Present When you Want to Skip Ahead — with Ruth Chou Simons

Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

Stephanie May Wilson

Self-improvement, Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, How To

4.94K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to stay present even if you’re not exactly where you want to be in life. I’m excited about this episode because if you’re anything like me, when you’re going through a waiting season, all you want to do is skip forward and get to the “good part” where it feels like you have your life together again. Or maybe you want to skip ahead because what you’re currently facing — in your job, in parenting, in a relationship — is too hard, too messy, or not at all where you pictured you would be at this time in your life. Friends, I get it. I’ve been there too. But the more waiting seasons I’ve lived through, the more that I’ve discovered that they're not something to wish away. They’re actually something to lean into, and today’s guest is going to teach all about this! Our guest for today’s episode is my new friend, Ruth Chou Simons. Ruth is a bestselling author of several books and Bible studies, an artist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker, using each of these platforms to sow the Word of God into people’s hearts. I’ve been a fan of Ruth for years and love the work that she does. Her newest book is called, Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More. In the description she says this book is showing us how to “embrace the biblical truth that someday is made up of thousands of right nows” and that’s really what this episode is all about! If you’re feeling stuck in your current circumstances, I hope today’s conversation is the reminder you need that no season is wasted and it’s possible to grow in the right here and right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey friend, welcome to Girls Night, where we work through life's biggest decisions and transitions together.

0:10.0

I'm Stephanie May Wilson, and on this show we talk about the everything era

0:13.8

that wildly confusing decade-ish where we have to make some of the most significant

0:19.2

decisions of our lives typically all at the same time. Now if you're anything like me it

0:24.4

probably feels like a lot. How do you even know what you want out of life and

0:29.0

even once you figured it out how do you make it happen? thankfully, we don't have to figure this out alone.

0:35.6

I have invited some of the smartest women I know onto the show to walk us through the topics that keep us up at night.

0:42.1

We're going to learn from both their experience

0:44.0

and their expertise and you'll walk away not only knowing what your next step is,

0:47.8

but with the support you need to actually take it. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what decisions you end up

0:55.2

making, you're welcome here. Get comfy and let's get started. Okay friend I am so

1:01.6

excited about today's episode because today we're talking about how to stay present

1:06.9

even if you're not exactly where you want to be in life.

1:10.4

I'm excited about this episode because if you're anything like me when you're going through a waiting season all you want to do is skip forward to get to the good part where it feels like you have your life together again

1:21.3

Or maybe you want to skip ahead because what you're currently

1:24.0

facing in your job in parenting in a relationship is too hard, too messy, or not at

1:30.4

all where you pictured you'd be at this time in your life.

1:33.7

Friend, I get it.

1:34.6

I've been there too, but the more waiting seasons I've lived through,

1:38.4

the more that I've discovered

1:39.6

that they're not something to wish away.

1:42.1

They're actually something to lean into and today's guest is going to teach us all about this.

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