It's likely that I was showing off for boys, which makes it 100 times more embarrassing. It was elementary school recess, and my friends and I were seeing who could kick their leg highest, cheerleader style. I was sure I had this competition in the bag, so I gave it a good wind-up and kicked with …
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If you had to use a picture to show the inside of your mind, what would you choose? I'd choose two. First, a photo of my bedroom, the quilt pulled tight so you can't see a wrinkle, the navy accent pillows upright and in position, a candle and a book on my bedside table. Then, a photo of …
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The other day at school pickup, I yawned—the kind of yawn that is much too big to cover up—and said to a friend, "I don't even have an excuse! I just woke up from a nap." She looked at my incredulously, adding that she almost never sits down during the day and can't remember the last time she …
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How many things around your home and in your life do you tolerate (but not accept)? The shoes that get left out, the dishes someone placed in the sink instead of the dishwasher, the way your children pick apart what they like and dislike about every meal you make... -- I climbed into our …
Continue Reading about Moms: What Could You Accept—to Live a Happier Life?
"There should always be a healthy tension between the life we have settled for and the desires that still call us." John O'Donohue One of the messages that threads this website together is my voice saying, you do enough, you are enough, you don't need MORE. When I first got it in my head to …
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The end of the year marks the end of my fifth year writing here at Let Why Lead. I can hardly believe it's been that long! I love this place, and I'm beyond grateful that so many of you follow along, because the interaction I enjoy with you is really what makes this so fulfilling. Every year I …
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Twelve years ago, I decluttered my kids’ toys under the glow of a flashlight as they slept. That one change gave me so much relief that I continued until I’d decluttered more than half of what we owned. ✨
I suddenly felt like I could engage with my loved ones, not just clean up after them. I believe every woman deserves the same.
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