One of my favorite Justin Roberts songs ends with the phrase, "If you liked that, you should check out the mud!" Having always been afraid to get muddy, I thought this phrase is just what I need to apply to my life as I juggle working and raising four kids. We are always seeking to balance the yucky dirt with refreshing, life-giving water and we know that in the right circumstances, things will grow. Over the past year my life has grown by leaps and bounds with my family, my career, and my new passion, writing. I hope you will visit to chat and read about my muddy life!
Often we hear about how important it is to grow, stretch our wings, reach out. I've heard from astrology friends that the planets are aligned in a new way right now and that this is an incredible time to bring new things into our lives. But what? you ask. What am I trying to do, what am I trying to grow toward? The only way to answer that is to be grounded, to be deeply rooted in who we are. Then we'll know where to grow, how to grow, and what we need. So how do we get there? First, we have to go back to what we wanted as young 20-somethings. What were you dreaming of then? How has your life matched those goals? How has it veered off course? Are there dreams that have been dormant? Just lingering beneath the surface? When we connect back to our truest selves, the ones that existed before kids, before marriage, before time and life took a toll on us, what does that self still yearn for? Going back to our roots, connecting to our inner child, our inner voice will encourage us to...
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