I have so much to say about how these last few too busy weeks have been. I've come to a place where I'm finally standing tall as a mama of three and I know exactly what I want to do with my time and exactly how I want to feel in my time.
I keep thinking back to an old friend whose words kept me awake at night in the middle of New Hampshire, in the mid 1990s.
Click to read Today's Mama: Henry David Thoreau Taught Me To Keep It Real.
Last month I bit off more than I could chew. It was a bit like stuffing a watermelon into a pocket designed for dimes, nickles in the front of a Vintage pair of Levis... [click HERE to read more].






7 comments:
You're awesome. I'm so inspired to more yeses, and it is good and necessary sometimes to leave the woods...
Beautifully written piece. XO
I haven't read Walden in ages, but it might be time for a re-read. Sometimes saying no is the best thing you can do for yourself.
I agree with Tonya.. time for a re-read! I have to learn when to say yes and that its ok to say no.. the perfectionist in me says I can do it all, no problem.. simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
I love your raw honesty. A beautiful and inspiring piece, as usual.
Great piece and something we all need to remember!
Exactly. This is Brilliant.
One of your best posts yet, JFB.
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