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intentional living, little by little

January 13, 2012

{ramblings} What If…

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What if… we did away with the anxiety-ridden expectations of what a good mother should be and lived our lives in the freedom that we’re doing the best we can?

What if… instead of saying no (largely because we’re inconvenienced or lazy), we said, “Why not?”

What if… we stopped obsessing about our “pre-pregnancy” weight and now embraced our new normal and the blessing(s) that got us this way?

What if… we fed our children the best we could afford, but didn’t stress about the occasional chocolate chip cookie or Happy Meal?


What if… we stopped worrying about what everyone else thought of us and instead focused on what we thought of us?

What if… we lived our lives with the joy of the front row instead of living in the third row?

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