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chop wood, carry water

9/25/2017

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one of my fav quotes ever

especially after living in the woods
where wood stove was our only heat
+
well before that living in the Philippines
with no running water
chop wood, carry water
for real

do you have weeks where
the mundane tasks just wear you out?


dishes + laundry piles 
3 meals a day 
floors to clean
homework to do
diapers to change
babies to feed
little ones who need reminders
for.every.little.thing 
then work outside the home
smh
too much

life can easily become pure drudgery

where's the meaning?
the zest?
adulting is hard only goes so far
don't you want more?

i do
i want more for you + for me
minimal drudgery
at the least

but we also know
no fairy godmother
is going to come & clean house
take care of shop
and make sure we have that good life
we're here to live
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we are our own fairy godmothers
we are the ones
who can bring magic
to our lives
it's not about
prince charming
it's about being charmed 
by our very own lives


so
(most of the time at least)
we are truly
from our hearts
full of gratitude


to be alive
to blessed with our lives
to thank the powers that be
everyday
for sending us our beautiful children
to feel the magic of our own existence
pure miraculous bliss

all while we
chop wood
carry water
make lunches
change diapers
do homework
dishes
laundry
make a living
make a difference
in this crazy world


this week
i wave
my fairy godmother wand
full of gold glitter
i wish you
a wiping away the cobwebs 
of 
pure drudgery & mundane

and give you instead
joy in the moment
little systems to make
life so much easier
and
access to your inner wisdom
+

fountain of over-flowing
inner happiness

You Got This.

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p.s. I want your chop wood, carry water to be the best chop wood, carry water ever. To see you living your best life yet + rocking the mundane of your daily existence. Do you know how much energy you would save if parenting was more positive?....Ssssso much.....The very best fairy godmother magic I can offer you is a happy home. So your daily life (and all the mundane) can become a whole lot sweeter. I've had lots of requests for me to extend the Happy Home early bird registration rate. Your wish is granted: Enjoy your happy home at 20% off through this Wednesday, 9/27. You so got this happy home thing. ​
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    Hi friends,  I write from the heart to tell my life story, and the story of those in my neighborhood called life. Research shows that our children's emotional & mental health is contingent upon us parents being able to tell our life story, or "coherent narrative."  This is my coherent narrative, my life story in the making, with some of what I love in life too. My goal is to share my life in a way that is real, uplifting & positive- sometimes serious, sometimes fun. In my practice, I inspire parents to empowerment through reclaiming our life stories and learning respectful discipline. My work is my offering to our children- our future. Wishing you all a happy family!

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