09/05/2020
On where I was going wrong.
-“And oh, does society have a plan for your life. It offers a ready-made, cookie-cutter approach that will shape you into the mold of every other stressed-out, overextended family out there. It will require less work, less thought, and less guilt than forging your own path. You simply plug into the system and let it do its thing. But your family was made for more. You were made to be wild + free. “ - Ainsley Arment. The Call Of The Wild And Free...
Her words hit me in my core. I was subscribing not only myself, but also my young Daughter to the professional and educational societies that neither of us were meant to be in. We both kept working hard, trying to fit into the boxes and were both left feeling exhausted, defeated, unhappy and definitely NOT FREE. ...
The choice to homeschool felt so OUTSIDE of what we would ever do as a family. And I can see now that was the point all along. We were supposed to go outside of the lines. ...
This is where we belong, in our own wild + free world. We are no longer exhausted, rather we are energized. We no longer harbor anger or defeat daily. We enjoy creativity and joy daily. We are no longer too busy to connect. Now we are so busy connecting that we tend forget life OUTSIDE of our bubble. We no longer experience guilt, we experience peace. ...
I’ve always been a proponent of reaching beyond, accelerating my professional skill sets, giving the next adventure a shot, chasing down the things of dreams. And I still am. ...
It’s just that, sometimes you get called to something that makes no sense to your outside world. However, deep down it makes the most sense to you. That’s when you choose to tune in to your heart, unplug from the reverb and begin to live a life of peace, synchronicity, and joy. A life that feels wild + free. Go OUTSIDE of the lines. You are most welcome here.