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A few months ago my sister and I took a retreat to Sedona, AZ. There is a beautiful place called Buddha Beach filled with hundreds of rock cairns (tiny piles of rocks.) We read that it was a tradition for visitors to create their own rock cairn when they visit the beach. My [...] The other day I was rushing here and there (even though I had committed to honoring the much slower pace I had cultivated this holiday season.) Amidst all that bustle, I suddenly realized I was running on autopilot again. I wasn’t savoring my first morning coffee. I wasn’t taking a few moments each day [...] By Guest Blogger Stacy Stevens “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau When I chose to begin working from home, I thought, “Sweet! I will finally get to see my boys, spend time with them and really enjoy motherhood! [...] Prior to launching the crowdfunding campaign for the Mom Gets A Business Conference, I interviewed as many people as possible who had launched successful crowdfunding campaigns. I asked them for advice, tips and tricks to increase the success of a campaign. One of the things I heard over and over again was “The people [...] I’m getting ready to launch my first conference. (You can see details here: www.momgetsabiz.com.) This is unchartered territory for me. It is scary. The potential for failure on a micro and macro level is real. This week I was speaking with a group of women entrepreneurs about living life from a place of fear [...] By Joni Lowe I LOVE being a Mom. I’m so very truly grateful I was able to be a stay at home Mom during the toddler years. I was SUPER MOMMY going on play dates, going to story time at the library, going to the playgrounds to swing, etc.. Everything was going really well, [...] By MomGAL Expert Laurie Foley Want to know the most courageous thing I ever did as a mom? I stopped comparing myself to other mothers. The terrible habit of measuring my life with the yardstick of others had become nothing more than a stick to beat myself. Every time I thought “She’s thinner,” I [...] Can you smell it? Oh Yeah – that is Spring, Baby! I revel in being able to see the grass again. I’ve missed it. Have you? Perhaps you are in a part of the country where your grass wasn’t hiding but maybe your growth was. It happens. Winter is naturally a time to hibernate [...] |
 Photo by Tanzie Johnson Photography Patty Lennon A successful life design coach and mom, Patty uses what she learned in her own journey through motherhood and back to herself to help women everywhere be as deeply in love with their own lives as they are with their children. More about Patty »           |
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