“Doing those deeply unfashionable things—slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting—is a radical act now, but it is essential. This is a crossroads we all know, a moment when you need to shed a skin. If you do, you’ll expose all those painful nerve endings and feel so raw that you’ll need to take care of yourself for a while. If you don’t, then that skin will harden around you.”
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
“If John Lennon was right that life is what happens
when you’re making other plans, parenthood is what happens
when everything is flipped over and spilling everywhere
and you can’t find a towel or a sponge or your “inside” voice. —Kelly Corrigan, Lift”
― The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families: How to Bring Out the Best In Your Kids and Yourself
when you’re making other plans, parenthood is what happens
when everything is flipped over and spilling everywhere
and you can’t find a towel or a sponge or your “inside” voice. —Kelly Corrigan, Lift”
― The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families: How to Bring Out the Best In Your Kids and Yourself
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