Me.

I wake with pain in my back and in my neck and generally all over. I just started back to physical therapy for the third time. This is a result of not taking care of myself while raising my kids for the last ten years. Something that is easy to do; especially easy to do in a world that is moving too fast, with too many expectations and next to no communal support.

Life feels like an eternal uphill climb. I received the advice to slow down. Simplify. That seemed to require a monumental amount of courage. But maybe not…maybe it really is just as easy and turning off the television; but in this case, the voice of society and culture. Turning my head to focus on my family and our home. Maybe it really is ok to not be involved in every sport and every other activity. Maybe it really is ok to just live a life of meaning instead of one that meets the standard of societal success…

I currently exist in a place between these two worlds, trying to find my way to peace with the simple life. This blog is my journey getting there.