Feeling overtired and anxious about leaving late and how the kids would do in the car with 1400+ miles to go, I found myself wondering about the commitment I made to myself…to slow down, pause and reflect daily on gratitude, self-care, or whatever inspiration came to me for the next 30 days. Ugh…this was going to take practice. In fact, I briefly considered holding off until we actually arrived at our final destination but that seemed a little like cheating.

An eternity later we arrived at our friends in Chicago and had a wonderful time…watching the excitement as the kids experienced the Choo Choo resturant in Des Plaines (where the food arrives by train), the wild abandonment of 5 kids under 4 flinging themselves off a air mattress onto another, and reconnecting with old friends. Friends I met in graduate school. I am deeply thankful that time and distance hasn’t changed our friendship but recognize how important it is to nurture the relationships that feed us.

Is there a person in your life you want to reconnect with? A relationship you want to nurture? What is stopping you? Work through it and reconnect.

 


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