Elizabeth Kunc Elizabeth Kunc

Here is a secret.

Our oldest daughter just went off to college, and suddenly I find myself with so much more free time on my hands.  For the last 18 years, it feels like I have put a host of my hopes and dreams on hold.  But it’s been so long since I focused on the things I love, that I almost can’t even remember what they were.

Here is a secret about things you love. if you put them down you can always pick them back up again. You can always paint again, sew again, hike again, play music again, read that book again, watch the movie. "But it's been so long." The thing yo

Our oldest daughter just went off to college, and suddenly I find myself with so much more free time on my hands.  For the last 18 years, it feels like I have put a host of my hopes and dreams on hold.  But it’s been so long since I focused on the things I love, that I almost can’t even remember what they were.

Then I read this quote, and it landed in the center of my mama’s heart.  How do I remember what it was that I love to do?  Find something that sounds interesting and start there.

I will find the rhythm of my own heartbeat again.  One clumsy dance at a time.

Question:  Have you put your hopes and dreams on the back burner?

Food For Thought:  Does the thought of reviving them make your heart leap a little?

Challenge:  Think of one thing that you really love (or used to love) to do, and start it back up.

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