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I’m going Hands Free. I want to make memories, not to-do-lists. I want to feel the squeeze of my daughter's arms, not the pressure of over-commitment. I want to get lost in conversation with my spouse, not consumed by a sea of unimportant emails. I want to be overwhelmed by sunsets that give me hope, not by extracurricular commitments that steal my joy. I want the noise of my life to be a mixture of laughter and gratitude, not the intrusive buzz of cell phones and text messages. I am letting go of distraction, disconnection, and perfection to live a life that simply, so very simply, consists of what really matters. I’m going Hands Free. And if this sounds like a life you want to start living, come along. A Hands Free revolution starts here! I hope you will join me!Join The Hands Free Revolution on Facebook
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Category Archives: Right Here Right Now
The Armor We Can Give Our Children
The ocean water was barely 55 degrees, but yet my daughter ventured out each day of our vacation bravely pushing aside her fear of hungry sharks, poisonous jellyfish, and chattering teeth to ride the waves. And she wanted me … Continue reading
Posted in Right Here Right Now, What I Would Have Missed
Tagged building a close relationship with your children, building trust between a parent and a child, communicating with your children, empowering your children, raising confident children, talking to your children about difficult topics, talking to your children about sex
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More Than ‘I Love You’
I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I should have been elated, doing the ‘happy dance’ around my living room. My husband’s company was honoring him for outstanding job performance which meant the two of us would be … Continue reading
A Year of Ordinary Achievement
Each time I am at the start line of a running race I feel a little tightening in my chest – a little nervousness that lets me know my competitive edge, although softened a bit, has not completely disappeared. This … Continue reading
Posted in Right Here Right Now, What I Would Have Missed
Tagged finding genuine meaning in life, finding joy in being alive, letting go of perfection, living intentionally, positive modeling for our children, raising happy children, rejecting societal standards, teaching children it's okay to make mistakes
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A Year From Now
If I had to name one activity that my daughters enjoyed doing most in 2011, it would be sliding down the hill behind our house. My children slid down the hill for the first time in February 2011 and haven’t … Continue reading
Distracted From Loving You
*Permission granted to use authentic names. When I get pulled aside in public about my Hands Free journey, people often bring up a topic that is not mentioned in the collection of reader email messages I receive each day. While … Continue reading
Embrace The Reminder
A few weeks ago, the flu hit our home hard. Instead of simply wreaking havoc for a few days and then moving on, this mega-virus hovered. It would tease us by appearing to be find its way to the door, … Continue reading
The Steps of A Hero
I have had the privilege to witness the Hands Free transformation of one of my readers, an investment banker working in New York City. Every time I see message in my inbox from my long distance partner in this Hands … Continue reading
Keys to Distraction
My seven-year-old daughter cheerfully practices the piano almost every night after dinner. While cleaning the kitchen, I listen as she gracefully stumbles through songs like “Skipping Rocks,” “Tip Toe,” and most recently, “Jingle Bells,” and “Go Tell it On the … Continue reading
I Have Today
My Hands Free inner voice has become very convincing. It doesn’t take much to get me to stop mid laundry folding or dishwasher unloading to sit down with my youngest daughter before she goes to preschool. Before I became Hands … Continue reading