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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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Tag Archives: grasp what matters
How Do You Go Hands Free?
When I began my Hands Free journey a little over one year ago, I started alone. I was three months into it when I realized the transformation occurring in my life was too good to keep to myself. So on … Continue reading
A New Fan of Lazy
As one would imagine, my Hands Free mentality causes me to be overly aware of the usage of hand held communication devices. What interests me most are not the times I see people using their phones, it’s the times I … Continue reading
Tipping The Scales
On the way home from my Mother’s Day dinner, my daughters asked if we could visit the pet store. My husband and I happily oblige our daughters’ requests for pet store visits as these adventures allow us to put off … Continue reading
Posted in Memory Bank, Sunset Moments
Tagged alternatives to a birthday party, embracing your child's passions, family bonding, family memories, fish for pets, grasp what matters, hobbies with your children, living Hands Free as a family, meaningful birthday ideas for kids, spend time with, talk to your children, we create our children's memories
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Did You Get The Memo?
The readers of this blog have been doing something I wasn’t expecting. But as I have discovered on this journey, the most meaningful things come unplanned; the most powerful things come unexpectedly. This is YOUR story… A few weeks ago … Continue reading
The Trip To Nowhere
What I am about to tell you may surprise you. It is not something I like to advertise about myself. In fact, very few people know this about me. I have a problem, but I have managed to hide it … Continue reading
No Thanks Necessary
The week before Easter, I had a proposal for the good people of The Hands Free Revolution. I asked that we ban together and collectively recognize those who are underappreciated and often forgotten. And our targets were the faithful trash … Continue reading
Posted in Accent on the Positive, Take Time to Say It, The Hands Free Revolution
Tagged activities about kindness for children, acts of kindness, acts of kindness for children, appreciation for the mail carrier, appreciation for the trash collector, grasp what matters, helping children show gratitude, mail carriers, Note writing, Take Time to Say It, The Hands Free Revolution, trash collector
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There Is A Reason
When I began this Hands Free journey nine months ago, I did not know where it would take me. I didn’t plan to come here, to a place of introspect so deep that it hurts. But this journey has taught … Continue reading
Posted in There Is A Reason
Tagged becoming a better person, being introspective, grasp what matters, Helping tornado survivors of April 27th, I need a wake up call, If your life is a storm, make the most out of life, natural disaster, Putting Distraction In Its Place, surviving a tornado, There Is A Reason, Tornado of April 27
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There May Be Tears
On Valentine’s Day, my daughters and I put a little happiness in one of the most unsuspecting places for people who least suspected it. We remembered those who are often forgotten. And the results were profound. Our trash collectors were … Continue reading
Posted in Hands Free Evidence, Take Time to Say It, The Hands Free Revolution
Tagged acts of kindness, angel, doing things with your child, family bonding, grasp what matters, mail carriers, making people feel appreciated, Note writing, showing thanks, The Hands Free Revolution, trash, trash collectors
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I Had It All
Last weekend I was inspired by my readers to “raise the bar” on my growing desire to live Hands Free. So I did something that was challenging for me. I turned off my hand held communication device and my computer … Continue reading
Posted in I Have Today, Putting Distraction In Its Place, The Hands Free Revolution
Tagged being focused, being in the moment, daily distraction, family bonding, family memories, family time, grasp what matters, living in the now, Memory Bank, quality time, Sunset Moments, time in my hands, turn off your Blackberry, turn off your cell phone, unplugged
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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