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Tag: essentialism

Avoid Emphasizing the Wrong Things to Your Kids

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jess Connell

In parenting, not everything can be in bold print. We can’t emphasize EVERYTHING and have our children “get it” all. We just can’t. IF YOU’VE EVER SEEN SOMEONE WHO TYPES EVERY MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK IN ALL CAPS, you know it’s true. After a few sentences, your eyes glaze over. It’s too much to take in. It’s…

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Putting Essentialism Into Practice (Mom On Purpose, Day 2)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Jess Connell

First I asked myself, What is the most essential thing for me to be doing right now? Then I reminded myself of the reasons why I want to DO those essential things. I’m not under the illusions that mere DOING is going to change my heart, my home, or my family. So I wanted to remind…

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12 Things Every Mommy Needs to Remember (Mom On Purpose, Day 1)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Jess Connell

Yesterday we asked: AM I DOING THE MOST ESSENTIAL THING?  Thoughts about essentialism and how it squares with my job as a mom have been swirling in my head for weeks. Saturday, it all came to a head when I realized I didn’t have my phone. My hands patted and searched, frenetically panicked like Bilbo Baggins’ hands when…

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The Question Every Mom Needs To Ask Herself

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jess Connell

How you answer this question affects everything. It’s a game-changer. It’ll make or break the way your day goes. But perhaps even more importantly, it’ll affect the way you THINK AND FEEL about how your day goes. ESSENTIALISM, FOR MOMS I’ve been listening to the book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown….

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