Big grin, full heart.

Little Sarah, 1981, living her best life.

Remember the absolute joy you had as a child? It felt so easy and accessible, didn’t it?

Something as simple as running out the door into the sunshine, taking off on your bicycle (or tricycle, in my case here!), and humming your favorite tune--living your best life! Truth moment…the past few months have carried some overwhelming and weighty decisions for me personally. We’ve had some big decisions to make within my extended family and without giving too many details, it’s just been really heavy on my mind and heart. I’ve never been good at letting go of my worries. In fact, when people say flippantly, “Don’t worry about it.” or “You worry too much!” or “You just have to let it go, you can’t control it”.…..well, it just makes me cringe a little. 

I mean, I know all these things. And if it were that easy, I’d be all over it.

But, hearing someone brush off worries or concerns that seem overwhelming or big to you--that can be a hard pill to swallow. 

Are you a worrier, by nature? Do you feel things deeply? Are you sensitive to others’ big feelings too? And do you tend to take on the worries of others too?

Then, friend--YOU are my people. 

We are all just doing our best. Showing up, sometimes making hard decisions, and learning to accept we won’t have all the answers and that that is okay.

That last one is hard for me. 

I won’t have all the answers and sometimes I have to be okay with sitting in the Waiting. 

I pray about it. I learn to trust myself and my decisions. And I have to learn to release the worry--in my time. Biggest thing I WILL continue to push myself on? 

Trying my best to live in the moment.

What’s that mean? 

For me, it’s breathing deep. Soaking up the sights, sounds, people and experiences around me. Doing my best to be present. If I do that, my worries and all the heavy stuff will start to fall away. 

My goal?

To be just like that little girl in the picture. Big grin, full heart. 

Full of joy and living her best life. 

Also...on another note, can we talk about those epic bangs??