Healthy Magazine Healthy RGV Issue 99 | Page 17

HEALTHY MIND "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. — Annie Dillard GET REAL. Let's understand the difference between chaos, the need to be flexible and straight up not wanting to do hard work and bring about change. Do you or do you not want to live with intention? There will always be seasons during which we need nothing but grace for ourselves. Pregnancy, going through fostering or adopting a child, moving, going through a divorce or some other life change, but I think most of us need to get real with ourselves about this mystical lack of time. Those who are happy, successful moms, entrepreneurs, ministry organizers, spouses, workers, etc. are the ones who don't let excuses keep them from embracing a better version of themselves. Is there something out there you've been avoiding, that you know will help you and change your life, but you've been saying "I don't have time" or "I don't have the money for that"? We have to stop letting the daily grind, the chaos, the kids, the messes, the clutter, the stresses, the bills, the TV, the everything get in the way of us accomplishing the end goals of our lives. If how you spend every mundane day is going to add up to equal the sum of how you spent your life, what are you waiting for? How much longer are you going to use the "I don't have time for that" excuse? REEVALUATE. Tell your time and your resources where to go. If you need something, take it. Make it happen. Don't stay stuck where you're at. There's not a single admirable person in history who lived that way, and it's not good enough for you. You're called to abundant life! Go and take it. Allie Casazza is The Purposeful Housewife. She is all about helping you purge the clutter that's clogging your joy, rediscover the purpose in your days, and live with intention. As Annie Dillard said, "How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives." Allie will inspire you to spend yours the way you want to. That means intentionally setting up a home and a life that fosters purposeful living for what matters. The Purposeful Housewife is a place to find clarity in your role as a mom. Learn more about Allie @thepurposefulhousewife. HEALTHY RGV / 17