Catch Yourself Mid-Reaction 

Hi Friend, On a recent Sunday, I felt depleted. Emotionally drained. Energetically desiccated. So, in an effort to nourish my spirit, I decided to take a break in the back yard with my husband Sal. We sat together in silence, watching birds dart from tree to tree. I could feel my spirit reanimating. I could feel my authentic self rising up from the ashes of my hustling and bustling. All of a sudden, Sal says to me, “Did Maddy remember to get that gift for whatshername? You guys have to leave in 30 minutes …” His words were like an electric shock to my system. My heart rate doubled and my impulse was to launch myself out of that chair, huff my way to the staircase where I would scream at my child asking if she’d handled her gift getting business.