Thursday, December 29, 2016

Lean In, Live Engaged

Lean In, Live Engaged


L.I.L.E.


Lile. 


That's my son's middle name. And also my husband's middle name. And now it's the name of my blog. 


Roughly a week before starting this blog, I quit social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat - all of it. Maybe not forever but at least for the foreseeable future. 


My intention is to spend more time with my son, more time with my husband, more time on me, more time experiencing life with all of my senses. I want to really feel something as I move thru life. And I'm giving up the need to broadcast my every move and adventure to the world. To live each moment for the sake of the moment rather than for the sake of a really good Facebook post. 


But I still have a voice. And I still have some things to say. This is about being real. Experiencing real things and expressing real things. My blog is, for the most part, real, unedited, raw thoughts and feelings. 


So, welcome. This is about me, Leaning In and Living Engaged. 

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