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LET’S FACE IT: WE LIVE IN BUSY TIMES

But aren’t you a bit tired of saying “I’m busy” when someone asks how you’ve been?
Do you hear how often you’re saying “just a minute” or “Sorry, I’m busy” to your children?

Unconsciously, we are creating a new generation of busy adults, just waiting for the next best thing, unable to cope with now.

LET’S CHANGE THAT

Yes, there’s chaos! There always will be with kids. But we can find the stillness. We can create it- and we need to. For our own sanity and for that of our children’s, let’s slow down.

Welcome to Being Still in Chaos.

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