As you may know, I'm currently taking a six-month break from work and social media to be fully present with my family, which means that every Tuesday on the podcast, you're going to be getting a mix of new episodes, old episodes, and interviews.

This episode of the podcast is one of my earlier, most popular, most downloaded episodes, which means it's worth repeating.

I hope you enjoy it.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode one.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy soul

and a fulfilling life.

Let's dive in.

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of Work and Play with Nancy Ray. I'm so excited to extend you a very warm welcome.

I'm incredibly grateful that you're listening today.

My name is Nancy Ray and I'm honored to have this little space in your life to hopefully speak some encouragement. Now, I don't know about you, but I have really come to love podcasts. I'm a busy

mama, and I'm a business owner, and I also value learning and listening to words of wisdom, but

sometimes it's just really hard to fit it all in. That's why podcasts are so awesome. So I hope you can listen

while you're driving or cleaning the kitchen after the kids are in bed or when you go on a walk or

run. I found it's something that can really build your life and encourage your heart, even in the midst of

the mundane things that we do all the time anyway. At least I found that to be

true in my life. One thing that I've learned in life is that the words that I allow spoken

and in my mind and in my heart can really affect who I am. They can literally change the atmosphere

in my home and they can even help determine what I choose to do during my day. Like if I'm having a bad day,

or if I'm discouraged or down, my mindset affects how I parent, how I work, how I relate to my

husband, how I live. But a word of life or a practical tip that's helpful or a scripture at the

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