3786: Sometimes You Have to Move Back in Order to Move Forward by Jay and Heather Harrington of Life And Whim

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🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3786: Jay and Heather Harrington explore how life’s backward steps often lead to the most meaningful growth. Through honest reflection and gentle wisdom, they show that slowing down, reassessing, and sometimes retreating allows us to realign our values, rediscover purpose, and ultimately move forward with greater clarity and confidence. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/sometimes-you-have-to-move-back-in-order-to-move-forward Quotes to ponder: "Sometimes you have to move back in order to move forward." "When we slow down and take stock, we often find that the path ahead becomes clearer." "Growth doesn’t always come from constant motion, it often comes from stillness." Episode references: Man’s Search for Meaning: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X The Power of Now: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is optimal living daily. Sometimes you have to move back in order to move forward by
0:36.8	Jay and Heather Harrington of
0:38.2	Lifeandwim.com. And I'm Justa Mollick. I'm going to jump right into today's post as we
0:43.7	optimize your life. Sometimes you have to move back in order to move forward by J. and Heather
0:53.8	Harrington of life and Whim.com.
0:57.7	It was the first snowfall of the season, not a massive amount, but enough to make it tough for the
1:02.8	plow trucks to keep up, and it was falling during morning rush hour, such as it is in Trevor's
1:08.2	City. Heather finished loading our three girls into the car,
1:12.0	click, click, click, and headed for school drop-off. Our five-year-old Madison's school is at the top of a
1:18.4	hill and there's a single road of entry, Hill Street, to the school's parking lot. Heather took our
1:23.7	usual route that morning, turning carefully onto a hill at a point halfway up the hill,
1:28.5	stuck. We planned pretty carefully for our move to Trevor City, but one pretty big oversight was that
1:34.5	the vehicle we primarily used to get the kids around is not particularly good in the snow. Heather
1:40.6	feels a bit more strongly about its snow ineptitude, so she's stuck, giving a gas, wheels spinning,
1:48.1	but going nowhere. Anger and anxiety build as the line of cars behind her grows. It's Trevor's
1:54.4	city, so there's no honking, but surely parents have jobs to get to and other kids to drop off.
2:00.1	She envisions the school-wide email going out.
2:03.0	No school today, parents. Heather Harrington is stuck on the hill and blocking car line.
2:08.4	She can't go forward. Spinning her wheels is getting her nowhere. Only one thing left to do,
2:14.5	reverse. By backing up, she was able to circle back around to the bottom of the hill
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