3928: The Desire for More: What I Learned by Heather Myklegard with No Sidebar on Intentional Living

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🗓️ 28 February 2026

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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 3928: Heather Myklegard reflects on the Blizzard of 2016 and the unexpected clarity it brought about contentment, consumer habits, and the power of slowing down. What felt like inconvenience became a meaningful reminder that abundance, community, and joy are often already within reach. Her story gently challenges us to reconsider what we truly need, and why we’re always reaching for something else. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nosidebar.com/desire-for-more/ Quotes to ponder: "Amazing how much you realize you have, when you really can’t go out to get more." "Community, in times of need, is so important and it sometimes shows up in the least expected places." "In the end, we had everything we needed right there. We had a roof over our heads and we had each other. There isn’t anything more necessary than that." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily, The Desire for More, What I Learned, by Heather Michaelgard with
0:07.2	no sidebar.com, and I'm Justin Mollock. We're going to get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:17.1	The desire for more, what I learned by Heather Michael Gard with no sidebar.com.
0:23.5	They said it would be big. Prepare, they said. Stock up on groceries, batteries, blankets,
0:30.4	and gas. There could be power outages and flooding. I listened to the news and just shook my head.
0:36.1	I thought I knew how these storms went.
0:38.2	Being from the west, a snowstorm is no big deal.
0:40.9	I often laugh at the East Coast frenzy for any form of precipitation.
0:44.8	They swarm to the grocery stores buying bread and gallons of milk,
0:48.3	only to wake up to a few inches of snow.
0:51.0	Well, this time, I was wrong.
0:53.6	30 inches later, schools closed for days and the federal
0:57.1	government and metro shut down. This storm was no joke. It was amazing to watch and witness and
1:03.3	will forever be remembered as the blizzard of 2016. Our boys loved the snow days, sleding at the
1:08.5	school and making snow force, but for me, this had been
1:12.1	more. This storm opened my eyes up to so much more than waist-high snow plows and cars stuck in
1:18.2	ditches, this storm showed me what is truly important and what it means to live with intention.
1:24.5	The desire for more. Here are five things I learned about life during the blizzard of 2016.
1:31.3	Number one, we have more than enough.
1:34.6	When everyone was running to the grocery store to stock up on milk, eggs, and batteries,
1:39.0	I was shaking my head.
1:40.4	After 30 inches of snow, I'm kicking myself for not taking the warnings more seriously.
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