Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast. If you're looking

for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle, this is it. Every

week I invite you to slow down and join me to explore practical ways to organize and

automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

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to miss this. Do you ever wonder why you were put on this earth? I know, I know I'm coming

in hot, but when we get to big days like Thanksgiving, I can't help it. I tend to stop

for a second to evaluate my life. I ask big questions like, where am I? Who am I?

Well, I'm a mom. I'm a partner, a daughter, a friend. I get to lead a group of talented

women at Simplified and shepherd the wonderful community at the Simplified Sisterhood. And

on days like Thanksgiving, when there's a small pause in our schedules to think about all

the blessings we've been given, I can't help but think about how grateful I am to have

so many wonderful people in my life, no matter which hat I'm wearing at the moment. And

I also think about why I'm grateful for them. I am grateful to be loved by these people

and for the opportunity to love them and serve them in return. The longer I'm here on

this earth, the more I realize why I was put here. I'm here to serve other women. I'm

here to show them all the lessons I've learned through all the mistakes I've made, the

little ones and the not so little ones. I've had so many teachers who have showed me their

scars and I'm grateful for their courage. My hope is that I can do the same for other

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