Hey guys, it's Rachel and this is a quick word on how hard it feels.

I had this epiphany the other day and I'm wondering if it's going to resonate with you

too.

I got a question in from a mama who was asking how she can set a good example for her

20-something-year-old daughter.

How?

Can I explain to her that the anxiety that she feels is just sometimes a part of life

and that all of us, every single one, whether we're 45 or 65 or 22, we're all just walking

through a series of waking up and reminding ourselves that we've still got it.

And I sat with this question for a long time because I know this mama like so many of us

who are parents.

No matter what age our kids are, we're trying to figure out how to set the best example

and I had this sort of epiphany as I was thinking about anxiety and how so many of each subsequent

generation feels more and more and more anxious.

And I just feel like I want to say something and hope that it lands.

Do you know that it's supposed to be hard?

Hit in that for just one second.

Do you understand that you are supposed to feel challenged, that you are supposed to

feel uncomfortable at times?

So what I worry about a little bit is that younger generation, so college age, high school,

middle school, that you're walking into scenarios that are just normal life.

It is normal to walk into a party and feel awkward.

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