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I want to talk today about downtime, relaxation, fun, adventure, all of those things. We as busy women

crave most. I grew up on a farm which meant that work was the number one value.

My parents even verbalized it. They kind of said, if a person is lazy, then they're not going to

succeed in life. Then they really don't have much value. That's as clearly as they said it.

Well, going forward, I took that to hard and I worked hard.

I worked hard in band and basketball and with my grades. I made it into grad school and I worked

hard and got a PhD even with two kids. And then I had four more kids with six kids total.

And I baked bread and tried to have a beautiful house

and started a business and then started another business, and I've been pushing pretty hard.

As much as I talk about balance, I still think this is a struggle for me because I was taught

to put so much emphasis and value on hard work.

Well, a friend of mine, her name is Joy, she said, you know, Jen, you've spent a lot of time listening to your inner warrior, that person who wants to be strong and tough and show up

and succeed and push through when it's hard. And I thought, gosh,

that's true. And then she said, Jen, what about your inner child? What does she need? And this may sound

a little woo-woo or crazy, but I want to ask you the same question. What about your inner child? What does

she want? You can even close your eyes and ask her.

Hmm, little Jen, what do you need? Mine will just say, I want to have fun. I just want to have fun.

I am tired of the laundry and dishes and everything else I have to do. I'm really tired of homework and signing the school

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