The Thing About Letting Go…

…Is that it can be easier said than done.

I think a lot about letting go.

And then I think of what I would like to let go of:

Of mistakes I have made.

Of ways I have screwed up.

Of bad decisions I’ve made or acted on.

Of people I have let in who abused the privilege.

 

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Speaking In Exclamation Points

I spent years having lots of disdain for exclamation points and the people who used them.

No joke — I put lots of time and energy into being annoyed by exclamation points.

As a “real” writer, I felt that my my words had a responsibility and that the addition of the !!!! simply meant that the words were weak and needed that extra “boost.”

 

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Do You Want To Make Every Day Epic?

Join me (@AllisonNazarian) and my BFF/Partner-in-Crime @ElizabethPW for our weekly twitter chat “Epic Adventures in Everyday Life” (#epicchat) on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM Pac / 8:00 PM East.

EPW (closer-to-the-edge girl) and Alli (closer-to-home girl) will explore:

 

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  • How life doesn’t stop when you become a mom … it begins.
  • Why you need (at least) a bit of crazy and adventure in your life, even if you are not a risk-taker or adrenaline junkie.