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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

May 8, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

It’s human nature to do whatever you can to stay comfortable and safe. Our brains preserve energy and avoid discomfort at all costs. The caveman part of our brain has not evolved as quickly as modern society has. It doesn’t know we don’t have to forage for food or search for shelter anymore, so discomfort […]

Filed Under: Self Care, Setting Boundaries Tagged With: growth mindset, how to tolerate discomfort, keys to growrth, tolerating discomfort

She’s Coming Home

November 15, 2020 by not your average mom 10 Comments

Almost three years ago when she was 11 years old, Number 4 discovered a particular boarding school and she set her sights on going there for high school. She didn’t want to go to any boarding school. She wanted to go to that one. Last October we went to visit and have an interview. Knowing […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: get comfortable with being uncomfortable, learning to tolerate discomfort, life lessons, sitting through discomfort, tolerating discomfort

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