What I found myself worrying about often in the years before becoming a mother was that motherhood would draw me far away from myself. But the most pleasant gift the experience has given me has been arriving home.
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Once I’ve committed to an outdoor project, I usually venture back inside a dirt-covered warrior after a hard-fought battle. But walking by the unruly vines in my backyard was a reminder of all the things I hadn’t yet gotten to. Anxiety can work like this in me. It creeps in and settles into the corners of my mind until I have no choice but to take care of it.
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