These Moments

I am moving into the marketing and PR phase for my book, which means reaching out to contacts in the magazine world and asking them to consider featuring the book in their May/June issue. This type of thing used to stress me out to no end...I would hit the send button and then obsess over everything that could go wrong: they would hate my writing, my email had typos, I wasn't worthy of their magazine. These thoughts would churn in my mind , causing me to lose sleep, causing me to snap at my husband, causing me to give in to the stress.

Interestingly enough, pregnancy mellowed me out in a big way. Suddenly, I felt that I had something more important to focus on- keeping my body and my baby healthy. It's a big job, and one that I took very seriously. I often wondered if I would resort back to my old behavior once the baby was born. But the opposite has happened. I have learned to live completely in the moment. I still think my work is important, and I take it very seriously, but I have learned to put it in its place. When I am working...I work. When I am with my little one...I am 100% with him.

Imagine walking into the nursery and seeing that little face eagerly awaiting you, looking at you with total trust, knowing that you will provide him with all of the love, warmth and care that he needs. In that moment, everything else just fades into the background. I am so very thankful for these moments.