58. A New Year's "No" (Part 1 of 2)

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This is the story of a neglected garden and a disappearing act.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This is the first half of a two-part conversation on why we're beginning this new year by saying "No!" loud and clear.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ordinary life is a gift offered to each one of us, but did you know that ordinary life isn't actually inevitable? That ordinary life--with all of its wonder and beauty--is actually soil to be tended?</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">One of the most important ways we're tending the ground of our lives this year is by saying "No." We invite you to listen, and we invite you to join us this year in growing smaller in order to gain so much.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><strong>Listener Resources:</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://eepurl.com/goSXEH">Subscribe to our "behind the scenes" emails</a></span><span class="s1"> and you'll be the first to hear all about each new episode and all our podcast news. We love sharing bonus photos and anecdotes in these emails to give you the "more" behind each conversation. </span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s3">Curious to learn more about Lisa-Jo's own "No"? She's writing the Detox Diary of an Instagram Addict -- <a href= "http://lisajobaker.com/detoxdiary"><span class="s2">click here to read along.</span></a></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><strong>Listener Invitation:</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Have you subscribed to the podcast and left a review yet? <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-ordinary/id1435936347"><span class="s2">Click here</span></a> to leave a review on iTunes (just scroll down past the episodes to find the option to leave a review). Thank you -- we read and appreciate every one of them. </span></p>