Joanna Gaines Shares 2023 Goal: Choosing to Be Present ‘Over Everything Else’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Joanna Gaines set her goal for 2023 — being present.
In a new blog post, Gaines defined “presence” for her followers, telling them that for her, it means being there for small family moments.
“The details are what I’ve learned to pull close for those times when I sense the urge to sink back into them,” she wrote. “Later, after days or months, or years have passed. To breathe them in again and feel them once more.”
So, what are Gaines’ tips for those who want to be more present in their own lives?
“I think it’s more about choosing to lean in when you could easily lean out. Letting something catch your attention instead of brushing it off,” she shared.
“It’s recognizing a moment so beautiful that it steals your heart — and then choosing it,” Gaines went on. “Over everything else. Seeing it through. Presence, I’m learning, is revealed in our noticing. It’s in the pause. Where all is calm, all can be bright.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Gaines’ efforts to be present for the small, simple moments in her life, as well as her children’s lives:
Joanna Gaines recently shared a look at a day she spent playing outside with 4 year-old son Crew.
“He woke up this morning and said he wanted to be a ‘tire man’ and then he changed his mind and wanted to be a butterfly catcher and that turned into becoming a fire maker,” Gaines captioned a video of her son. “This little guy makes life fun.”
In the video, the mother and son play with a bike tire and pump, then explore a fort Crew made in a wooded area. Gaines tells the 4 year-old to be careful as he climbs inside, then cheers him on as Crew builds a tiny pretend campfire.
Gaines is also mom to Drake, 18, Ella, 15, Duke, 14, and Emmie Kay, 12. She shares all five children with husband Chip.
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