Tools of Life is written and produced by Julie Ford of Julz of Life where we've been supporting parents and teens as they navigate the challenging richness of raising the next generation. 

As parents, this stage of life is full of our own "remember when..." and "oh boy, here we go..." moments that we can choose to either DREAD or RELISH. No stage of parenting should need to be endured. JOY is a choice and that's where we're going to start this first show as we introduce the 7 Habits I Adopted Since Choosing JOY:

1. Gather smiles at the grocery
2. Start the day asking how I can serve and then listening.
3. Open my palms to receive gratefully - noticing the tiny miracles.
4. Choosing all day long (course correction)
5. See Obstacles as DETOURS in the right direction
6. Grace - Forgiving all especially yourself
7. Take a Winventory each night

This was our debut show on 21.6 The Net (www.216thenet.com). Originally, the series was "7 Rules I Follow Since Choosing JOY!" (It was later amended to "habits" because we have lots of rule-benders out there!) 

Show resources: 

The song "Joy" is performed by For King and Country.  (Let it MOVE you!!)

May Cause Miracles is written by my teacher, Gabrielle Bernstein. It's "A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness." Many great nuggets for shifting yourself one notch higher.

Disclosure for resources: https://julzoflife.com/disclosure/

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After going through a bit of a life swamp, Julie has a few lessons learned to share. Each of these nuggets is a show in itself, so that's just what we're going to treat you to next! Buckle up for some perspective to help you get from "frustrated and frazzled" to "laughing and lovin it" faster. 

Tools of Life - where we bring enough levity and perspective to you on Friday that you love the weekend (big time!) and make people wonder what on EARTH got into you by Monday. For more tools, contact Julie Ford at [email protected] or follow Julz of Life on Facebook or Instagram.

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