Let it Be Easy

Do you remember those red "Easy" buttons from Staples? Until last weekend, I had completely forgotten they existed. But with my daughter on a five-day school break, we decided to spend time with my mom. As soon as we arrived, my stepdad pulled out the Easy button—he knows how much my daughter loves pressing it.

At first, it was just part of the background, blending into the hum of our days. Until it wasn’t.

"That was easy!" it chirped as my daughter pushed it over and over again.

Ate a yummy lunch. "That was easy!"

Finished coloring her picture. "That was easy!"

I couldn’t help but laugh at her enthusiasm. And somewhere in the universe, that message must have lodged itself into my subconscious.

A few days later, back home, I found myself tangled in a web of uncertainty. I’m in the middle of a threshold moment—a term my publisher, Brooke Warner, recently wrote about—and it fits. My mind has a habit of overcomplicating things, spinning through all the unknowns, the paths I can’t quite see yet. There’s a lot I can’t control, and a few opportunities hovering in the distance, ones I’m not sure I want to chase.

"Let it be easy."

The words whispered through my thoughts, cutting through the noise each time my mind started to spiral.

Let the right opportunities find me and let the ones that aren’t meant for me fall away.

I don’t have to force closure right now.

It was my own inner wisdom speaking—a voice I’ve spent my whole adult life learning to trust. So, I listened. I reminded myself that things can be easy.

Over the last two days, I started drinking my favorite mint tea again—this time from a new brand, Yogi Tea. To my surprise, each tea bag comes with a little motivational quote. One read:

"The unknown is where all outcomes are possible. Enter it with grace."

Let it be easy.

This week, I also celebrated a big milestone—updating my author photos with the fabulous Erin Waynick. When I got them back, I saw something I hadn’t fully acknowledged before. A photograph can capture more of our essence than we realize, and in those images, I saw a woman who is stronger, braver, and farther along than she ever imagined. A woman standing exactly where she is meant to be.

It was another reminder: Keep going. Let it be easy. Lean into the unknown with grace.

What would it look like for you to let it be easy in your work or life?

I’d love to hear your thoughts—because the world needs who we were made to be.

P.S. In the spirit of letting things be easy, Spiritual Media Blog posted one of my favorite book chapters from my upcoming memoir this week. You can read it HERE.