Thanks for sharing . Self care is important. By the way, I feel very fortunate to have met you, your mom and your dad 24 years ago at a conference in Pasadena, CA. We heard your and your mom speak when we were starting our homeschool journey. Her advice and your books were a huge inspiration to us. Thank you.

Considering my emails look like this just for my primary inbox of "unread" messages, I might need to do this! It's an added weight that has been piling up for years. And you just made me realize it's grief. I'm so sorry for the loss of your parents. 🙏🏽

A reminder that we are not as important as we think. Life goes on and we should not stress out over so many things.

I have been wanting to do this for a very long time and just couldn’t push the button. I’m pushing the button! Thank you!

Several years ago my computer gave up the ghost & I lost 9 years of email with about 100 unanswered - I grieved Then I visited Sudan and saw how they mostly lived existential priorities - mine was a self-imposed grief Now I ruthlessly clear my inbox 📥 every chance I get

Thank you for this. I would love to read anything you write about this period of time. We don't talk about the other realities which coexist with grief. I'm so sorry that you lost them both so quickly. And thank you for sharing about your email. It is liberating & comforting to hear of both your choice & the outcome.

This is the inspirational content the internet needs.

Yes! Normalize this! I started two years ago, after a rare vacation, purging my inbox, but since I worry about deleting something critical I’ll need later, I create a folder called “inbox zero 3.13.26,” for example, and move everything from my inbox into that. I do NOT go back and clean that purge folder, but the emails are all there if I want to/need to find them. The relief of starting a new week after a vacation at inbox zero CANNOT be stressed enough! ❤️

I’m terrified of needing an old email, because several times a year, I do. I wonder if I could just bulk archive 😂

I used to tell kids, you have two seconds starting now to hit the rewind button and start over. It is the same for myself, give some time to hit rewind in my older age, it is working so much better. Have you heard of Project 21:12 for recovering evangelicals? It is quite interesting what is being built for those of us that are still detoxing.

I did that one time too. Literally just deleted all and figured whatever was important was bound to be re-sent.

THIS! If someone really needs you, they will try again. Anything else is unnecessary. I'm sorry it was such a horrible time for you 😔

I hear you! What are you planning for holidays? I found it was really nice to spend extra time with my kids after both of my parents passed.

I love this. I own a small business and sometimes I physically cannot possibly in any reasonable way shape or time answer everyone properly.

I’m so very sorry. I understand your pain completely. I lost both of my beloved parents from Covid, 17 days apart. It’s been horrific for me and the pain is so deep, even after 4 years. They were the best! Anyway, be well.

It was me. I needed it.

Thank you for this brilliant idea and witness. Everything scares me, but hearing you didn’t experience “the end of the world” is encouraging.

I love this!

Yup it's called self-care! Sometimes you need to do what's best for you.And in the end , it benefits everyone!💞

What a difficult year that must’ve been for you. Well done performing the self-care of deletion!

Yes. Thank you for that.

I did need to hear that- Thanks

Yep. Wise. ❤️

I have 8,500. I should do this. Thx!

Amen!