Dec 29, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
Be kind to yourself. You are doing OK. There may be a hundred things running around in that brain of yours, but slow down long enough to take a break. My dove chocolate today said it nicely: It’s okay not to do everything. Breathe. You won’t do everything....
Dec 28, 2010 | Annual Review
#Reverb10 offers a month of reflection and prompts for each day. I’m slowly catching up, and enjoying the prompts, however delayed. December 25 is a photo: This was in Philadelphia, at Penn’s Landing by the Delaware River, with two of my closest friends,...
Dec 28, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
The most paralyzing word in our language is “Later.” Later. Later means “not now.” Unfortunately, later means, possibly never at all. Start small. But more importantly, start now. Even if it’s the smallest, tiniest effort –...
Dec 28, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Life, Motivation
It starts with small. Sometimes the smallest, most insignificant changes are really the most important. Not all good things start with a bang. This reduction of things in my life – saying yes and saying no – is a bit of a bang. Although I’m trying to...
Dec 28, 2010 | Annual Review, Life
2010. This was … this was. This was, i say again to myself. This was a strange year. *** *** *** There is one thing, one big thing this year, and I am still at a loss for words. A loss for words. Not for lack of speaking, or explaining, or talking or walking or...
Dec 27, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
It starts with Yes. When was the last time you said Yes to something you really wanted? I’m guessing the last time you thought of something fun, fantastic –or even somewhat unreasonable — you quickly swatted the thought down and countered with a...
Dec 27, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Life
You must listen to yourself, above all else. Listen to the words in your heart. Your true self is screaming to get out. Your essential self, as described so eloquently by Martha Beck, will stamp it’s feet and come out in ways that aren’t apparent to you...
Dec 27, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
Do you say yes to things that don’t matter? Do you say no to things that do matter? Why? I’ve been playing around with the ideas of “yes” and “no” a lot lately. I’ve been saying yes a lot to things that don’t help me...
Dec 24, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
Let me start this way. I LOVE having things to do. I really do. I thrive on to-do lists, activities, and fun adventures. I usually hate being bored at work, and at home, I invite people over for dinner parties like it’s my job. It’s so much fun. That said,...
