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The Challenge to Be Better By Doing Less: Day 1
It’s the first day of the challenge and I have to say I already failed the first rule, which is this: 1. Establish a set time for work and commit to it. Whether it’s 9 or 10 pm, setting a routine schedule that gives you a few hours to unwind from the day, take part…
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Getting More by Doing Less in 2011
I’ve been dreaming about this post for awhile. It’s been beckoning me before I go to sleep. Haunting me while on bike rides. It’s been dropping me hints throughout these last few months in 2010. And then the day I decided to write about it, the ever famous Zen Habits blogger Leo Babauta beat me…
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Conscious Writing
Feel free to fill in the blank. Conscious _____ (eating, spending, working, etc.) is helpful in a variety of ways and this post will apply to all of the above. Have you ever driven somewhere and not known how you got there? No, it wasn’t an alien life force that took over your mind and…
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2011 Miracles
{photo credit} I know you can’t just bibbidi bobbidi boo and make all your worries go away when the clock strikes 12. In fact, I just wrote a post for Psych Central that blows that possibility in the water. But something’s changing in me. And I can’t quite get my finger on it. Have you…
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Sayonara 2010 & Good Riddance Too!
Well not quite… {photo credit} Reflecting on 2010 There were a lot of things about 2010 that was tough. My dog passed away. My grandfather died. I got sick. Had lots of bad luck with a recent trip. But there were jewels too. I had the honor of being interviewed by Cory Clay on her…
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On the 12th Day of Christmas…
{photo credit} My loved ones gave to me, Five Christmas Parties Four disagreements Three overcommitments Two tantrums And a disappointed holiday. Is that how your holiday season is feeling these days? It’s funny how this time of year is supposed to promote merry days and happy faces, but we see people getting in car fights,…