“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of [...]
“We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell Plans: what funny things they are. As soon as you make them, they change. If you do happen to get perfect execution, you’re often left wondering “Is this really what I set out to [...]
My cousin and aunt were unexpectedly in town on Friday. We’re not close to our extended family, so it’s normally a surprise when we see them. My cousin (who’s nearing 50 by my estimate), said something that really stuck with me. “When I was younger, I used to dream that one day I would unzip [...]
If you’re like most, you’ve heard the old adage “You get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.” It’s something I strive to take to heart in my daily interactions: choosing the high road, asking nicely for what I want rather than demanding, and turning the other cheek. When my coworker posted this [...]
Messes don’t just happen in the kitchen. They can happen in the garage, in the living room, in your heart, and in your mind. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the last few weeks cleaning up messes that others have left behind (mostly of the physical kind), but it’s given me a lot [...]
Like most Americans, I’ve got more to do (including the things I want to do) than I have energy to get done. So, when I saw the article “23 Get-You-Through-the-Day Energy-Boosters” from Oprah, I knew it was just right for me. Here are some of my favorite tips. 1. Make a list of everything you [...]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been… curious. Not just run of the mill ‘why is the sky blue?’ type of curious, but “Why is the sky blue? Does everybody know that? Who figured that out? Can I get a piece of paper that says that I know that?” I want a lifetime [...]
This morning, I found “78 Ways to Cut Fat Calories from Your Diet” from Women’s Health. In keeping with yesterday’s post about 50 things you must stop doing today, here are my favorites: Scramble together 4 egg whites instead of 2 whole eggs. Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything. Go bunless—shed your hamburger [...]
Like most web readers, I love lists. There’s a special soft spot in my heart for lists of things I should stop doing, instead of lists of things that I should start doing. That’s why I wanted to share the list “50 Things to You Need to Give Up Today” from Marc and Angel Hack [...]
If you’re like me, you can probably think of a dozen things that you’re terrified will happen to you. You’ll lose your job, your house, your loved ones. You’ll crash your car, you’ll get cancer. I’m lucky, because none of those things have happened to me (at least not yet). When faced with a decision, [...]
