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The Time of Your Life
Someday you will run out of somedays… as in someday I will do this or someday I will do that or someday down the road…
June 13, 2017The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Our lives, like our closets, tend to get cluttered. We have deep seated aversion to loss; many of us are mild pack rats both of…
May 30, 2017Solvitur Ambulando
Solvitur ambulando is Latin for “it is solved by walking” and the phrase has dual meanings. Originally “used to refer to a problem which is solved…
May 23, 2017Burden of Gratitude
How can gratitude be a burden? Aren’t there spiritual benefits to gratitude? Isn’t it important to “Count Our Blessings Daily”? And being appreciative an important…
May 18, 2017Memento Mori
Memento mori is Latin for “remember that you have to die” or “remembering we will die”. It is used in reference to the practice of…
May 16, 20175 Ways to Love Yourself Better
1) Become Your Own BFF: Get on over on your own side and stay there! Hush up that inner critic! Objective observation, clear-eyed evaluation, solution-oriented…
May 2, 2017Staying Calm when Angry
Anger can have a positive side; it energizes us when we are threatened or when boundaries have been violated. Unfortunately, most of the time anger…
April 20, 2017Micro-Moments of Positivity: One Secret to a Long Life
All else being equal, the happier you are, the longer and healthier your life. Anger, stress, gloominess, melancholy, downheartedness, the blahs, the funk, the blues:…
April 18, 2017Creating Emotions That Serve You
We generally view emotions as like the weather: something that happens beyond our control that we just have to live with. The truth is we…
April 11, 2017What Triggers You?
You’ve lived with yourself for a good number of years but how well do you know yourself? Understand yourself? Do you REALLY know your motivations…
April 4, 2017Non-Perfectionism: Is it Right for You?
Perfectionism is like fire; helpful if contained and directed, dangerous if allowed to run amuck. Wikipedia defines perfectionism as a personality trait characterized by 1)…
March 28, 2017