The No Limits Tank is out in Pow Purple. I saw it being pulled out of boxes in the backroom and squealed. “Ohhh,” I sighed, letting it drip through my fingers, “I have to have it. I’m buying it!” That being said, I felt the same way/said the same thing about the Pack Your Practice … Continue reading
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Small Life, Slow Life: The Quickest, Fail-Proof Bad Mood Banisher (aka the “Kickass Stuff I Like in My Life Journal”)
Trust me, I roll my eyes as much as you do when I hear the overly-shared advice for living a longer, happier life. Sometimes I wish Oprah and Deepak and Dr. Oz would just stuff it already. Confession: I’ve even been known to completely close a webpage when I get to oodles of “feel better” … Continue reading
{Link} Gala Darling: Happiness Is Simple: Why Too Many Choices Make Us Miserable & 5 Ways To Improve Your Life!
I love Gala Darling and have been a devoted follower of her blog for over two years now. She posted a fantastic piece today on the simplicity of living with less, and how having too many choices can make us miserable. She did an amazing job writing this piece and I highly recommend checking it … Continue reading
When Bigger Isn’t Better
James was a major success story with a crazily-ambitious technology company that blazed trails everywhere it went. The technology in the Mars Rover? James’ company developed it. A gleaming plaque from NASA hung in the reception area. Journalists regularly called the front desk, eager to speak with the man who went from rags to riches. … Continue reading
The Difference Between a Small Life and a Boring Life
Boring – waiting, agitated, empty, limited, disjointed, expectant, irritable, restless. Small – fulfilled, accepting, patient, peaceful, boundless, self-approved, appreciative, generous. “Small life, slow life” does not equate to “impoverished life, boring life.” Don’t worry; I didn’t used to know the difference either. When I found out I’d be living in Japan in a tiny farming … Continue reading
How I Started: The Yearning for a Smaller, Slower Life. (Also Known As: How I Really, Really Messed up Everything and Barely Made it Back from the Brink.)
I wasn’t even a year out of college and I knew I had life all figured out. I’d graduated from UC Berkeley with a pretty darn good GPA as an English major and had been hired on with a fundraising consulting firm in Calabasas – a rich, suburby part of Los Angeles (and yes, that’s … Continue reading