More Everyday Joy
I had the best time walking with my friend M yesterday, and I’m still on a high from it. So much laughter and humility and sharing the truth. There’s nothing like being in the presence of someone who lifts up your energy from blah to yay, that you feel kindred spirit-ness with, and that you [...]
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the scientific research on the causes and correlates of human happiness, and there’s some fascinating findings from recent years. Overall, the research about happiness is in its infancy. There’s a lot we don’t know, but there are also some very interesting discoveries. Here’s one to think about today: [...]
Today I’m writing about Getting Unstuck, as part of a collaboration with three remarkable bloggers who are also exploring this theme in their posts today. I’m delighted to be a part of this collaboration, and am so thankful to Gail at A Flourishing Life for conceiving of it and making it happen. Here are the [...]
I’m passionate about the art of subtraction. Living better by subtracting. There are some fabulous bloggers who write about having less stuff and focusing on fewer tasks. That’s not my area of expertise. I think about subtracting in terms of the non-physical junk that clutters our lives: the shoulds, the people-pleasing, the settling. I call [...]
Last week, I wrote a guest post at Jen Smith’s blog, Reach Our Dreams. The post, Five Beautiful Things, was about a little practice I’ve taken up lately. When I’m feeling bored, ho-hum, stuck, resentful, or bummed out, I sometimes do this simple exercise: Look around, and notice five beautiful things. Really look at them. [...]
Good morning. It’s one of those mornings when everything has worked to enable me to be up and at the desk at 5am. Delicious. Many of you know this is my favorite time to write. It’s been an amazing few days for my writing, with my posts being published at some great blogs around the [...]
Hi folks, Its a sunny, gorgeous spring day in San Francisco, and I’m so grateful that I put work aside and made time to go on a long walk this morning. This day is particularly inspiring after yesterday, which could best be described as “I am exhausted and buckets of rain are falling on my [...]
If I didn’t have the record of it right in front of me, no one could convince me that I last wrote a few days ago. It seems like several weeks. It feels like my writing muscles are way out of shape. Writing seems scary and frozen and treacherous and unappealing. It used to be [...]
The most remarkable thing happened to me this week. I got dance back. Every week of my childhood, from age five to eighteen, I went to dance class. I loved it. Then I went off to college and lost dance. I lost it because of the sting of a few “failures” and the paralyzing fear [...]
I’ve started to notice a phenomenon that I call the B+ life. In the B+ life, things are good but not great. All the right life elements are in place: good job, good friends, people you love. The checklist items are checked. The problem is, something feels off. Life feels like it is happening in [...]
