Those of us who have been through therapy are usually emotional self-care ninjas. We journal, we let ourselves cry (or rage), we call friends for support or use a creative outlet that lets us process any intense emotions. We’ve got feelings covered by the time we’re transitioning out of therapy; I feel like I earned […]
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Last month I was with five of my dearest friends in Northern Michigan. We spent a solid hour gushing – like preteens might have over Justin Bieber a few years back – over a book on how to clean and declutter your home. We rhapsodized over our vertical-folded drawers. We swooned over our pared-down bookshelves, […]
Exploring Minimalism
Have you been drawn to creating spacious, clear, simple spaces in your home? Or clearing out excess clutter from your schedule, so you can focus only on what you truly love? You are not alone in this. There’s a fascinating movement towards minimalism happening in many cultures today – spurred, I assume, by the empty […]
Creating Space
I’ve always had a thing for things (and especially clothes). When I flew to Los Angeles for my first year of college, I brought two 50 lbs. duffel bags, and two fully stuffed carry-ons. One was so big that it couldn’t fit in the overhead compartment or underneath the seat in front of me – […]
Just Three Priorities
If I were to ask you to choose your top three priorities for the next year, would you panic? How about for the next week? I’ve been asking this of myself, with the expected resulting surges of fear. I stock up on legal pads because I think they make the perfect “to-do this weekend” list […]
The Passion Test
Back when I was desperately searching for my purpose, a former coach walked me through The Passion TestTM process developed by Janet & Chris Attwood. My greatest passion at that time? “Feeling connected to God.” I was so mad! I wanted a sexier, more interesting passion. I wanted a passion that translated into a career, […]
Drama-Free Passion
When I think of passion as portrayed in culture today, it often has a dramatic tone to it. There’s “finding your passion” – the one, true career that will fulfill your life’s purpose. There’s “living with passion” – which seems to involve “never settling” and “not putting up with mediocrity.” There’s “bringing passion back” to […]
Passion = Preference + Presence
When you decide you want to experience more passion, more delight, more joy in your life, what do you do? My answer to that has usually been vowing to do more passionate things (usually quite undefined) and increase my self-care activities. Often, that led to living the exact same way I did before making the […]
Start Where You Are
Do you dream of helping the world, creating a fulfilling career, becoming wealthy, finding your twin flame? Do you long for a passionate life, filled with daily delight, and promise yourself you will create it someday? I’d like to offer a radical invitation: make today that day. Many of us (myself included) fall victim to […]
3 Ways to Relax [MP3 downloads]
How do you relax after a stressful day? Do you have any practices that help you identify stress and move out of it to a restful, relaxed state? This month’s media pick, Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night’s Sleep by Colleen E. Carney PhD and Rachel Manber PhD, had […]