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We Can’t Kon Mari Ourselves
I’ve always been tidy. Growing up sharing a room with my sister you could seethis visibly. My side (of the room/dresser/bookshelf) would be clean, simple,and orderly and my sister’s…less so.Today, this continues. Several years ago, I devoured Marie Kondo’s book TheLife-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I fell in … Read more
When to Call on Outside Support (a.k.a. when it’s time to head to a lake)
The past few weeks I’ve felt ungrounded, scattered, off. I’ve been resisting all my regular habits. I’ve got a case of the “don’t wanna’s”. I don’t want to meditate, or exercise, or eat healthy, or even give myself self-compassion. I simply want to stop feeling this way and I’ve turned to distractions for relief (like … Read more
A New Kind of Resolution for this Year
“I’m 95 years old. Happy and content sitting on my front porch in my favorite rocking chair staring out into a sea of evergreen trees. The sun is just peeking up over the mountains and the birds are beginning their morning chorus. A dog happily sits by my feet and a dear cat is purring … Read more