Happiness is my favorite DIY project. I believe we have the power to make ourselves happy. I have my own ongoing happiness project in the form of this jar – which I started with my family years ago. We fill it with notes where we write down things that make us…
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Life is busy, life is hectic. You’re pretty sure you’ll never ever see the day when you can say “My to-do list is all checked off and I am going to relax” Don’t look at me! I hear people rocking that worry chair all the time, getting nowhere. And sometimes, losing…
I know – you are wondering why I said nature and planted the picture of that pretty dancer striking a pose on top, right? You’ll see what I mean as you read on! I am all about trying to slow down, upping my time offline and generally trying to breathe while going…
It is a beautiful morning and I set out for the gym down the road, looking forward to a vigorous workout. No wires attached. Just a pleasant start to my day. My first stop is the treadmill. I press the “quick start”, set the speed, and get ready to do some…
Two days ago, while chatting with my neighbor, I was shocked to learn how some of the big business names were disposing off surplus food. Apparently they have a system where they have to dump it. Dump it! While millions go hungry around us. As he explained the process, I felt…
“While there are lots of books available on retirement, the only book that really matters is the one that you write yourself”. What am I doing talking about retirement, aka the golden years? As far as I am concerned there’s no such thing. But a close relative of ours recently retired…
Collecting junk as we pass through life is something none of us can avoid. Who doesn’t have those once-lovely things that comfortably occupy space around the home or office? So hard to get rid of them. In fact, many of these things are long-forgotten until we resolve to clear the clutter,…