Vince Scordo of the interesting and highly practical blog scordo.com wrote a comment on yesterday’s post that struck a chord with me. He wrote: “I especially like your point about ‘life not feeling good all the time’; this is a very important point and an item many people struggle with at times”. I’ve noticed that [...]
Entries from February 13th, 2009
Feeling Good: Don’t Be Addicted
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments · lifestyle, simplicity
Tags: culture·economics·happiness·life·New Age·New Thought·recession·thrift·Vince Scordo
When Less Is More
February 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments · community, simplicity
What have you quit or said no to recently? Do you feel too busy, as many people in the United States feel? And were you raised to not be a quitter, like I was raised? An elderly Quaker woman, a veteran of many good works, told me 20 years ago that when she took on [...]
Tags: life·time management·volunteering
Fierce Vitality In Ashland, Oregon
February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · entertainment, lifestyle
When do you feel the most vibrantly alive? Where do you feel it in your body? What activity or situation stitches your body, soul and heart all together into a joyous whole? I accidentally tripped into the zone of fierce vitality last night like Alice falling into the rabbit hole. It started out sedately. I [...]
Tags: Ashland·culture·dancing fool·exercise·fun·happiness·life·music·Oregon·Royal Blues Band
I Remember Loving You
February 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · entertainment
How do you get young people to carry forward the most precious parts of whatever culture you’re living in? How do you make what you love relevant to the next generation? Millions struggle with this daily, and not just parents and teachers. It’s more universal than that. I collided head-on with this question last night [...]
Tags: culture·music·Oregon·Rosalie Sorrels·Sisters of the Road·Winterfolk concert
The 80-20 Rule Of Resources
February 6th, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability
I had this great plan. So many things start out that way (is it like this for you, too?). I see in hindsight that my plan did not take the 80-20 rule of resources into account. It’s a spin-off of Pareto’s Principle (Pareto being an Italian economist). To get myself to go running more during [...]
Tags: 80-20 rule·conservation·consumption·economics·exercise·green living·life·Pareto Principle·Portland Running Company·running
