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Having Enough — Whether Oil Or Time

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, simplicity

What does President Obama’s suggestion we curb our national oil addiction share in common with the premise of the cool book I’ve just now added to my book recommendations? The belief that change and transformation are possible. And, the underlying belief that we can cultivate happiness, a sense of sufficiency and ‘enoughness’, without always chasing [...]

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Back From New Year’s Retreat

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · home & garden, money, simplicity

Thor and I returned yesterday from our annual New Year’s retreat, which we take together  each year, just the two of us, to go into our deep inner lives and look at our intentions for 2010. This year we

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How To Follow Through On New Year’s Resolutions

December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity

I’m not just a fan of New Year’s resolutions, I’m a cheerleader for them, and for positive change in our lives in general. As a former counselor who’s worked with a full spectrum of folks — from underachieving college students and the worried well to late-stage alcoholics and drug addicts – I have a realistic [...]

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Experiences Make Us Happier Than Things, Research Says

December 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · lifestyle, money, simplicity

Time for last-minute but blessedly low-stress Christmas shopping. This is a guest post from fellow Portlander Katy Wolk-Stanley of The Non-Consumer Advocate, a blog I highly recommend. More support for a joyful, low-cost Christmas here.
Katy writing:
One part of this article on shopping that struck me as quite insightful was the subject of how experiences differ [...]

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Suppleness And Going Beyond First Glance

December 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments · energy, global warming and climate change, health & well being, simplicity

It’s a frigid 18 degrees as I write here in Portland, Oregon, with the air so dry that the skin on the back of my right hand is brittle, cracking into little red lesions, despite my frequently rubbing lotion into them to keep them supple. In this same moment, Copenhagen, Denmark where the world climate [...]

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