I’m a planner. A dreamer. I love the idea that you can come up with a blissful vision for your life and then live into it, like you’re sliding into a well-worn pair of pants, which of course is a wonderful idea in theory that never works out that way. And so I feel […]
Category Archives: Happiness
How to Reduce Overwhelm and Gain Clarity
It seems like everybody is overwhelmed these days. Many of us complain, “There are too many options!” And while it’s true that there are more options than ever when it comes to choosing just about anything: your dinner, your job, your furniture, and your lifestyle—I wouldn’t have it any other way. While I’ve been a […]
The Universe Wants You to Be Happy
In your resistance you get tired, and so, you need rest. And so, you go from resistance to rest to resistance to rest. But what about rest to eagerness, rest to passion, rest to alignment, rest to clarity, rest to brilliance? You can get this Energy moving within you and when you are up to […]
How to Gain Control When You’re Stuck in a Willpower Rut
“On one level, wisdom is nothing more than the ability to take your own advice.” – Sam Harris Two months ago, I was happy, productive, and excited for summer. I was eating well and being creative and exercising every day. My next book was percolating, and I felt giddy as I plotted out the lives […]
What I Learned From a Bag of Poop
Last weekend, on a beautiful, blue-sky day, I stepped outside my front door and was greeted by a plastic bag of dog poop sitting on the sidewalk in front of my house. (I don’t have a dog, so it definitely wasn’t mine.) Sigh. I was on my way to do something, as you are when […]
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