Posts Tagged ‘spirit’
Stop Living Your Life Like It’s Groundhog Day
Happy Groundhog Day! For my non-American readers, Groundhog Day is a holiday where a groundhog (a medium-sized rodent) is said to be able to predict whether it will be a long winter or an early spring. If the groundhog comes out of its hole and see his shadow, we can expect 6 more weeks of…
Read MoreGratitude Journals are Silly and Boring: Here’s Why You Should Keep One Anyway
Brace yourselves, I’m about to go all Oprah on you. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of gratitude journals. Basically, a gratitude journal is a written record of the things you’re thankful for in your life. I first heard about gratitude journals on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Oprah has been…
Read MoreThe Most Destructive Force in the Universe (and the One Thing That Can Stop It)
I’m usually a very happy person, but sometimes it’s easy to feel down about all the problems in the world. The economy is a mess, global warming is frying the planet, the news is filled with unending war…and I bet if you read this post a year from now—or even 5 years from now—we’d still…
Read MoreWhy I Start Every Year in the Twilight Zone
You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead—your next stop, the Twilight Zone. For what seems like forever, the Syfy network has been ringing in the new year with a…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions (For Real This Time)
Oh no, is it really almost January? Crap! I’ve got 3 days to complete my new year’s resolutions that I laid out last January. Do you think I have enough time to lose 30 pounds, learn to speak Italian, and write a novel??? Why does this happen every year? We make a vow to stop…
Read MoreAlways End on a Bright: Making a Good Last Impression
Years ago when I was in college, I was a reporter for the university newspaper. I also took journalism classes for my minor. One lecture from my Journalism 101 professor (who was also the newspaper’s editor-in-chief) has always stayed with me. He explained the concept of a “bright.” A bright is one last bit of…
Read MoreWhy You Need Breathing Space and How To Find It
I feel like an elephant has been sitting on my chest for months, and he has finally stood up and lumbered off to look for peanuts. And now I am able to take a full, deep, cleansing breath… …aaaaaahhhhh…. I feel lighter and hopeful and open—I never want to forget this feeling! Ecstasy! But you…
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