While talking with my neighbor the other day, he told me that when he and his wife would visit family in Southern California, they’d pack their bags and send them UPS. This way they wouldn’t have to lug the luggage into the airport, worry about it getting lost, stolen, or picked apart. They’d arrive at [...]
Time to clean out the hall walk-in (don’t you wish!) closet. You know, the one that you can barely slide into even after a successful scuffle with the pressure pushing on the other side of the door. Or maybe it’s time to sort through that enormous box of un-filed papers that include everything from 2002 [...]
Hello, hello! Posting has been few and far between these last few weeks. The timing seems to correspond with a major schedule shift experiment, namely, get up at 4:30-5am and go to bed by 9:30-10pm. The early morning hours are mine for yoga, meditation, shower, breakfast, and some writing/planning time. Then it’s time for everybody [...]
The twenty-third issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page. Here is a brief summary of the contents: 1. A Note From Shawn Knowing what smooths your marble is a wonderful awareness 2. Our Featured Quote by Socrates 3. Article: An Element of Success: Coaching By PS [...]
“Why all the writing on meditation? How is it relevant to simplifying my life and business?” you ask. Oh, let me count the ways! Meditation is about focus and disciplining the mind. Consider, what is happening in the mind when you feel overwhelmed or stressed out. Usually, your mind is spinning around seeing all the [...]
Check out this passage that we read at Meditation Class last night. It is from Anodea Judith’s book, Wheels of Life: We take it for granted that we need to take showers, clean our houses, and wash our clothes. We’d be uncomfortable if we didn’t, to say nothing of being the object of social criticism. [...]
Time to clear off the desktop. Feeling the urge for everything to be clear (and clean? maybe this is the next step – LOL) My internal head workings, the computer desktop, my desk, my room, the kitchen counter–all of it! my car seats and floor. Is this compulsive? But then, what is the drive for [...]
