Are you sick of hearing people talk about the benefits of meditating when you know you're not "that type" of person (a Birkenstock-wearing vegetarian)? Or maybe you're intrigued by the...
A Mindful Half Marathon: How Meditation Got Me to the Start and Over The Finish Line
It's done! Three-and-a-half months of training, 13.1 miles covered in steady rain, and I even managed to run up the hills -- albeit at a snail's pace. This 50-year-old body of mine held up...
On the Cusp of My First Half Marathon: How Winter Training Tested and Transformed Me
The razor scraped the back of my heel and a thin trail of blood streamed down the shower drain. "Damn!" I muttered, squinting through the steam to see how bad the cut was. It was ten days...
My Top 10 Winter Photo Favorites (So Far)
I tried to stop taking photographs but it didn't work. Once I completed my 365 Project on December 31, 2014, I intended to give myself a break. The challenge of taking and posting a...
Feng Shui Flourishes and Finishing Touches
"Feng Shui is like acupuncture for your home, unblocking the flow of positive energy, removing negative energy, and allowing you to achieve your goals -- without using any needles." ~...
How to Use Feng Shui Friendly Artwork to Power Up Your Work Space
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts. ~ Joshua Reynolds Welcome to Installment 3 of Feng Shui February! Clearing the clutter from my office last week transformed the...
How to Use Feng Shui to Recharge Your Work Space
Welcome to Installment 2 of Feng Shui February! Whether you earn big bucks working in a high rise office setting or whether you're managing life (your own and/or others') from home base...
The Cleansing Power of Clothes-Clearing
Welcome to Installment 1 of Feng Shui February! For the next four weeks, I'll be writing about Feng Shui fixes I'm implementing to set the stage for new growth and positive energy boosts...
Dragonflies vs. Damselflies, and Why I’m Going Damsel
Have you ever heard of a damselfly? Don't worry if you haven't. The damselfly doesn't get a lot of press. Even if you've heard the word, you might have thought it was simply a female...
Mindful Goal Setting with Adjective Magic
"[S]tated goals are quite magical. They dictate our attitudes and behavior and where we put our energy." ~ Martha Beck You may think it's a little late to be making New Year's resolutions....
How to Jumpstart the New Year: Clear Out Dead Wood (of all sorts)
What were you doing bright and early on New Year's day? Sleeping in? Cleaning up after a party? Not me. I was busy falling in love with the garbage man. There were three of them, actually,...
25 Life Lessons From My 365Project.Org Photo-A-Day Challenge
You know that feeling when something is tugging at your heart but you try to ignore it? An idea pops up that you've never had before--maybe you know what triggered it, maybe not--and you...