Generosity and gratitude go hand in hand. What if you aren’t naturally inclined towards being generous, or just don’t think about it? Find out how to cultivate this essential trait in your life. Last month I was personally motivated and inspired by an article on LifeHacker about generosity. Generosity is one of those things in […]
Thanksgiving: A Minimalist Inspired Holiday
Did you know Thanksgiving was created to celebrate having ‘enough’? Bear with me here as we have a short history lesson- In 1621, after the first long winter in Plymouth and subsequent success of learning to grow corn (taught to them by Squanto), the colonists and the Wampanoag Indians celebrated the harvest by having a […]
Appreciating the Present Moment
It’s easy to plan for the future, make to-do lists for today and tomorrow, calendar appointments and upcoming travel plans, even make plans for the upcoming afternoon when it is still early morning. It is much more difficult to be fully present in the current moment where you are actually living. Why is that? For […]
Grateful for Opportunity
Last month there was a post in the NY times titled “So Similar, So Different”. An extremely touching, and eye opening account by Nicholas Kristof , who travels with a student, Nicole, 20, to Myanmar. In Myanmar they meet a 20-year-old woman, Sajan, born at almost the same time as Nicole, and marvel at the […]
Thankful for a Simpler Life
This year as the holidays approach, I am even more excited and thankful that I have found more meaning in life by having less. Less of everything, outside commitments, children’s activities, clothing, smaller food portions, possessions, you name it, and I have probably simplified, or attempted to simplify it this past year. With having so […]
