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Maile
Setting long-term goals is, of course, a great way to keep your life moving in a positive direction, to help you achieve all the things you want to achieve. However, goal setting is useless unless... More »
Maile
I just got back from my first acupuncture apointment with Marti Lee Kennedy . The apointment itself was wonderful, but what stood out to me the most was how comfortable Marti made me feel. When... More »
Maile
The path to understanding non-dualism, stillness of the mind, etc., practically and not just theoretically, is often so juxtaposed to my old thought-patterns that it can become, for me, its own source of suffering. I... More »
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The other night my husband and I each wrote down three goals we want to achieve within the next five years and posted them on the wall. Seeing them there not only reminds us of... More »
Maile
[Edited to add: After writing this, I think that it's a bit reactive. I've been making unhealthy food choices lately yet also striving for perfection though I know that too is unhealthy. I think I... More »
Maile
David over on the Voluntary Simplicity Pod was asking for suggestions on how to break old habits, so I thought I'd re-post something I'd written for another blog I kept a while back. Enjoy: The... More »
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An important and potentially overlooked aspect of voluntary simplicity is the simplifying of our time. When this is considered, it seems usually to be framed in terms of money. An article in this month's Harper's... More »
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Browsing through the Zaadz pods on Friday, I happened upon a post (which I've now lost) that contained a link to Jennifer Avery's life-coaching website . It contains a ton of information, including a book... More »
Maile
In his book Constructive Living , David K. Reynolds says that the Japanese language uses the same word for 'self focused' and 'selfish.' "The word is 'jiko-chushin. ' It means, literally, the self in the... More »
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