From the monthly archives:

April 2011

Living with Less and the Art of a Zen Closet

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This is a guest post from Courtney Carver of Be More with Less When I started living with less, I had no idea that my closet would be such a big part of my transformation. There used to be a time when I thought an overflowing closet and a mountain of debt was normal. Student loans, [...]

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Start Over: Create the Life You Want (and Deserve)

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By Mary Jaksch Have you ever had to start over in life? If so, you’ll know that big changes can be scary. The reason for the fear that can engulf us is that with sudden change, we lose any blueprint for life that we’ve been following. Our lives can change abruptly from one moment to [...]

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Harmonia Mundi, or How a Virtual Choir Reveals Our Deep Connection

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By Mary Jaksch The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you sometimes [...]

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How to be your own best friend

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A guest post by Cara Stein of 17000 Days Are you your own worst enemy? Do you get yourself into the same messes over and over? Do you berate yourself for your mistakes and dwell on your shortcomings until difficulties seem insurmountable? It doesn’t have to be that way. A lot of people think if [...]

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7 Steps to Inner Simplicity

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A guest post by Anastasiya Goers from Balance in Me What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Oliver Wendell Holmes Why are you looking for simplicity in life? Are you doing it to have more time during your day? Are you doing it to [...]

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