Ask The Soul Shaking Question
Why are we so afraid to ask the question? Life is full of questions. Some will always be unanswered, but some deserve a response. Sometimes we already know the answer, which makes us go into complete denial when it comes to asking the question. We might think things are ok now, so why worry about [...]
Notes From a Minimalist Teen
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Chase Miller. Everything I own fits in a suitcase, except my surfboards. I love country music and the freedom that comes from owning very few things. My name is Chase Miller and I am a minimalist teenager. My journey of minimalism began 3 years ago at the [...]
Be Wonder-full: mini-mission
You are beautiful and wonderful, but this mini-mission invites you to be wonder-full, or full of wonder. Wonder is defined as: to think or speculate curiously or to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel To be wonder-full is a combination of both. Be curiously amazed or think through things with admiration or awe. Marvel in [...]
How to Make a Love List
While I typically like to stay firmly rooted in the present, I think there is something indulgent and exciting about taking a peek into a new year. Instead of firm goal setting or setting resolutions, make a list of the things you’d love to do or start doing in 2012. A new year allows for [...]
You Can Stop Now
Christmas is just a few short days away. A new year begins in less than 2 weeks. This is the time where most people try to cram it all in. Last minute shopping, party planning, resolution making, work wrap up and manic trips to the post office become all consuming. Instead, I’d like to suggest [...]
Tiny Buddha Book Review & mini-mission
What do you get when you combine a powerful, personal story with Twitter collaborators from around the world? A life changing book. Lori Deschene the founder of Tiny Buddha offered more in her book Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions than I expected. I knew she would offer priceless wisdom and thoughtful contributions, but [...]
Make Time and Space to Notice the Lovely
What makes a lovely life? A decorator may lead you to believe that a lovely life is created from the things that put in your house, or the paint color that you choose. Television commercials and magazine ads remind you that you can live a lovely life if you buy the right things. Luckily, you [...]
Delays and Departures and Other Travel Tips
December is a time of celebration, reflection and family. It is also a time of travel. By train, plane and automobile, we are all doing what we can to get closer to the people and places we love. I’ve been traveling for other reasons recently and just returned from a trip to Boston. I did [...]
A Picture of Gratitude
When you become truly grateful for things that aren’t really things, you begin to realize how unimportant stuff really is. Real “my cup runneth over” moments don’t come from a store, or your closet. They come from experiencing joy, love and gratitude. a few places I find joy and gratitude … a day at the beach [...]
The Thanksgiving Project – Giving Thanks for the Big Things
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Josh Martin of Josh Martin Ink. I remember lying in my hospital bed in Brampton, Ontario, chatting with my Kenyan-born friend, Timothy, who had come to visit. “If you were in Kenya, you’d probably be dead,” he told me matter-of-factly. That conversation happened over three years ago, [...]
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