Mindful living is about approaching all aspects of life with intentionality. As Annie Dillard famously quipped, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” In other words, live mindfully. Make the most of your time here. Embrace it all. You can Netflix and chill when you’re dead.
Learning how to be a better listener begins by taking a minimalist approach to conversation. While endearing in many other ways, my mom drove me crazy with the selection of stories she repeated ad nauseam. My father drove me equally batty with his anecdotes. It didn’t matter if I told them I’d heard the story…
Gratitude. It’s a tricky customer. Easy to feel —and express— when our cup overfloweth, but nowhere to be found when our cup appears to have runneth dry. Which is precisely when you need it most, because gratitude is your ticket back to Happyville. If that sounds a little pie in the sky and new agey,…
Sporty is way more sociable than I am. She’s a nice balance between introvert and extrovert, whereas I’m something of a cave bear. I like my own company more than that of others. A trait I inherited from my mother and one I’m working to improve. (It’s not going especially well.) Artist Dates We first…
On Saturday, I moved back in with Sporty after taking a three week break from our couple. (For the record, it was absolutely nothing like when Ross and Rachel were on a break.) Taking regular relationship sabbaticals is one of the things we do to keep our happy marriage happy. We also engage in weekly…
Sporty and I have been moving together for more than 16 years now. Right?! Anyway, during our time together there’s been one overriding lesson that’s made all the difference in our relationship. Keep it simple. Focus on what’s important and ignore the small stuff. Okay technically that’s three, but at its core the lesson here…
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