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It’s hard, from within the storm of every day life, to see things with real perspective, to know what’s important and what’s simply pressing on our consciousness right now, demanding attention.
Categories: FAMILY, FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: Consciousness, Delicious, die tomorrow, end of life, Food, matters most, money, Personal life, Reality, six months left, what matters most
As you might know, I consider myself a minimalist — at least, as much as you can be with kids.
Kids are almost antithetical to minimalism: having them brings new resource consumers into the world, not to mention how much clutter and chaos and complications that come with even just one kid.
But as we parents know, [...]
Tagged: FAMILY, Kids and Teens, minimalism, minimize, Parent, simplify
I come from an Italian background. Both my parents were born in Italy.
When I was growing up we didn’t say the words “I love you.” It wasn’t normal in our family to do that. This wasn’t good or bad, right or wrong, it’s just the way it was. We just didn’t say those words and [...]
Categories: FAMILY, FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
It’s a problem that most people face: they want to work on Amazing Things, but with all the things they have to get done in their lives, there just isn’t time.
My usual response is: make the time.
But how can you make the time if you just have too many things to do and no time [...]
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Categories: FAMILY, FEATURED ARTICLES, LITERATURE
Tagged: books, children, children's books, FAMILY, learn, LITERATURE, read, reading, teaching
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I was recently browsing a comment thread on Lifehacker when one particular comment stood out to me:
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Tagged: business, children, cost, FAMILY, savings, tax deductions, taxes
“So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.” Thich Nhat Hanh
It’s Christmastime and it’s the season of giving … what are you giving your loved ones this year?
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Tagged: cheerful life, FAMILY, joy, love
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Tell me if this has happened to you: You wake up one morning several years into your marriage and wonder how in the world did I end up here? Not wondering this in an overly negative way, as in I can’t believe I am with this person (although that may indeed be [...]
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Tagged: energy in marriage, hand in hand, happily ever after, ideal in mind, increase love, increase passion, love, marriage, more passion, passion in marriage, passionate, passionate marriage, romance