Today is my birthday, so I'm taking this opportunity to share my wishes with you.  1. I wish we would all stop worrying so much about what other people think about us, because so long as we are being true to ourselves--which also means being good to the world--it doesn't matter. 2. I wish to have finally now learned this lesson: When it comes to intuition, yes means yes. Anything other than yes (Maybe? Should ...

What do you need today? What words can I give you to help ease your mind, lighten your imagined burdens, and Simplify the way? Maybe you've just been through a messy break up, and your despair is all you can think of, and you need to hear that sometimes breaking up isn't the travesty it first seems to be. Guess what? Being alone is sometimes the most delicious blessing. Maybe you're striving valiantly towards a ...

It occurred to me the other day that the space heater I use to heat my workout room didn't seem to be making much of a difference. Or was it that the walls of my house had suddenly become less insulated? Or maybe it was just that it was colder outside than it had been in the days prior? No; that wasn't right. (Why do our minds seem to arrive at the dumbest possible conclusions?) ...

Four completely fabulous stand-outs from the month of March. Let's do this.   1. Youcopia lazy susan with pull out sections Youcopia's products consistently impress me. [Proof of that: this is the fourth (!!) time one of their products has made a favorites list. Here's the first, the second, and the third.) Not only do they always make good on their advertised promises, the design of their products is truly innovative. Believe me, I'm familiar with ...

There are, of course, many reasons why people tend to hold on to things they don't need or want. One such reason is something we'll call The Allure of Possible Applicability. That is: people hold on to things they've yet to ever try out based on the hope that they might discover, upon using an item, that they need and love it. The Allure of Possible Applicability (TAPA for short) causes people to hoard makeup and ...