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How to Do New Year’s Resolutions Right
Instead of making the same old resolutions as last year and the year before — you know the ones: going to the gym every day, saving money every paycheck, only drinking on weekends; the promises that are “forgotten” by mid-February — how about making resolutions for 2020 that you actually want to keep? This new […]
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I have no idea what I’m doing.
This announcement brought to you by Captain Obvious. I’ve never created a blog before. I’ve never quit my job before without having another one first. I’ve never written a book before, or a book proposal. I would say I’ve never gone after my dreams with this much gusto, but that’s not true. When I first […]
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Self-care checklist check-in
I’ve been working on developing my self-care checklist for a few days, inspired by Julia Cameron’s advice/bit o’wisdom: “Treating myself like a precious object will make me strong.” I believe the reason this is true is because we need to develop self-love to initiate meaningful action (and just meaning) in our lives, and the idea […]
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Happiness Binge
January is shaping up to be the Month of Gurus and Life Improvement. I have signed up and intend to complete three online classes this month about my favorite subject: living a good life. The first, which started this week, is The Science of Happiness by UC Berkeley professors Dacher Keltner and Emiliana Simon-Thomas. It’s […]
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“Treating myself like a precious object will make me strong”
I’ve been following Julia Cameron’s book about creativity, “The Artist’s Way,” and this sentence/concept she wrote resonated with me profoundly. Why is it that we fail to see our own selves as the most precious things we’ve ever been entrusted with? We are the most steadfast companions we’ll ever have. Why does it feel so […]
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