10 Tips to Enjoy a Minimalist Mindful Vacation

How to Resist Over-Planning and Stay Stress-Free As one of the biggest over-planners I know: throwing together a largely unplanned vacation is way outside of my comfort zone. Regardless, I was determined to do something new. I wanted to avoid my usual obsessively detailed tendencies and go for a minimalist mindful vacation! The trick is:…

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No Signal, No Worries – Control Freak to Clarity

No signal, no worries – and a few lessons learned on vacation without cell signal. I learned that I was an obsessive weather app checker. For some, it’s Facebook, Twitter, or even Pinterest. For me: it’s the weather. Upon reflection, this makes sense for an outdoorsy type with hobbies that include hiking and cycling. After…

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Maximize Productivity in 1 Step

The internet is full of “5 Steps to Success” and “10 Things to be More Productive” articles … a few of which I wrote. With a wealth of information at our fingertips and zillions of articles about how to improve one’s lifestyle, the question is: why aren’t these tips helping? The thing is; if you…

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4 Links Between a Massive Sinkhole and Self Recharging

A Sinkhole and Self Recharging – an Unlikely Connection? As we look back on the years of 2015 and 2016 in Texas, it may be forever known as the Perpetual Flood Years. As a friend of mine stated: “We’ve had three 100-year floods in 2 years!” Just in the month of May last year: Texas…

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You Can’t Find Time – And What to do About It

You cannot beg, borrow, steal, make, or find time. Time is our most precious gift and we waste so much of it every day. How often do you hear yourself say: “I’ll find time for that”, or “I’ll make some time”. It would be fantastic if we could make or find time – we’d be…

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