Over the past several years, I’ve been working on being more intentional about the “everyday” things in my life. As simple as it sounds, it can be difficult to practice. I struggled with it as recently as 1 hour ago. See, I’ve always been an organizer. However, my approach to managing my time has changed […]
Stacks of paper can get out of control super-quick! It’s so easy to have piles of “who-knows-what’s-in-there” on every countertop and table in sight. For most of us, it’s a source of stress that nags at us because we don’t know what unpaid bill or important document may be buried within! Solving the problem is
None of us want to get to the end of our week (or life) and look back on missed opportunities. But, for many, it’s tough to slow down to a sustainable pace. Pace….that’s a good word. It means “the speed or rate at which something happens”. We often struggle because we can’t find contentment in
Recently, I whittled my collection of hundreds of books down to 18. It wasn’t easy. You see…I love books. I have purchased and gathered way more than I’d care to admit. Getting rid of them can be quite an emotional task! It makes sense, in a way. These books change our lives. They change our
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It is so easy to spend our time consumed with either our past or our futures. When we do this, we fail to create tomorrow’s pleasant past, and we lessen our chances at a better future. We miss the present opportunity. We have to work at being present in the moment. We know this, but
From age 12 to age 17, I spent every possible moment on a skateboard. It was more than a hobby; it was a lifestyle. It kept me out of a lot of trouble and played a big role in forming who I am today. One of the terms that was born out of that culture
If we are going to experience the fruit of “focus” to any degree, we have to learn to say “no” appropriately. That’s no big news to you, is it? For most of us, it’s easier said than done. So, let my next few sentences be added encouragement and a reminder to you to develop your
In a recent post, we talked about the tension that “piles” create. We acknowledged that, for many of us, processing inputs (physical, email, text messages, etc.) were a necessary part of the work that we do. When we see all those emails in our inbox, we start to freak out because we don’t know what unfinished
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I don’t read many blog posts from guys about their clothes. But my closet gets crazy…fast……and it bothers me. I’m not exactly sure how it happens. I’m not the “Let’s go shopping” type. But I have 2 guesses… At least part of the cause of the constant stream of clothes into my closet and drawers is that
What we say affects our kids…probably more than we’d like to admit. It’s quite possible that, when my kids become adults, they will sit at a friend’s house (or a counselor’s office) and talk about something that I did that they “couldn’t stand”. I’m sure I have already made and will continue to make mistakes