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The concept of the Zorro circle works with many areas of life. Selecting a small area and conquering it can help you quickly master much larger areas. Clearing clutter is one good use of this concept.

I’ve compiled a list of gift ideas, links to instructions for homemade gifts, and links to other websites that have really unique or just plain good ideas for inexpensive yet meaningful gift ideas.

Some of the ideas are good for special gifts. Some are good for the last minute gifts that arise because you forgot someone or unexpectedly received a gift that you’d like to reciprocate.

I’m still meditating on and following the path of forgiving –  forgiving both  others and myself for transgressions that are still causing pain, grief, anger, or denial.  Once begun, it is a long, steady, and sometimes stumbling journey. Forgiving and releasing one incident often has the unexpected result of  uncovering a new insight or a […]

Reading these books made me consider more on the issue of forgiving. Holding a grudge, dreaming of revenge, feeling long-term anger … all these emotions can poison your inner self and slowly deteriorate the quality of your life. Constantly reviving the memory of a past wrong forces you to carry a heavy burden of negative emotions, whether you consciously realize it or not.

Clutter is often the result of storing perfectly good items or pieces of clothing. While the theory of having things in storage for later use sounds good, in practical use, many items can spoil, expire, get lost or forgotten, or become otherwise unuseable. These items can fill up your shelves and closets and spill out […]

Sometimes the path to finding meaning in your life is by being aware of the things in your life that are simply meaningless. Repeating meaningless activities over time can begin to erode your mental balance.

I called my oldest son, Sam, as I was going down the steps, just to be sure he knew about the tornado warning. He did. “We were in Walmart and they made us get in the middle of the store, ” his girlfriend told me.

Upcycling has become a hot new term. Never heard of it? You probably won’t find it in the dictionary. The term was apparently first phrased in 1994 by Reiner Pilz, but did not surface again until William McDonough and Michael Braungart used the term in their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We make […]

Maybe it’s a feminine thing – the deep, inspired love for creating beauty.

post by Patti Tokar This spring I picked up a pair of ladies gardening gloves from our local farm supply store, Kruse Farm Supply. It was an impulse purchase. They were hanging on display on the pleasantly dirty greenhouse check-out counter. I noticed them while I was waiting to pay for my flats of flowers. […]