Unplugged, Part 2

I’m reading the book, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I had seen it on the bestseller lists and wondered if it was all hype.  However, when my husband gave it to me for our anniversary this past week, I dug in. (In our family of readers, books are favorite gifts, right behind good chocolate.)…

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Jay, the Appliance Repair Man

We have a house that’s of age. Unlike people who become of age, a house becoming of age is nothing to celebrate. It means that things naturally break down, one after another. Closet doors come off their tracks and flap in the virtual wind of the indoors. Handles to microwave doors break off.  Dishwashers make…

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Unplugged

I’m in the middle of a two-week "creative hiatus," which means no appointments and the mental freedom from my responsibilities as a biz owner.  Time to dive into the dozen or so unread books in my office that still seem relevant, time to blog and read blogs. Time for hikes, bike rides, yoga classes, and…

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Live-Withs

From the book, The Highest Goal, by Michael Ray, I’m trying out a few "live-withs." These are concepts, beliefs, mantras that I’m experimenting with–living with to see what happens when I do. The live-withs I’m trying out: Do Only What You Love, Love Everything You Do See With Your Heart Participate in the Flow of…

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