Ideas for a Better Life
How to Change Your View on Life
If you want to change your view on life, move a thousand miles away to a blighted urban city, work for a men's homeless shelter for not much more than a roof over your head and three (sort of) square meals a day, and write–about what you see and feel and think. Photo by Diego…
Read MoreResources to Improve Your Life
The great thing about living in the Internet age is that sharing resources is effortless. A few great resources that others have shared with me, which I now share with you: Six TED Talk To Make You Reassess What You Are Doing With Your Life. If you haven't heard about the TED conference, it's an…
Read MoreHow Good Are You at Self-Advocacy?
It's been awhile since I posted here. I've been learning about advocacy and self-advocacy. In preparing for a talk in Houston next week for the Juvenile Arthritis annual conference, I looked up the definition of "advocate." (The title of my talk is "Advocacy: Finding Your Voice." Contact me if you are in Houston and you…
Read MoreDivine Timing
Recently, I've been playing with the notion of "divine timing." It's the idea that everything happens at the exact right time, that nothing has to be forced or rushed. Divine timing doesn't necessarily mean slower, unless that's where my energy is naturally taking me. Just as often, things happen faster, like when I pick my…
Read MoreAbundance During a Recession
I've never felt abundance like I have during this recession. It's a paradox. As my monthly income has dropped to its lowest level in years, and the sales cycle is longer than I ever imagined, I'm experiencing abundance. Photo by *sean. Abundance looks like this: Getting a gift certificate in the mail for a 30-minute…
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