Category Archives: Simple Living Ideas

The myth of “bad” time management

I don’t think there is a such a thing as “bad” time management. After all, each one of us is always doing something with our time. Whether it be eating, sleeping, working, or walking it is always producing a result … Continue reading →

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December 6, 2010 | Posted in Human-Centric Business, Self-Aware, Mindful, and Balanced Living, Simple Living Ideas

Some commuting math

Several months ago a good friend was considering switching jobs – taking one final position before retiring.  At the time she was commuting 25 miles to her job each way but it was on busy streets or freeways.  The commute … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2010 | Posted in Human-Centric Business, Money and Value, Simple Living Ideas

The Chalet – A Love Story

In the middle of my college experience I had a breakdown.  I realized that I was living in a fantasy world.   My parents paid for my bills, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after college and yet … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2010 | Posted in Connection to Nature, Simple Living Ideas

How to Manage a To Do List

Being that time management is a buzz phrase these days, I’ll toss my ideas into the ring for your consideration. It used to be that I had a ‘to do’ list that stretched to three pages in length.   I … Continue reading →

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June 29, 2010 | Posted in Simple Living Ideas

An Alternate Viewpoint On Gifting and Gift Ideas

You give but little when you give of your possessions.  It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet I am not your standard gift giver so reader beware.  In many ways I break the … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2010 | Posted in Simple Living Ideas

The Unleashed Office

Commuting cross-community for work (from a bedroom community or suburb to a more urban hub) is alive and well now but I predict it will face its demise within the next 50 years.  Though I may not be the first to … Continue reading →

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June 7, 2010 | Posted in Human-Centric Business, Self-Aware, Mindful, and Balanced Living, Simple Living Ideas

Stay-cations and The Art of Local Travel

“Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home” – The Tao Most people travel (for leisure) to have new experiences- see new sites, feel new cultures, taste new foods, to relax- and thus to gain perspective on life. In … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2010 | Posted in Simple Living Ideas

The ‘Smile and Say Hello’ Campaign

Maybe I spent too many years living in a large city or perhaps I didn’t have the youthful confidence or peace.  In either case, I spent the past 10 years of my life walking around my neighborhood streets with eyes … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2010 | Posted in Appreciation, Ecologically Sustainable Civilization, Simple Living Ideas

Movement in Stillness

On most days over the past several months, I have been enjoying a morning walk in a forest near my home.  Because I spend my days in an office engaged in the fast paced lifestyle of the “connected” world, I … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2010 | Posted in Appreciation, Connection to Nature, Simple Living Ideas

Observations on Walking

In a fast paced world, there are still a few ways to enjoy simplicity.  Walking is one of those ways.  I find it so enjoyable that I have built it into my day as: transportation (I walk to work), utility … Continue reading →

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April 14, 2010 | Posted in Connection to Nature, Ecologically Sustainable Civilization, Self-Aware, Mindful, and Balanced Living, Simple Living Ideas