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Change How You Look At It

Quotes

I originally posted this quote almost 4 years ago. I ran across it, and thought it was worth repeating. Do you need to change the way you look at something? “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer

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Reduce Stress

Time Management Tips

New Year Resolution #4: Reduce Stress This series is all about the top New Year Resolutions. One of those is “Get Organized”. Have you ever made this resolution? How did it go? Did you do a “crash & burn” weekend on Jan. 2nd and everything was back to the way it was by Jan. 10th? [...]

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“Stop Pouring”

Quotes

As I sit watching Dr. Wayne Dyer’s presentation about his experiences with reading the Tao (his book, “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life“), I am struck by his comment: …when your cup is full, stop pouring… Our culture is overrun with having more and more and more stuff.  Advertisements abound that tell us our life [...]

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Change Your Story

Home Office Organization

Last night I heard a wonderful speaker. He was a mix of different perspectives on life including counsellor and what some would call a Cultural Creative. Last night he spoke to a group of organizers about shame and its impact on us as individuals. I was completely fascinated by his talk. The stories we tell [...]

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6 Steps to Destress

Time Management Tips

Feeling stressed?  Maybe there is something you should or shouldn’t be doing.  If you’re shouldering your share of stress, here’s some tips to help you de-stress and take a load off. Do something that makes you happy. When was the last time you did something you truly enjoy? Read a book that wasn’t work-related (ok, [...]

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Stuff

Home Office Organization

I was referred to this article by Paul Graham.  I thought the article was very interesting.  The author explores how our possessions have increased in number and (in some ways) our value of them has decreased in a way.  He also talks about how stuff used to be less accessible in generations past, and as [...]

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Conscious Living

Home Office Organization

There should be a magazine called “Conscious Living”. Isn’t it amazing how we can wander through life on auto-pilot? Not really noticing or taking in our surroundings, events, relationships or work. Recently I have taken up gardening (ok so it’s been a few years, but this year I am actually producing – those are my [...]

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A Home Office to Love

Home Office Design

What’s up with us? Why is it that most of us tend to make our home beautiful and “clean up” only for company?  It’s really an interesting thing to think about.  Maybe it’s our culture?  It seems we put so much pressure on ourselves to look good for other people.  Why would we make sure [...]

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“Remember America: Organization Will Set You Free”

Home Office Organization

So, if you’re an Alton Brown fan, such as myself you may know where that quote comes from.  The truth is,  organization can set you free.  With talk lately about a personal perception of the merits of “messes” these days, I just cant resist the temptation to put my two cents into the conversation. Messy is [...]

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