no time for clocks
It is lovely to wake up to bright sunshine again. In the last couple of weeks it has been dark while preparing to go to work but since we changed our clocks to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time, we...
View Articleslow down and take stock
(This is a post I wrote for Mohamed Tohami’s website “Midway Simplicity”, October 22nd 2014) How are you at sitting still? If you meditate regularly, you likely have an answer to this. If you do not...
View Articlemy new normal
Not only do I work with clients who plug into neglected areas of their lives to make change, but I write about my own experiences of infusing fresh air into my professional and personal self. So why am...
View Articleminimalism – where to start?
When I write about mindfulness and leading a satisfying life, I often refer to looking at things through a minimalist lens. Minimalism can positively affect all areas of our mental, emotional, physical...
View Articlewhen my universe waves hello
I am too practical, I suppose, to imagine that there is a deep, spiritual reason for why things happen. But as a coach (and likely as an artsy type) I am open to the idea that what is happening in my...
View Articlewhat turns you on?
My partner, Karl, is learning how to play the mandolin. He really looks forward to sitting down and working on either a tune from memory or reading music. I asked him why he is interested in doing this...
View Articlewhat turns you on – part 2
Time for an update! Last March I wrote the post “what turns you on” (copied below) about my partner’s ability to make good use of down time by engaging with pleasurable hobbies. I expressed a desire to...
View Articleletting go of pride and regret
When working with clients who struggle with clutter, generally they say they hold on to past items because, either there is something that sparks good feelings that they want to keep remembering, or,...
View Articlejust sit
by Karl Pruner What is meditation? There may be as many answers as there are meditators. As a practitioner for forty four years, I can only say for sure what it means to me. Meditation means rest. In...
View Articlea daily slow down
Say that title out loud and it sounds like a country dance. Yet the mood of this post is decidedly quieter with a lower heart rate! My regular readers know that I practice mindfulness in the form of...
View ArticleA minimalist’s diary
I take one week holidays in the country during Winter, Summer and Fall. Each sojourn is an opportunity for my busy brain to slow down. Although it can take up to three days for my spirit to recognize...
View Articlethe benefit of being bored
My previous post, A Minimalist’s Diary, mentions that I was on holiday recently. While there, my husband and I enjoyed reading passages to each other from John Montague poems. I marveled at the detail...
View ArticleA minimalist’s diary
I take one week holidays in the country during Winter, Summer and Fall. Each sojourn is an opportunity for my busy brain to slow down. Although it can take up to three days for my spirit to recognize...
View Articlethe benefit of being bored
My previous post, A Minimalist’s Diary, mentions that I was on holiday recently. While there, my husband and I enjoyed reading passages to each other from John Montague poems. I marveled at the detail...
View Articlemindful romance
My husband and I did not speak to each other all night. And it was heavenly. No Gadget Night features in our lives as a weekly evening of turning down the visual and auditory noise by keeping the...
View Articledo less for better health – office routine
Okay, that title is just me being provocative. Yes, I am a coach and a minimalist who helps clients pare down and slow down. Especially for freelancers, we can experience a self-imposed pressure by...
View Articlethe value of our lives
In a recent CBC article, Erin Collins asked, “What would you grab with a fire breathing down your neck?” Highlighted were a few brief stories reflecting the tough choices made by many of the 80,000...
View Articlerefreshing new stories for your life
After 5 years of reflections in the blog Minimalist Self, I felt inspired to create something new. My best articles on minimalism, mindfulness, mental health and organizing time and space have migrated...
View Articlewhat our stuff means to us
As a Life Coach, I accompany clients as they emotionally and mentally ‘declutter’ and the topic of physical disorganization comes up as an additional barrier to engaging meaningfully with their life...
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no time for clocks
My preferred way to lose track of time. It is lovely to wake up to bright sunshine again. In the last couple of weeks it has been dark while preparing to go to work but since we changed our clocks last...
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