Frankly, we really should apply the principles of healthy eating—what we put into our bodies—to what we put on our bodies.
Read MoreWhile bad people make mistakes, good people make them, too. Treating good people like bad people in the face of an error harms them (and us).
Read MoreWhile people and organizations have aimed to reduce life friction as much as possible, we might just want to add back in some of it for our own health and wellbeing.
Read MoreSAD or just the season? it seems unreasonable to assume that seasons don’t affect humans when they affect everything else. We live in the atmosphere, after all. Even when we sometimes wish we did not.
Read MoreAttentively warding off any tendencies toward creeping bad eating habits and keeping an eye out for “alone” turning into “lonely” mean, in my thinking, that eating alone has far greater benefits than it does risks.
Read MoreSeeking French and Swiss monsters? I went on a creature quest and uncovered one good mythical monster story from France and one from Switzerland. And I’m on the hunt for more!
Read MoreAs the years pass, I’ve grown increasingly wary of people who tell me they never read fiction. And studies back me up as to the reasons why.
Read MoreI’ve noticed an interesting confluence of holidays celebrating their nation’s founding over the three countries where I focus most of my energy these days: France, Switzerland, and the United States.
Read MoreYou’ll find all types of people in France, as you will in all countries and cultures. As blanket stereotypes, though, these haven’t proven true in my experience.
Read MoreI’ve done a bit of thinking recently on rituals and routines. The differences between the two, and the positives and negatives of both.
Read MoreEven the suggestion that you should not spend your time and energy on something without monetizing it significantly reduces the value of the activity.
Read MoreIf you say “yes and” to everything presented, including projects and ideas and even opinions, you don’t protect your own values and wants and projects and visions.
Read MoreI want to read more novels about people who’ve gone through the stages after childhood, youth, and the twenties into full-on adulthood.
Read MoreIn letting certain things go and in committing to others, we create more space and generate more energy for what lights us up and brings our best selves to the world.
Read MoreWhat long-term psychological dangers exist for people who feel they cannot communicate and cannot manage to make others understand them?
Read MoreI’ve put off drafting notes for this third anniversary edition of the advent of COVID-19 in the western world because I couldn’t believe that I really needed to continue to mull over the pandemic.
Read MoreIn my reading life, I’ve noticed that authors tend to fall into two macro categories when it comes to themes and subjects.
Read MoreA successful and happy experience for everyone, guests and hosts, primarily hinges on how well you’ve communicated before your guests arrive.
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