Love Thy Neighbor
It’s an all too familiar paradox that we can feel most alone when we’re surrounded by others. While city life provides great opportunities for community, it is also incredibly isolating…
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Louisa Lorensen
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Spring Greening
It’s been an early spring in much of the country. Landscapes are already in full bloom, flaunting their array of leaves, buds and blossoms. After any winter, no matter how…
The Three I’s Of Prioritize: Integrity
Continued from the Series: “I’s” of Prioritize The final consideration in prioritizing your time is integrity. Integrity could be defined as an unwillingness to compromise. Not a rigid inflexibility, but…
The Three I’s of Prioritize: Investment
Continued from the Series: “I’s” of Prioritize In prioritizing your time, the first consideration is a task’s immediacy. You may think, and rightly so, that if you only do what’s…
The Three I’s of Prioritize: Immediacy
Continued from the Series: “I’s” of Prioritize… “We’ve heard the illustration. Your life is an empty jar. If you fill it with sand first (the trivial trappings of life) there…
The Three I’s of Prioritize: Redefining Importance
There is never enough time in the day. No matter how well the day is planned, some things won’t get checked off the list before your eyelids grow heavy and…
Kids vs. The World
“See the world before you settle down.” ~Common Wisdom I recently attended the stateside wedding reception of an incredible, adventurous couple. Their slideshow could have been torn straight from the…
Don’t Give Up the Giving
During the Christmas season, we’re encouraged to be generous, to think of those less fortunate. Soup kitchens have to turn away volunteers for serving holiday meals and charity is at…
Gift Ideas for the Global Good
During the holiday season, it’s a challenge to keep things simple and focus on what’s important; to resist the commercial propaganda surrounding you, while still being generous and giving to…
Spotlight: Charity: Water
Before 9:00 a.m., I’ve made coffee, showered, watered my modest herb garden, and brushed my teeth. Throughout the day, I will continue to use and drink water without a second…
Love, Pray, Eat
“I used to have this appetite for food, for life! And it’s just gone.” Thus, the heroine of Eat, Pray, Love (Gilbert, 2007) takes off on a solo journey to…
