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contentment
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On Finding Contentment in Today
Contentment is a continual surrendering—a choice to count life’s gifts in the good times and the bad.
Guess What? We’re All Jealous of Imaginary People
I was 25. I was extremely ready for every single element of my life to be perfect.
Here’s Why You Should Love Your Small Space, Now
How could I make this small space livable? Adorable? Admirable?
What Does Enough Look Like?
I recently hiked sixteen miles round-trip in the backcountry of Mammoth. Not alone — I’m not that brave — but with my boyfriend. I carried my gear and a thudding…
Embracing The Interim
As a child I imagined adulthood almost as if it were a destination, believing that once I got there I would have the dream job, the dream husband, and the…
Cure For The Travel Bug
When gathered in a group, my friends and I sometimes play a game as we wait for a meal or linger over drinks. There are different variations, but the basic…
Four Keys to Being Content
Have you ever known someone who is content? Not the kind of contentment that demonstrates itself as complacency, but the kind of contentment that says “I know who I am…
Wash Your Bowl
We are too busy, overstimulated and overextended. We’ve been taught that the answer is more: more things + more commitments = more happiness. But in reality we are so wrong—more…
A Fruitful Life Versus A Successful Life
I don’t know about you but at times I feel the pressure of quantity over quality. Am I working enough hours? Am I producing enough articles? Do I have enough…