Category Archives: Quotations

What sparks joy for you?

You’ve probably heard by now about Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.  It’s remarkable how prevalent it is all of a sudden! (My review here).  Essentially, she asks you to only … Continue reading

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How to grow a materialistic child

My grandfather grew up on a large piece of land in Poland.  His household (which included his parents, four siblings, grandparents, uncle and his family, and a caretaker) would rise early to tend to the animals, bake the daily bread, and … Continue reading

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Enough already! (aka, learning to be content)

“Who is wealthy?” the Sages ask, and answer, “One who is happy with his portion.” A few months ago now, as part of a book group on living simply, I went through everything in our house and gave away or … Continue reading

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Is self-help really all that helpful?

Read this.  Do that.  Retweet this.  Exercise like that.  Don’t eat this.  Be that. Jeez!!! Is there an implication that we aren’t good enough!? How much better can we possibly get??? Marie Folio, personal empowerment guru, says in this short … Continue reading

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Wednesday has been cancelled: embracing the weirdness

Have you ever watched people dance without hearing the music they must be listening to? They look completely goofy. Or have you been on an airplane or in a quiet waiting room and heard someone who was wearing headphones, engrossed in … Continue reading

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The connection between disease, healing and personal power

“Your biography becomes your biology,” Caroline Myss writes in Part I of her classic book, Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing.  She teaches that each illness and each body organ has its own vibrational pattern.  As a medical … Continue reading

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