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7 Ways to Simplify Your Writing

This is a guest post by Loren Blinde of Writing Power. Loren teaches college English, and she launched Writing Power to help people enrich their lives by improving their writing. Feel free to contact her at loren@writingpower.net

Many people begin to pursue simplicity in part to make their lives easier. They resolve [...]

Seeing the beauty in the world around us

I admire photographers because they can capture the beauty in so many things that are 1. either extremely ordinary or 2. obviously beautiful, but difficult to reproduce in a photo.
I stumbled upon a wonderful Flickr stream full of photos I found remarkable, unexpected or made an involuntary smile break out across my face. As I [...]

Back in action…starting Monday

It’s been a very hectic three weeks but it should all be at an end now! Preparations for the big pitch at work have been wrapped up (at least as far as I’m concerned) which means things should get back on schedule now with more consistent posting. Thank you for your patience!
I’m looking forward to [...]

Why doing "something" gets very little done

It’s common (for me at least) to feel busy, but find at the end of the day I haven’t accomplished much. It’s frustrating; there’s always that monkey hanging on my back, bogging me down despite the fact that I’m always doing something.
That “something” that I’m always “doing” is the key. Because doing “something” is often [...]

What a simple Valentine’s Day tradition has taught me about life

My wife and I aren’t huge fans of Valentine’s Day. It’s fine and all, but we don’t particularly like to go overboard. Still, it’s an excuse to go out and have some fun and we’re always up for that.
Our Valentine’s tradition started the second year of our marriage. A bit strapped for cash (as newlyweds [...]