In the new year I’ve been working on keeping a simple focus. I want to be happy. Life is short and unpredictable and I don’t want to waste time losing chances for joy. Keeping it simple goes a long way toward that goal. I have a tendency to get wrapped up with my own mental…
Author: G (of Lowi & G)
Life Lesson: Resisting What’s Good for Us
Like all good realizations for me they start with a spark and end with a text message. G: “ I like this book… Makes me remember that when I follow signs and my intuition it’s all easier.” Lowi: Why do we resist so much? G: Good question Throughout our time with the blog we’ve talked…
Simply Happy
I’ve been thinking on this idea of simplicity and its counterpart complicated. I’ll be the first to say I prefer simple over complicated. But sometimes I confuse the two. I have been known to equate simple with boring, mundane, or predictable. And think complicated is another word for exciting, fun, or evocative. But that’s…
Life Lesson: I Left My Clothes on the Bathroom Floor
You may recall last week Lowi told you a story of how she stole my clothes. Although I think she may have referred to it as me leaving them behind. I am sure that’s semantics to her but those details matter. While the first part of how I left them on the bathroom is true…
Torture Report: Toughen Up, Sleep Well & Eat Bananas
(G): Last week, I dropped a jar on my bare foot. It hurt like when you stub your toe and you have that millisecond delay. You know, the space of time that’s just long enough for your mind to say “Oh crap, that’s really going to hur…OWWW!” That’s how it went down with the jar. It…
Thankful Thursday: Grateful for Difficulty
I am a conflict avoider most of the time. I like it when life is easy breezy and we all get along. Even when I don’t love someone’s attitude, Facebook post or whatever I am generally one to only grouse about it privately. They don’t care about my opinion and it’s none of my business…
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