“Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are toxic to our being simply because their needs and way of...

Note: The following article was published in the September 01 issue of Simplify Magazine.We often consider our food diet as the primary determinant of our health. And there is a lot of truth...

Decluttering can feel overwhelming. We look around our homes and think, “I need to get rid of things,” but are unsure where (or how) to start. The task seems too big, and it...

“If you love yourself, it doesn’t matter if other people don’t like you because you don’t need their approval to feel good about yourself.” ~Lori Deschene I spent my whole life trying to please...

“It feels good to be accepted, loved, and approved of by others, but often the membership fee to belong to that club is far too high of a price to pay.” ~Dennis Merritt...

There is more joy to be found in owning less than we can ever find in pursuing more.This sentence is how I begin almost all of my presentations about minimalism. It is a...

“A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what a ship is built for.” ~John Augustus Shedd Growing up in the Midwest in a traditional family steeped in Catholic values, safety was...

“Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experiences.” ~ Brené Brown, Daring Greatly Migraines. I’ve had them since I was five years old. Sometimes they’re bad, sometimes they’re really bad....