Post written by SysBots. While I’ve learned to eat much healthier over the last six or seven years, one of my biggest challenges has been overeating on social occasions. There are holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, but there are many more: my kids’ birthday parties,… Read More »12 Tips For Beating the Social Overeating Habit
By SysBots The other day while I was visiting a friend, she offered her dog a bone. The dog wanted the bone, but didn’t want to drop the toy animal in his mouth to get the bone. “Jack, you can’t have both at the same… Read More »A Primer on Full-Screen Living
By SysBots I have a friend who is lonely, who has such a good heart and desperately wants to find a partner who appreciates that goodness, to share a life with. We have all felt this, I’m guessing: this desire for a deep connection, this… Read More »Wanting Someone Else to Fulfill Our Lives
By SysBots Someone recently asked me about getting frustrated when they feel overloaded, and then shutting down or lashing out. “This has been something I’ve struggled with for most of my life. I had an instance today where I could have been more calm and… Read More »The Habit of Calm When You’re Feeling Frustrated
By SysBots Pretty much all of us experience frustration on a daily (or even hourly) basis. We get frustrated by other people, by ourselves, by technology, by work situations, by small crises that come up all the time. You know you’re frustrated when you find… Read More »A Mini-Guide to Not Being Frustrated All the Time
By SysBots There’s a way of being that I’m trying to cultivate in myself — to let go of wanting others to be a certain way. Here’s the problem: we all get frustrated with other people. We want our kids to do certain things, our spouses… Read More »When Others Frustrate You
By SysBots I’m writing this guide for my kids as they grow up and go out into the world — but it’s for anyone who wants to connect with others. I’m writing it for my teenage self, who was shy and awkward and self-conscious. I’m… Read More »How to Make Friends
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~ Buddha Post written by SysBots. We’re several days into the New Year, and many of us are still basking in the glow of a fresh start. Every year, January brings… Read More »How to Make the Most of the Fresh Start of a New Year
‘Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends…. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.’ ~Henry David Thoreau Post written by SysBots. We are not consumers. We are people. We are not living lives meant to earn money in order… Read More »Breaking Free From Consumerist Chains
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein Post written by SysBots. Follow me on Twitter. Merry Christmas everyone! As a gift, I’d like to share with you my companion to The Power of Less — a free ebook called “THRIVING ON LESS:… Read More »Free Ebook: Thriving on Less – Simplifying in a Tough Economy