Category Lifestyle

I’ve got a gift to give you. You can pass it on. It’s free. Recently, I wrote a book called, The Happiness of Simple: Making Connections Between Happiness, Simplicity & Productivity.  Photo Credit The book teaches you an awesome secret. When you…

The Beatle’s once sang, “Get back. Get back. Get back to where you once belonged.” Just one question: Where is that? It seems everyone is looking for answers in the past or the future. I look for answers in presence. To…

As we approach Christmas, I encourage you to be intentional about your spending. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. The emphasis is spend, spend, spend. That’s not the true meaning of Christmas. Think of all the excess. The paper. The packages. It…

 Today’s post is a guest post by Carl Phillips. Distractions surround us, a constant tension in our day.  Some distractions are obvious, some are subtle.  Some are new to us, others are old foes. Dealing with distractions, in a world…

Hip Diggs recently did a Facebook survey to discover that we all have things we think we need but don’t. The responses were interesting: everything from government to motorized bathroom scrubbers. Based on the survey, I put together a list of…

In October, I introduced The 10 Step Challenge To Simple Living. I hope you’re taking this challenge to heart. I am. You can learn to live a more simple and happy life, but it’s not always easy. There’s a hidden…

I wrote this post over at my main site, danerickson.net, right after I sold my house and paid off all my debt. And yes, it happened overnight. I used to immediately cringe at articles with titles like, “How I Became Debt…

Have you ever tried to lose weight? It’s not always easy. We’re creatures of habit. In order to make change stick, we have to change our habits. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. Sometimes, little things can add…