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5 Simple Ways to Brighten Your Day

Photo by *Micky.

Oh Canada. I’m not going to complain about the weather (remember the “Think Different Challenge“), but it certainly does rain a lot here in Vancouver during winter. It probably doesn’t help that I am often reminded of summer by my friends and family in Australia.
I find that one of the best ways to [...]

Understanding the Role Humility Plays in Everyday Life

“Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.” - Henry David Thoreau
Note: this is a guest post by David Bohl from Slow Down Fast. Photo by Jahdakine.

When do you consider your life “finished”? At what point can you hang up your hat and say that you truly have done everything you wanted [...]

What I Would Tell My 15 Year Old Self

Jason from A Miracle A Day has tagged me to write on the topic of what I tell my younger self if I had the opportunity.
Life today is a lot different to when I was in my mid-teens. Whilst angst seems to be a mandatory stage in every teenagers life, I suffered from what I [...]

5 Ways to Mix Things Up

Photo by Matthew Fang.

My friend Todd from We The Change is a big fan of “mixing things up”. I’m the same - I have found that occasionally doing the opposite of what I am accustomed to is a great way to add excitement and diversity to everyday life. Here then are 5 ways I like [...]

A Weekend Without Alcohol

Last weekend I decided to throw away the wine and lock up the beer fridge. Actually it wasn’t that dramatic, but I did decide to have a weekend free from alcohol. I normally drink in moderation and don’t consider alcohol to be a problem in my life (although it was a few years ago). That [...]

7 Ways to Boost Your Mood

Note: this is a guest article by Z.Hereford.
There are times when no matter how hard we try to avoid it, we sink into a funk or a less than productive mood. We drag our feet, feel unmotivated and lose perspective. When that happens we can either roll with it hoping it will wear off, or [...]