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“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” –Henry David Thoreau. In my last five posts I’ve introduced a model for clearing that is infinitely more [...]

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”–Lily Tomlin. It took me years to break the code, to identify what could make clearing not only radically simple and sustainable, but also a [...]

Recently I welcomed my new book into the world. Today I want to welcome YOU to its new home! Yes. It’s been a longtime dream of mine to create a beautiful, interactive gathering place – a [...]

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”–Lilly Tomlin As many of you know, my newest book just came out. You could say that A Year to Clear is to clearing what the slow food movement is [...]

“…daybooks have become inner food…a sturdy container for small doses of what matters.”–Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening I am thrilled to announce the arrival of my new book: A Year to [...]

In last week’s post I answered a question from a reader who was feeling overwhelmed and wanted some advice on where to start. You can read it here. I told him: “If you’re really [...]

It’s all well and good to clear your home and life, but if you’re in a constant state of overwhelm, no amount of hope and desire (or trash bags and nifty containers), is going to make [...]

Why is it so difficult to do what we say we’re going to do? The lizard brain. – Seth Godin, “Quieting the lizard brain.” You’ve probably heard me talk plenty about slowing [...]

“Humbled once again. I just talked to a person who has 3600 unanswered emails, apparently business-as-usual. My own email is, in fact, quite easy to handle. I ignore much of it, not because [...]

Inspired by a question from a student who asked me what I mean by “surrender,” I wrote a post last week called “From Resistance to Surrender.” It describes an aha moment I [...]