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“Allow the mystery… This is a very fertile place in which to hang out if you can bear the uncertainty and discomfort of it.”–Your Spacious Self. Some of you may remember what [...]

“Rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” –JK Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address. I’ve written scads on the subject of how our living spaces are [...]

Do one thing every day that scares you. -Eleanor Roosevelt. This year I was invited to give some talks in the Netherlands as part of Dutch release of Your Spacious Self. How could I say no? It [...]

If you know me, you know that I’m a big fan of  wisdom that wakes us up. I love simple truths that help us clear a path to our true nature and best life. There is an article that I came [...]

“Move closer, lean in, get curious; even for a moment, experience the feelings without labels, beyond being good or bad. Welcome them. Invite them. Do anything that helps melt the [...]

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.“–Henry David Thoreau In the end it is not about tackling the unsightly messes, the boxes of who-knows-what [...]

Do objects have bad juju? You know, like the beautiful heirloom ring that doesn’t feel quite right? That antique mask you got really cheap at the consignment shop that smells funny?  The [...]

“Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.”–Rashi A fortunate encounter? Some might call my latest lesson in letting go a mis-fortune… On my way to the parking lot [...]

Clearing at its best is not about the “doing” at all. As I see it, it’s not about the issue that challenges you (or the desired outcome for that matter). It’s not about [...]

It’s a jungle… in here! Most of us do too much, or have more possessions than we need or use. Or both. With our lives swept up in a swirl of attachments, worry, and endless, mechanical [...]