On what team are you playing?
What do you do with your time? On what do you spend your most valuable asset? We have others taking care of our kids. We hire people to clean our house. We buy take out instead of cooking ourselves. We shop online instead of going to the store. We rely on contractors to renovate our houses instead of doing it...
Decluttering is the new diet
All this talk about decluttering. Everywhere people are clearing out their stuff, emptying their closets, their kitchen cabinets and storage. There are TV shows where people can get help from a professional doing this. Participants stand on the sidewalk next to 150 garbage bags of stuff that they no longer need. Proud smiles on their faces. Then what? What happens...
Overwhelm
We’ve all been there. That sense of overwhelm when you have so much to do that you don’t know where to start. Things are piling up on your to-do list faster than you can tick them off. You might question the point of it all. Why bother with anything since you cannot keep up anymore? So instead you browse through...
The urgency of proximity
Why is it easier to feel compassion and take action when matters are close at hand, as compared to when it’s something happening on the other side of the world? If you happen to walk past a pond and you see a child drowning, would you save that child’s life even if it meant ruining your expensive clothes and shoes?...
You can make a difference
The urgency is real. You need to do something. You need to act now. You cannot say you didn’t know. All the warning bells are ringing and if you don’t hear them, it’s because you choose not to. But sticking your head in the sand will only lead to the deserts spreading. You cannot say it’s someone else’s problem. You...
It’s the season
Christmas decorations everywhere. A spotless home. Absurd amounts of food. Too much wine. Spending time with relatives you don’t really like. Adding to your credit card debt to buy way too many Christmas gifts. It doesn’t have to be that way. Forget about all the should have been surrounding Christmas. Find your own way. A few Christmas decorations that you love....
Homeschool your kids
Everyone can homeschool their kids. In fact, you’re already doing it. Every weekday afternoon and evening. Every weekend. Every school holiday. Every hour that your kid isn’t in regular school, they are being homeschooled. You need to act on this. Discuss important things at the dinner table. Talk to them about things that matter. Challenge them to think for themselves...
Lucia
Today is Lucia. A Swedish tradition that’s celebrated all over the country and also among exile Swedes in other parts of the world. Lucia and her maids and star singers walk in procession and sing traditional hymns. In schools and kindergarten, Lucia is also accompanied by Santas and kids dressed up as gingerbread. Almost every little town has their Lucia...