After talking a little bit last week about slowing down as well as the fear of missing out I realized that I have been putting my knitting on the back-burner for so long. Not so much my reading, I seem to be able to do that in any setting (thanks to the lovely kindle app, thank you very much). You would think that knitting would be such an easy thing to incorporate into a … [Read more...] about knitting and reading
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How to Overcome the Fear of Missing Out
Have you heard of the fear of missing out? I know it is not a new thing, but it is something that I have been thinking about lately – especially with all of my desire to slow life down a bit. I need to overcome this fear. If you haven’t heard of this, it is exactly as it sounds. From Wikipedia – “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from … [Read more...] about How to Overcome the Fear of Missing Out
The Skill of Slow Living – How to Make it Work
What do you imagine when you think about your childhood? I see a lot of the outdoors. Living in Maine, being outside was second nature. As a child I was told to play outside or read if I was bored, activities on the weekend were playing in the woods and enjoying nature, not running around to as many activities as we could possibly fit in. I am one of the first of the … [Read more...] about The Skill of Slow Living – How to Make it Work
Grace for Personal Goal Setting in the New Year
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! This month I have talked about all the ways that I am trying to set myself up for successful goal setting in the New Year. I have my word of the year, I have figured out what my long range goals are and I finally was … [Read more...] about Grace for Personal Goal Setting in the New Year
How to Create White Space in your Day and Why that is Important
Creating white space in my days is one of my biggest goals this year. But what is white space? White space is that margin in your day, your breathing room. I know that probably sounds funny, why would you want to create white space in your day, but I realized during my year of action last year that I need that white space in order to be present in my life. I can’t continue to … [Read more...] about How to Create White Space in your Day and Why that is Important
Using One Word to Facilitate Goal Setting in the New Year
I have talked about choosing one word for the year, and also about how I am more of a long range goal planner, but how do we combine the two? Today I plan to show you how I am using my one word – margin – in order to guide and facilitate my goals for the New Year. There seem to be two camps when it comes to goals and planning for the New Year. One is choosing a guiding word for the … [Read more...] about Using One Word to Facilitate Goal Setting in the New Year