Last month, I challenged myself and my family to have a “no-buy” July. It was our attempt at a reset, an intermittent fast for our finances and perspectives. The point of “no-buy” July was to abstain from the urge to buy anything new, appreciate what we already have, and enjoy more experiences.

(Because it’s trying to talk to you) The Daily Noise When I was younger and living less on purpose, I always felt the need to escape to someplace else. I was out and about all the time, every day, consistently. If I were home for too long, I would want to go out and get […]

The average household contains 300,000 things inside of it. Think about that. At first, it sounds unreasonable, even unbelievable. How could you have that much stuff in your home? But then, start to think about everything you own and everything that reside in your home. . . It is totally incredible, and totally possible to see how […]

Start being too much and upgrade yourself As a young adult, I struggled with trying to fit in — sometimes working too hard to blend into the mainstream. I tried to hide my “extra” ordinary qualities from myself and others as part of my pursuit to become more common. For years, I have worked to […]

Over the last couple weeks, I can’t stop thinking about cotton candy. It first popped up in a dream where I was floating up into the sky on a giant pink puffy cloud. This reminded me of my first meditation experience in grade school which made me reminisce the vendors at fairs and stadiums selling […]

“I expect my life to be good and joyous, and it is.” — Louise Hay For so long, I would repeatedly hear “no, we can’t have that” or “we have no money,” which is equivalent to the Spanish version “no tengo dinero.” How that translates in my life is by repeating untrue things like “we […]