living a better life and creating a better world
How you spend your time is how you spend your life. It's as simple as that. Although that may seem obvious, ask yourself if you're actually living your life in a way that recognizes that. Do you even really think about how you spend your time? Or do you just fall into unthinking patterns of…
I want to get real about something that is often cited a reason for not doing things that are good for you or the world: Money. I’ll start by saying that money is something that I have extreme anxiety about. And I also know the realities of only having so much money to spend. There’s…
Community is so important. I can't stress this enough. I've been thinking about different experiences I want to write about, and I realized that the most impactful and lasting changes in my life have come about because I was able to find a group of like-minded people who shared that interest and welcomed me in…
So, my last post was about the importance of going in the direction of what you want instead of focusing on what you don't want. But what do you want? How do you figure that out? Visioning is a popular practice within the sustainability community to help businesses or organizations create a shared idea of…
Continue reading ➞ Visioning (A silly word, but powerful tool)
There's no one event in my life that I can point to as a "turning point." All I know is that from about middle school through college I was pretty unhappy and felt pretty powerless in the world, and now I don't feel that way. I had social anxiety (still do), general anxiety and perfectionist…
Being a human is hard. As inspired as I am by visions of a sustainable society run on clean renewable energy, that prioritizes the equity and well-being of all, and as hopeful as I am about new innovations and methods that contribute to that vision, I'm convinced that our biggest obstacle is ourselves. We're not…
Flourishing 