SMART Living 365

Love to Travel—Love to Come Home

Kathy Gottberg — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:12:31 +0000

“Wherever you go, there you are.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn By now it is probably obvious that I love to travel. But what you might not realize is that I also love coming home. It wasn’t always that way. Years ago … Continue reading →

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Packing Light & Other Thoughts on Eliminating The Unnecessary

Kathy Gottberg — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:46 +0000

“He who would travel happily must travel light.” ~Antoine de St. Exupery As I mentioned in a previous post, Thom and I are currently traveling for over three weeks. After nearly a dozen overseas trips we’ve learned—okay I’ve learned—that … Continue reading →

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Confessions of An Ex-Planner

Kathy Gottberg — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:39 +0000

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell Even as a child I was an excellent planner. I saved my allowance … Continue reading →

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The Joy And Benefits of Travel

Kathy Gottberg — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:40 +0000

“We travel to grow up, wake up, and stay on our toes.” ~Robert Fuller I am writing this blog post in anticipation of our coming 3+-week vacation to Europe. In fact, by the time this post goes live on the … Continue reading →

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Are You Worthy of Love, Happiness and Success?

Kathy Gottberg — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:24 +0000

“To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but yourself – means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight- and never stop fighting.” ~ E.E. Cummings … Continue reading →

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In Search of Passion, Excitement & Meaning From Fifty Shades of Grey

Kathy Gottberg — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:00:33 +0000

“My inner goddess is jumping up and down, clapping her hands like a five year old.”~ E. L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey I haven’t read it—but 70 million other people have. Advertised as an erotic romance, Fifty Shades of … Continue reading →

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Rendering Unto Caesar and Other Thoughts During Tax Season

Kathy Gottberg — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:16 +0000

“Death, taxes and childbirth! There’s never any convenient time for any of them.” ~Margaret Mitchell I don’t often quote the Bible on this blog but the phrase “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s…” just seems appropriate this time … Continue reading →

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Midlife Minimalism—How Your Focus Changes & The Rewards Increase

Kathy Gottberg — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:35:30 +0000

“We get too soon old and too late smart.” ~Pennsylvania Dutch proverb I read a large number of online blogs and a big portion of them are into minimalism and simple living. That’s wonderful because I believe there is richness … Continue reading →

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A World On Fire—Living In A Time of Vampires & Archetypes

Kathy Gottberg — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:44:09 +0000

“…the archetypal energy of The Vampire has exploded into the consciousness of our current generation.” I have been a fan of author Carolyn Myss since reading her first book Anatomy of the Spirit back in the mid-90s. Her clear, humorous, no … Continue reading →

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The Science of Friendship—And Can Hoarding Be A Good Thing?

Kathy Gottberg — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:57:13 +0000

“The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.” ~ George Vaillant Those of us into simple living or minimalism knows that identifying and eliminating any thing superficial and nonessential in life is critical. In … Continue reading →

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