http://www.thoughtshappen.net/ Thoughts happen. A lot. What we do with them is how we choose our reality. Thoughts Happen is dedicated to a reality of kindness, curiosity and humor, honoring the interdependent nature of all things. en-US Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:31:53 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ThoughtsHappenhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/11/a-spork-is-a-spork-of-course-of-course-with-apologies-to-mr-ed-karmic-recycling.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/11/a-spork-is-a-spork-of-course-of-course-with-apologies-to-mr-ed-karmic-recycling.html I spent the past weekend with my daughter and another girl from her Girl Scout troop at a very popular horse camp in the area. We got rained on, we slept in bunk beds, we tried to get Very Large Animals to do what we wanted them to do, we...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=HNbz6z0FgDU:CVmRxUOG9aY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=HNbz6z0FgDU:CVmRxUOG9aY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?i=HNbz6z0FgDU:CVmRxUOG9aY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=HNbz6z0FgDU:CVmRxUOG9aY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Camping Food and Drink Girl Scouts Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Louise Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:31:53 -0800 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/11/what-is-karmic-recycling-karmic-recycling.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/11/what-is-karmic-recycling-karmic-recycling.html The wait is over! The new blog I've been working on, Karmic Recycling, has launched. I hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think as it evolves and takes on its own life. Thank you for being a reader of Thoughts Happen; I hope you will...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=vGLLUnSgvoc:X-aBz_i_Nf0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=vGLLUnSgvoc:X-aBz_i_Nf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?i=vGLLUnSgvoc:X-aBz_i_Nf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=vGLLUnSgvoc:X-aBz_i_Nf0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Environment Meditation Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Writing Louise Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:41:22 -0800 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/10/for-every-blog-there-is-a-season-.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/10/for-every-blog-there-is-a-season-.html When I started Thoughts Happen in September of 2008, I had no idea where it would take me, but I knew I needed to write, and write often — for an audience. Magazine articles, my first love, are wonderful, and it’s great to see those bylines, but I had too...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=jdOGyPMmbiE:dy2sxqUraII:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=jdOGyPMmbiE:dy2sxqUraII:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?i=jdOGyPMmbiE:dy2sxqUraII:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=jdOGyPMmbiE:dy2sxqUraII:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Creativity Thoughts Writing Louise Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:42:24 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/09/how-limits-foster-creativity-lessons-from-a-baker.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/09/how-limits-foster-creativity-lessons-from-a-baker.html I'm convinced that I would have no creative output at all if it weren't for limits. What? Limits are supposed to be a bad thing, right? How often do we wish to be unfettered, free, open to limitless possibilities? Yet in truth, my best efforts usually come when I'm constrained...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=BQQNDuPs7Wc:ZcwFe2J8Pto:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=BQQNDuPs7Wc:ZcwFe2J8Pto:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?i=BQQNDuPs7Wc:ZcwFe2J8Pto:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=BQQNDuPs7Wc:ZcwFe2J8Pto:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Creativity Curiosity Food Limits Pomodoro Technique Louise Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:02:14 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/09/how-do-you-really-spend-your-time-only-one-way-to-find-out.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2011/09/how-do-you-really-spend-your-time-only-one-way-to-find-out.html I spend a hell of a lot of time on things I consider Maintenance. Maintaining my body, my home, my car, my business, my family's well-being and my personal and professional relationships takes a huge percentage of my waking hours. It was quite eye-opening to discover this. And I found...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=XICxkrH0v10:ZsDB7tabLww:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=XICxkrH0v10:ZsDB7tabLww:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?i=XICxkrH0v10:ZsDB7tabLww:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?a=XICxkrH0v10:ZsDB7tabLww:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThoughtsHappen?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Getting Things Done (GTD) Organizing Time Louise Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:20:00 -0700