The other day, I posted a picture on Facebook (…and Twitter…and Instagram). I had captured a magical moment. A miracle made up of pixels, really. My three kids and I took a quadruple selfie. And, honestly? It was kind of awesome. So obviously it was my duty to share it with the universe. (Because let’s be real, MY [Read More]
Ever notice how we’ve become good at building connected technology and broadcasting status updates but we struggle staying connected to the people and goals that matter most to us in life?
Looking back it’s easy to see how this happened.
Three hundred years ago, if you decided to be adventurous and build a startup in the Wild West, you said [Read More]
Weekends are always a great opportunity to practice some mindfulness around how we use technology. People often ask us for easy tips on unplugging, so we listed are few mini challenges you can try over the weekend. [Read More]
In celebration of the fifth annual National Day of Unplugging (NDU) — from sundown Friday, March 7 to sundown, Saturday, March 8 — the nonprofit Reboot is asking individuals and families to reconnect with each other by putting down their smartphones, tablets and computers for 24 hours.
The topic of families unplugging is especially close to [Read More]
After 6 months in Bali without a smartphone, I have acquired an iPhone 4. Mine was stolen from a nightclub in July and I never replaced it. The reason I resisted for so long was to avoid a very clear and tangible impediment to being fully present. (Coincidentally my iPhone was plucked the night after [Read More]
I confess. I am a card-carrying, bona fide undersharer.
Up until the point of writing this, I hadn’t yet stamped a few life events with Facebook-official status. In other words, I hadn’t posted personal photos (or details) of important things like tying the knot, honeymooning in New Zealand, and buying my first tree. A house happened to accompany [Read More]
From losing ten pounds to getting more sleep, Small Move, Big Change author Caroline Arnold shares how to set microresolutions to improve your quality of life.
Classic New Year’s resolutions such as to get fit, to [Read More]
This has been a really big week for mindfulness. This practice is not new – in fact it has been around for over 2500 years – but it is finally having its day! Before jumping ahead to cheer for all the recent accolades, let’s just take a minute, take a deep breath and allow space [Read More]
The word “release” in the headline should have tipped me off. As in 13 Ways to Release 2013. But how could the article, written by a perky blonde life coach, be anything but deeply enlightening? Release 2013. Let it go, mindfully, intentionally, with gratitude. And if all that doesn’t work, special pricing for one-on-one coaching.
I couldn’t [Read More]
I grew up in Connecticut in a small city named Bristol (home of the ESPN sports network). I have six brothers (one is my twin) and four sisters. My brother Carl and I were the youngest of eleven children. There were so many of us that we spanned two generations. My parents were loving, modest, working-class people [Read More]
