The NEW Black Friday: Make Love Lists Not Shopping Lists!

Have you heard the news that some stores are now opening on Thanksgiving evening in order to get a jump start on Black Friday shopping?! Enough is enough! So many people in our country are in debt and there is already so much stress associated with the holidays. It is...

My 3 Fave Ways to Celebrate in under 10 Minutes …

1. Play dead I know this may feel counterintuitive, but the first way I practice joy is to remind myself every morning that I am going to die and everyone I love will die. When I consciously remember that my days are limited and that at any moment I could lose someone...

If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is!

Hi. I love this short bit of philosophy from Kurt Vonnegut. I try to pay attention and voice when life is good. But this is advice I would love to heed even more in life! How 'bout you? "And now I want to tell you about my late Uncle Alex. He was my...

What’s the best gift you ever got?

SIMPLY CELEBRATE NEWSLETTER OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012   Remember my 48-48-48 birthday project earlier in the month? I committed to offering 48 acts of kindness for 48 people in 48 hours? Well, I got a wonderful email from Jennifer Devlin who was inspired by my...