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Can Money Buy Happiness?
Photo: Aaron Patterson Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. – Henry James Several months ago, I realized that money makes a lot of people miserable. In our household, paying...
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Why the Way You Think About Happiness Might Be Wrong
Photo by Trekking Rinjani Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln “If I work harder, I’ll be more successful. And if I’m more successful, then I’ll be happier.”...
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Making Economic Exchange a Loving Human Interaction
Here’s my review of Good Morning, Beautiful Business by Judy Wicks, which appears in the current issue of YES! Magazine. The Economy of Smallness: Making Economic Exchange a Loving Human Interaction...
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The Best Fast Food You’ve Ever Had
Here’s my article about Portland’s food cart revolution, from the current issue of YES! Magazine. We’ve had a week straight of ice-cold fog, and these photos, taken last July, are making me delirious...
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Hopeful Weekend Links
Photo by Chris Breeze Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest – Claire Leschen-Hoar 22 Unbelievable Places that are Hard to Believe Really Exist – Bored Panda Going on a Walk Could Change the World...
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How to Surround Yourself with Brilliance
Photo by Joshua Rothhaas When I told my dad, a freelance writer for more than 30 years, that I was going to make a go at freelancing in 2009, he joked that I might try “something more remunerative,...
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Hopeful Weekend Links
How green microbeweries stoke sustainability – Peter Brewitt, Orion The full-fat paradox: Whole Milk May Keep Us Lean – Allison Aubrey, NPR How to Change the World – Renee Tougas, Fimby 60 Plus...
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Become the Solution
I love brainstorming for solutions. That’s why I started this blog. I wanted to ponder answers to some of the questions I was asking myself after my first son was born, like how can my husband and I...
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Hopeful Weekend Links
Become a Radical Pragmatist – Alan Webber, Do Lectures Top 16 TED Talks for Foodists – Darya Rose, Summer Tomato Guide to Seasonal Living: Spring – Mother Earth News Living Oregon Moves to Help...
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Happy Earth Day!
In honor of the holiday, I’m posting a column my dad wrote for the April 21, 2011 Denver Post. I have a cameo appearance, and I love my dad’s hilarious and true take on how we should celebrate the...
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