I’m taking Laura Vanderkam’s advice to schedule a little adventure, and a big adventure, every week.

It really does.

Foundational organizing questions are a lot like foundational spiritual ones.

Have you ever said, “I need another vacation!” after your vacation? Here’s a re-entry strategy to help you hold on to that feeling of rest, after you get home.

Unknown species discovered in local park.

If you are dealing with big decisions, it’s useful to write down what outcomes you do, and do not, want; and what you will, and will not do.

To learn how to put your values in words, look to the ancient practice of swearing an oath.

An organized environment extends your senses. It allows you to act with minimal wasted effort, like an athlete.

Roles are a double-edged sword.

This sounds confining but it is actually extremely liberating.

And when is it something else?

A well-lived life is not about achieving perfection, it's about growing into your potentials.

In order to create personal sanctuary, the foundation is in four invisible luxuries, which I call the Four S’s: savings, silence, solitude, and physical space.

If you want to know what is actually fulfilling for you, what makes you happy, what leads you toward a well-lived life, track what gives you energy.

We all have internal Yes and No lists. But most people never write them down.

When you know what actually needs to get done, AND what you can ignore, you’ll have greater peace when life gets busy.

Reflecting on your own death is an ancient way of gaining clarity about what’s important to you. Here’s a two-fer: a memento mori right now, that gives peace of mind to your people later.

Questions to consider when it comes to managing personal information for yourself, or your household.

Your constants are not about doing what other people think you should do. Your constants are the things you do for yourself that give you energy and a sense of hope.

For me, the difficult process of decluttering has required at least as much awareness, reflection, repentance, and resolve, as any formal spiritual discipline I have tried.