Easy Ways to Make the Rat Race a Much Better Ride

A surprising thing happened when I started down the path to quit my day job.
Instead of leading a less appealing life at work, I felt I actually thrived. My job turned into something more deliberate than delegated.
The confidence I gained knowing my time was temporary let me design a job I enjoyed more than ever [...]

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13 Easy Ways to Drink Romance in Everyday

I loved Eclipse.
This is coming from the girl that rolled her eyes at Twilight and got really bored watching New Moon.
The third movie in the Twilight series left me breathless from beginning to end. My hopeless romantic side came to life. Sure, I floated back to Earth when the lines between fantasy and reality crossed… [...]

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Free Love Friday: Spread the Love

Every Friday, Peace & Projects will share some amazing stories from the week and celebrate the success of others.
So take a much-needed break from work, click around and enjoy.

To submit a link for next week, please contact me. Have a peaceful weekend.
Life

I second this idea: Barrie Davenport said sleep a little longer.
I second this idea, too: reduce [...]

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A Secret to Happiness in Work and Life

This is a guest post from Dr. Corey Allan of Simple Marriage.
The chief happiness for a man is to be what he is. ~ Erasmus
How much thought goes into what you do for a living?
Since sleep has lost a great deal of respect in our society, you likely work more than you sleep. With work [...]

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Crude Awakening: 14 Ways to Reduce Oil Dependency

I’ll never forget the first time I saw the footage of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. I was having a beer at a local sports bar with Mr. Right. My heart! It was tearing out of my chest as the plumes of oil puked into the sea. I wanted to stand on the [...]

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Free Love Friday: Spread the Love

Every Friday, Peace & Projects will share some amazing stories from the week and celebrate the success of others.
So take a much-needed break from work, click around and enjoy.

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A Sweet Sensation: Life as Poetry

“You don’t sit down to form a poem. It forms you.”
I took notice of this line in Bright Star, a movie inspired by the biography of John Keats, the last born of the English Romantic poets. His advice on poetry was for Fanny Brawne, a lover, muse and poetry pupil.
While most of us don’t have the [...]

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How To Break Up With Your Day Job

Day jobs are a lot like lovers.
In the beginning, there’s the wooing, the passion, the thrill of something new.
As time passes in a not-right working relationship, passion gets replaced with just making it through another day. You’re paying for parking instead of the other way around. The bathroom isn’t even close to your standards of [...]

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Free Love Friday: Spread The Love

Every Friday, Peace & Projects will share some amazing stories from the week and celebrate the success of others.
So take a much-needed break from work, click around and enjoy.
To submit a link for next week, please contact me. Have a peaceful weekend.
Life

Rowdy Kittens and How To Create The New American Dream
Jeffrey Tang: Forget the search for meaning.
Tammy [...]

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Don’t Make This Your Life

My friend Jeffrey posted this little gem of advice: “Don’t make blogging your life. First, go out and live.”
It resonated with me because, well, blogging is a big part of my life right now. I love it, but the truth is, my life misses me. Its the beautiful question of balance. Where does this fit [...]

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