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5 Ways That Rightsizing Can Lead Us to Living Our Dharma

By Kathy Gottberg
Filed under: Aware, Meaningful, Rightsized, SMART Book Reviews

The Dharmachakra Or Eightfold Path To Right Living

I think most of us are aware that confirmation bias is a guiding force in our lives.  You know what I mean, right?  Research shows that we are all biased and constantly looking for evidence that reinforces our most deeply established beliefs.  So, it should come as no surprise to you (any more than it did to me) when I discovered in a current book that dharma and rightsizing share a lot in common.  So, if you’re a fan like me, then consider the following five ways I think that if you are on the rightsizing path, you are likely close to living your dharma.  Also feel free to let me know if you believe my bias has led me astray. [Read more…]

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The New KISS—Keepin’ It Simple & Sustainable!

By Kathy Gottberg
Filed under: Sustainable

 

            A big part of living a SMART Life 365 is practicing simplicity and sustainability every single day.  While the old KISS acronym is considered derogatory, let’s create a new KISS that is a daily reminder to arrange our life and circumstances in a positive way, make sustainable ongoing choices and habits, and develop a consciousness based on the SMART Living model.  How do we do that?  Let’s begin with the idea that is it fairly easy and that the payoff can be extraordinary.  And guess what?  The idea has been around for centuries. [Read more…]

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Kathy Gottberg is an author with seven published books and hundreds of articles covering dozens of topics in the last 35 years. Along with her books, her passion today is SMART Living 365 where she explores ideas and experiences that help to create a meaningful, sustainable, compassionate and rewarding life for herself and others. Beyond that, she lives with Thom, her best friend and soul mate in Tucson, AZ.

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