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When Life Gives You Lemons…

by Amanda on August 11, 2009

A layoff can be a blessing in disguise, triggering life changes that ultimately make you a happier person. This is the message of a new film, Lemonade – at least, that’s the message that the trailer, below, seems to convey. Of course, in the film, the people getting laid off all worked in advertising, not coal mining, so unemployment does not seem to plunge them into economic despair, as it …

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Killer Stress

by Amanda on September 25, 2008


‘Just wanted to point you to an article I wrote about “Stress: Portrait of a Killer,” a show that aired last night on PBS. (One of the things the show illustrates is that for both humans and other primates, social rank is a …

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Labor Day Reflections

by Amanda on August 31, 2008

Work and creativity are inextricably related. If your job drains you, then you don’t have the energy to pursue creative projects that excite you. By “creative project,” I mean everything from making art to planting a garden – whatever it is that makes you light up inside.”Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world …

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Come Alive

by Amanda on July 5, 2008

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs.Ask what makes you come alive – and then go do that.Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”-Howard ThurmanThis is one of my favorite quotes. Check out this gorgeous photo that uses the first line as its title (sadly, its copyright doesn’t allow me to post it here)…

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Freelance Life

by Amanda on February 6, 2008

Today life as a freelancer took me to a small, windowless office in a government building. It was so hot that I had to spend the day dipping a paper towel into my water bottle and dabbing it on my …

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