Category: Happiness
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3 Easy Ways to Combat Consumerism in 2025
The more you learn, the more it seems all this stuff is actually made to be thrown away.
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Cold Water Exposure for the People! How to Develop a Cold Water Practice on the Cheap
There’s nothing like 38 degree water to quiet the mental chatter and noise that can play like a series of broken records in the rigmarole of life.
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Routine vs. Ritual: A Reflection on Christmas Traditions
“The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.” -GK Chesterton
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Just Jump
2024 is drawing to a close, and with three weeks left in the year, I think I’ve finally figured out the theme for this year: “Just Jump”
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4 Unexpected Benefits of Homeschooling for the High School Years
I’m not saying it’s for everyone, but if you feel in your heart it’s for you and your child, don’t be afraid to take the leap.
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Advent Is Coming! Our Favorite Traditions (Plus a Week of Advent Books to Read With Your Kids)
How can we teach our children the value of waiting in a society that increasingly favors instant gratification? Enter Advent.
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Parents As Primary Educators: What This Means for Us
When we think back to our childhood we remember, before anything else, people. We remember friendships, community, narratives. And perhaps most powerfully, we remember our parents.
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The Nomad Method: A Simple and Fast Way to Minimalize Your Wardrobe
Simplifying your life shouldn’t be complicated.
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Advice for Overwhelmed Homeschoolers
Advice for those times when you can’t juggle everything.
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7 Ways to Help Kids Love Learning
The word “delight” comes from the Latin word delectare, which means “to allure, entice, charm.” How many kids these days (or ever) would say their education is enticing? Charming? Alluring?
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Why Our Children’s Attention Is Being Destroyed (And How to Rescue It)
WARNING: This post contains 2,935 words and even includes a lengthy quote. It is considered too long and difficult for the modern reader to finish.
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