Happiness equation ☀️ + 🏄♂️ = 🤩
+ = 🙌👍🤩 Happy Saturday, y’all!! Not sure what your happiness equation is… But wishing you a weekend packed full of it, doing cool stuff with people you love. Make it a good one, Joel
Tag: weekend
Weekend celebrations 🙌
3 cool things this week… Southwest Airlines mailed me some free drink vouchers! Woohoo! I knew these existed but never got any before. 🥳 Battery recycling last week, I posted a bunch of old mostly broken iphones to Apple to recycle, and they sent me back a $40 Apple credit! Yay! 🙌 My kitchen faucet Read more about Weekend celebrations 🙌[…]
This Weekend: Tempo Giusto
“The slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word: balance. Be fast when it makes sense to be fast, and be slow when slowness is called for. Seek to live at what musicians call tempo giusto – the right speed.” – Carl Honoré 🌴🌴🌴 I don’t know about you guys, but the right Read more about This Weekend: Tempo Giusto[…]
pet·ri·chor ☔️
Morning peeps, happy saturday! Learned a new word this week… “Petrichor”. It means: a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather. We’ve had a brutal heat wave the past couple weeks in California, but last night it bucketed rain all night and this morning smells like Read more about pet·ri·chor ☔️[…]
Less is more? 🤷♂️
This weekend: Less is more! (unless it’s kindness, love, laughing, intimacy, compassion, generosity, happiness, creativity, fun activities, sunshine….) Hang on a sec, I change my mind: More is more! Wishing you a great weekend, packing it with stuff you love. 😎 Love, Joel “There was no one here at 6am” — From my buddy Cullen Read more about Less is more? 🤷♂️[…]
Happy NO Day
This weekend is full of NOs… No rushing 🧘♂️ No uniforms 🧢 No meetings 🏝 No stress 😎 No bed time or alarm clock 💤 Wishing you a relaxing weekend, saying No to the stuff you don’t want to do and Yes to the stuff you’re looking forward to! You’ve earned it. – Joel A Read more about Happy NO Day[…]
Never-never land
“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.” Happy weekend my friends! It’s time to act like kids again. Today I’m planning to watch some cartoons, eat lots of cereal, build sand castles on the beach (then smash them), fly a kite, laugh and play with my friends and stay up way past my bedtime. Read more about Never-never land[…]
Keep doing what you’re doing.
Feeling a bit lost and not sure exactly where you’re headed in life? (I do). Ridiculously busy right now with no end in sight? (I am). World events starting to get you down and messing with your dreams? (yep, me too 😓). Well, I just want to remind you all that: You are not alone Read more about Keep doing what you’re doing.[…]
Time to Unwind
un·wind (verb) 1. relax after a period of work or tension. synonyms: relax, loosen up, ease up/off, let up, slow down, de-stress, unbend, rest, repose; laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, sit back, stand down, lounge, loll, slump, flop, put one’s feet up, take it easy, luxuriate, take time off, slack off, be at leisure, take Read more about Time to Unwind[…]
Good vibes coming your way
Happy Saturday!!! Wishing you lots of happiness, good vibes, positivity, smiles, hugs and kisses, special moments, delicious foods, relaxing naps, unexpected presents, random signs from the universe, free money, inner peace, uncontrollable laughter, celebrations, play time with friends, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… Did I miss anything? Basically whatever stuff you love in Read more about Good vibes coming your way[…]
A cool life hack to try today
Life hack: You can extend your phones battery life by not looking at it all day. Should we all try it this weekend and see if it works? Enjoy your weekend, – Joel Last week I got 2 big buckets of sidewalk chalk from Target and left them in the front yard. And now every Read more about A cool life hack to try today[…]
Life has good days and bad days
About three years ago, after surfing one day I got home and realized I accidentally left my surfboard leash in the beach parking lot. 😢 And every time I’ve returned to the beach since then I park there and think to myself, “this is the parking lot where I lost my favorite surfboard leash”. Well…. Read more about Life has good days and bad days[…]
Look for the –> bare necessities 🐜🐛
“Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the bare necessities That’s why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life” – Baloo, Jungle Book Hey y’all, it’s the weekend! And I’m thinking we should give away all our worldly Read more about Look for the –> bare necessities 🐜🐛[…]
Active Leisure vs. Passive Leisure
Active leisure: Often recreational and social in nature, it involves using physical or mental energy. (Like exercise, hobbies, or doing something with friends) Passive leisure: Activities that involve using little or no physical or mental activity. Like zoning out watching tv, scrolling social media or drinking beer while sunbathing. Everybody spends their downtime differently… And Read more about Active Leisure vs. Passive Leisure[…]
Just 2 minutes of prosocial activity
What is prosocial activity? It means doing stuff that benefits others. Why do 2 minutes of it today? Because 2 minutes each day means after a full year you will have completed 12 hours of prosocial activity! (And doing tiny things every day creates a habit of helping others.) Try one of these today: smile Read more about Just 2 minutes of prosocial activity[…]
Just because I’m wandering, it doesn’t mean that I’m lost
Sometimes I’ll ask my wife what our plans are for the weekend and she’ll say… ”We’re on the no-plan plan” It means we have no set commitments and can do whatever we want. I love weekends like this. We can be spontaneous, follow curiosities and do whatever we want in the moment. Also reminds me Read more about Just because I’m wandering, it doesn’t mean that I’m lost[…]
4% pain… for 96% gain!
Good morning and happy Saturday! Oh man, I really don’t feel like working out today. Had a killer long week, a late night yesterday, my brain hurts, and all I wanna do is relax and do nothing all day. But, I read one of my flash cards this morning. It says… 60 minutes of work Read more about 4% pain… for 96% gain![…]
Unplugging works…
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” – Anne Lamott Happy Saturday, y’all! Time to unplug. unplug from the grid unplug from work unplug from the news unplug from facebook and the ‘gram unplug from politics unplug from wearing pants 😉 Cheers to a quick system Read more about Unplugging works…[…]
Equanimity – mental calmness
e·qua·nim·i·ty (noun) mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. “today, nothing can disturb my equanimity” PS. Thank you all for your comments and support from yesterday’s email. I truly appreciate all your thoughts. One of my favorite replies I received yesterday was… “I am not writing to offer an opinion on Read more about Equanimity – mental calmness[…]
Weekends at 5am
Getting up at 5am on the weekends sounds nuts to some people, but I love it. On Sat and Sunday I have no work, less distractions… It’s pure ME time. What about missing precious sleep? Sure, I have to give up sleeping in. But instead of focusing on the one thing I’m missing, I think Read more about Weekends at 5am[…]