Author Archives: Renée

Why Less May Be Best

by Renée Posted on February 15, 2013

I read an article from the Huffington Post this morning in which the author discusses the postmodern dilemma: how we can live in a time in which we have better, easier lives than in any other period in history and yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Happiness, Intentional Living, Mindfulness, Relationships, Spirituality | Tagged alcohol, Andrew Z. Cohen, breath, Buddhas, Buddhism, clearing out, coffee, Dharma, gratitude, habits, happiness, Huffington Post, less, malaise, meditation, mindfulness, Osel Shen Phen Ling, paring down, postmodern dilemma, Sangha, standard of living, thoughts, time | Comments Off

The Discomfort of Change

by Renée Posted on February 6, 2013

I mentioned in a previous post that I am participating in the Zen Habits Sea Change Program. In a recent webinar (and blog post) Leo Babauta talked about discomfort in regards to procrastination. His theory is basically that people generally … Continue reading →

Posted in Intentional Living, Mindfulness | Tagged change, coffee, discomfort, goals, habits, Leo Babauta, mindful awareness, mindfulness, procrastination, Sea Change Program, Zen Habits | Comments Off

A Mother, By Any Other Name…

by Renée Posted on January 23, 2013

My mother always makes a big deal out of being a mother. She is a mother with a capital M. In fact, she considers it a sign of disrespect to spell mother or mom without a capital M. Even now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged children, love, mom, mommy, mother, parenting, respect | Comments Off

New Year’s Resolutions

by Renée Posted on January 23, 2013

With the start of a new year, we’ve all heard a lot of talk about new year’s resolutions lately. This year, I’ve also noticed a lot of talk about why resolutions don’t work, and what we should do instead. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Intentional Living | Tagged action, eating, exercise, goals, health, intention, Leo Babauta, new years resolution, new years resolutions, nutrition, One Small Step, Rosie Molinary, Sea Change, success, word of the year, Zen Habits | Comments Off

The Santa Dilemma

by Renée Posted on January 16, 2013

Well, the kids are back to school and I’ve taken down the Christmas decorations, although we’re still working on writing thank-you notes to all of the friends and relatives who sent us holiday gifts. I suspect this may be one … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged belief, belief in Santa, believe in Santa, Chrismas, Santa | Comments Off

2012: The Year in Review

by Renée Posted on January 9, 2013

Jetpack has put together this nice little year in review of statistics for The Life I Have Imagined. It highlights the most popular posts of the year and tells how many people visited the site and where they came from. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Annual Report, JetPack, statistics, The Life I Have Imagined, Year in Review | Comments Off

“I don’t want to go to school!”

by Renée Posted on January 2, 2013

Author’s Note: This post was originally written before the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, so that incident was not a factor in my daughter’s school avoidance. My six-year-old has separation anxiety. She is still not … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged consequences, privileges, rewards, school avoidance, school reluctance, separation anxiety | Comments Off

What I Did During My Summer Vacation

by Renée Posted on December 19, 2012

weI know; I recognize the irony. It is a week before Christmas and I’m just getting around to telling you what I did during my summer vacation. Here’s what happened: I had intended to spend the summer creating a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged A Place and a Time, children, css, Montana Public Radio, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, Renee's Reads, soccer mom, summer vacation, The Write Question, travel, web site design | Comments Off

(Non)Fiction Friday: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

by Renée Posted on June 1, 2012

This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I didn’t think I was going to like A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller at first. Subtitled, “What I Learned While Editing My Life,” the book is a loose account of … Continue reading →

Posted in Renée's Reads | Tagged A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, biking, book review, Don Miller, Donald Miller, inspiration, intentional living, Machu Pichu, meaning, mentorship, non-profit, scenes, story | Comments Off

The Summer I Have Imagined

by Renée Posted on May 31, 2012

My younger daughter had her last tee ball game on Tuesday, my older daughter’s last spring soccer practice is tonight and her last game is Sunday. Next Wednesday is the last day of school, and we are officially gearing up … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged basketball, Bitterroot Wellness Center, blogging, book reviews, children, Intutive New-Trition, Irish dance, library, life philosophy, McGrath Editing, nutrition, organizing, parenting, planning, summer, summer reading, swimming, time management, web site design | Comments Off

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Author Archives: Renée

Why Less May Be Best

The Discomfort of Change

A Mother, By Any Other Name…

New Year’s Resolutions

The Santa Dilemma

2012: The Year in Review

“I don’t want to go to school!”

What I Did During My Summer Vacation

(Non)Fiction Friday: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

The Summer I Have Imagined

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