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View the full archive of Art of Gracious Living Clutter Control Overdone - Art of Gracious Living #45 So much is made these days about clutter control and clearing your space, but it is important to keep the things that matter to you close. Things that make us feel good, that remind us of pleasant times are not clutter, as the experts are so fond of telling us, they are memories and deserve to be treated with respect. Of course we cannot keep every item that comes into our lives, but we also don't need to get rid of everything that does not have a defined purpose in daily life. Sometimes th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Being Open - Art of Gracious Living #46 I recently took a trip with a friend. The idea of being open became a motto for us during our travels. We each had experiences we would not have had left to our own devices because we went along on excursions the other person wanted to do.Greg went with me to tea at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada. I went to the Alibi Tiki Bar in Portland with him. Part of leading a gracious life is being open to experience. Hear more about it by listening to the Art of Gracious Living Podcast.Click h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clutter Control Overdone - Art of Gracious Living #45 So much is made these days about clutter control and clearing your space, but it is important to keep the things that matter to you close. Things that make us feel good, that remind us of pleasant times are not clutter, as the experts are so fond of telling us, they are memories and deserve to be treated with respect. Of course we cannot keep every item that comes into our lives, but we also don't need to get rid of everything that does not have a defined purpose in daily life. Sometimes th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Creative Thinking - Art of Gracious Living #43 Creative thinking is the ability to apply knowledge to seemingly unrelated situations. It's the reason no knowledge is ever wasted. My high school teachers would be happy to know I still use algebra and the periodic chart, even though I do not work in a field where you would think it necessary. When we can take information learned in one arena and apply it to another that is the essence of creative thinking. Creative thinking is essential to leading a gracious life. Hear more about it by li ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Common Language - Art of Gracious Living #47 Dr. David Franz, a bioterrorism expert, told a story at a recent lecture about finding a common language and how that facilitated communication between his team and a Russian team in early 1994. This was a turning point in his career, when he came to see science as a common language. We can all apply this to our daily lives. While we might not be able to use science as our common language, maybe we can use art or music or something else. Finding ways we can connect always helps us to commun ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Holiday Preparations - Art of Gracious Living #48 I love the holidays and have learned over the years that early preparation is key to enjoying the time fully.Christmas is much closer than we realize. Cards can be addressed now, party plans made, and decorating started. By the time December rolls around you'll be able to just enjoy the season, with far less stress.I'm working on my tree, finishing my cards and wrapping gifts. I invite you to consider starting now so you'll be able to just enjoy the moments of the season a month from now.He ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #40 - Saying I Love You We humans are blessed with the ability to express our affection for each other with words. Use the power of language to tell someone important to you how you feel about them. We should never waste the opportunity to say, "I Love You." Most of us do not hear it enough, nor do we say it enough. Hear more about it by listening to the Art of Gracious Living Podcast #40.Art of Gracious Living RSS feed Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #41 - Being a Host When one is a host, some things are required - namely that you are responsible for your party. Please do not dispense assignments to your family and friends as if they are your hired staff. Instead, throw the party you can manage in time, money and energy. Your guests are coming to be with you and enjoy the evening, not just to eat and drink. A gracious host offers themselves through their gathering. Hear more about it by listening to the Art of Gracious Living Podcast. You can either click ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #38 My friend, Trish, recently returned from a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon with her son, Nick. It was a life-changing experience for them, and a time for real bonding between mom and 20-something son. When she was telling me about it later, she remarked how it took some initiative on her part to make the trip happen and how she felt more herself as a result. That is the essence of gracious living. Leading a gracious life requires effort on our part, but the rewards are great. We must ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast Where Has Patsy BeenThis is a fun little toy. There are a few states I'm not sure if I've visited or not, so I left them off the map. I'll be able to update it soon as I'll be traveling to Washington and Oregon next month. At the moment it says I've been to 35 states. I think I've also been to West Virginia, but I'm just not sure. Obviously, I need to go. And to Wisconsin, which I think I would really love. Just hasn't worked out yet. One of these days... create your own visited states map Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #36 Click here for show #36 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.I was recently asked to give a brief presentation about one of my "core beliefs." I chose to talk about how I believe life is all about the little things that happen in a day.I decided to share it with listeners as part of Art of Gracious Living because it sums up part of why I decided to start this podcast - to encourage people t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #35 Click here for show #35 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.Loneliness has become an epidemic in the United States. We have more people than ever living in this country and we're increasingly isolated.Being connected with our fellow humans is essential to our own well-being and to the health of our society. We cannot lead gracious lives without having relationships with others. This week m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #5 Click here for show #5 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.The Butterfly Effect is a concept in chaos theory. It was discovered by Edward Lorenz in the 1960s. As with so many scientific discoveries, this one was an accident. Lorenz rounded off some numbers while doing calculations and was shocked at the effect that had in the end. It was not the small variation he expected, but a completel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #8 Click here for show #8 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.This week's podcast is about how to find constants in our busy daily lives to help us focus. We live in a fast paced world. We deserve to take a break now and then to restore ourselves. One of my favorite ways to take a break is to fix a cup of tea and do nothing but relax as long as it takes to drink it. If you happen to have a co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #10 Click here for show #10 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.Reducing your stress is essential to leading a gracious life. Stress is damaging to your physical, as well as emotional, health.People who have chronic stress are more likely to have a heart attack. Stress is linked to the six leading causes of death in the United States.It's important you find, and make time, for the things that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #12 Click here for show #12 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.Hearing Astronaut Jeff Ashby talk about the space program this week, and how space has been inhabited for seven years with the international space station, made me think about how our world can change in dramatic ways without us realizing it.Our world changes, and our lives take twists and turns, that we cannot foresee and sometim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living PCN #13 Click here for show #13 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.Our culture is changing. We now want more time at home, which means it's all the more important that our homes reflect who we are.Since 9-11 researchers have seen a trend of more interest in home. In this podcast, we consider why that is, and ways to make home what we want it to be.Whatever your definition of home, it's right for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living PCN #14 Click here for show #14 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need an iPod or any additional software.Life long learning allows us to examine topics that resonate with our spirits. Things that have withstood the test of time - like art and music - make our lives richer.Learning about things that are outside our immediate comfort zones gives us a new perspective, and helps us lead a more gracious life.Click here for the Art of Grac ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living PCN #15 Click here for show #15 and it will automatically download for you. You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need any additional software.A creative mind gives us the opportunity to look at life in different ways. In this Art of Gracious Living program, learn ways to increase your creativity. Apply the principles to every aspect of your life.Click here for the Art of Gracious Living page at the Podcaster News NetworkClick here for the Art of Gracious Living RSS feed Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art of Gracious Living #17 Click here for show #17You can listen to podcasts on your computer. You don't need any additional software.Writing a bio this week caused me to consider what we choose to share with the world at large. Bios tend to be a recitation of facts, but have very little about who we really are.To really connect with others, we must give them enough information to know something about us as a person beyond where we went to school and what we do for a living.Click here for the Art of Gracious Living p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website