https://emilyromrell.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://emilyromrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-2025VibrantLifewebsite-32x32.png https://emilyromrell.com 32 32 142175226 https://emilyromrell.com/boketto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boketto https://emilyromrell.com/boketto/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=17017 Boketto (ぼけっと) is a delightful Japanese word that means zoning out or staring vacantly with a clear mind, like a mini mental vacation. Who knew daydreaming could be an art form?

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The post FLÂNEUR first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/flaneur/feed/ 0 16651 https://emilyromrell.com/living-bridges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-bridges https://emilyromrell.com/living-bridges/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=16109 There is a tribe in India that has passed down for generations the art of manipulating tree roots to create a system of living bridges.

The post Living Bridges first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/living-bridges/feed/ 0 16109 https://emilyromrell.com/happiness-is-a-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happiness-is-a-choice https://emilyromrell.com/happiness-is-a-choice/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=12875 Happiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up, and choose to be happy. ~ Lucy Lawless

The post Happiness Is A Choice first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/happiness-is-a-choice/feed/ 0 12875 https://emilyromrell.com/petroglyphs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=petroglyphs https://emilyromrell.com/petroglyphs/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=11983 If you only had a wall of stone
And some ink to make your presence known,
What message would you leave behind?
What mark would you make to outlast your time?

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The post Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D. first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/who-moved-my-cheese-by-spencer-johnson-m-d/feed/ 0 9903 https://emilyromrell.com/beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-by-jordan-b-peterson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-by-jordan-b-peterson https://emilyromrell.com/beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-by-jordan-b-peterson/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=8233 Peterson's advice is practical & heartfelt. You feel his personal struggle to learn these lessons through the pages making the effort to share this wisdom truly heroic.

The post Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life by Jordan B. Peterson first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-by-jordan-b-peterson/feed/ 0 8233 https://emilyromrell.com/ep-11-wabi-sabi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-11-wabi-sabi https://emilyromrell.com/ep-11-wabi-sabi/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=7971 If when I say "Wabi Sabi" you are picturing the spicy green stuff that comes with your sushi, that's not quite right. That's Wasabi. I like sushi, but wasabi isn't really my thing. But Wabi Sabi is definitely something I can get down with. In simple terms, Wabi Sabi is the art of embracing and appreciating imperfection.

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