Open tabs, open loops, scampering from task to task while the walls close in. We buy more stuff to contain all the stuff and attempt to make sense of all the stuff without first taking a pause from all the stuff in order to get clear and ask — and wait for the answer — two honest and simple questions: Why am I here? What do I want?

Together we brainstormed his priorities and were deliberate about selecting what he wanted to surround himself with to help inspire and promote feelings of peace and happiness while reflecting a life well lived. We discussed what he still enjoyed doing, what he loathed, what was negotiable, what was not, while outlining the dimensions and boundaries of his next phase. We spoke about what got him out of bed each day, what sets his soul on fire, and hand selected belongings that supported and encouraged passion while motivating him to remain creative and feeling alive.

When we facilitate a regular family meeting, we add a valuable tool to help us manage our household efficiently, effectively, and with incredibly less friction. The benefits of a family meeting include reducing confusion and fatigue while introducing rhythm and cohesion. A family meeting provides us with a foundation upon which we can synchronize our schedules, outline expectations, collectively establish priorities, and discuss and design our objectives for our family and our home.

If you’ve been cohabitating with Justin Case, I invite you to consider the ultimate cost of your relationship. I invite you to consider if this alliance is serving your higher self. I invite you to consider that if you need something in the future, your future self is capable and will provide.

We spend the first half of our lives accumulating things that we’ve been convinced were needed or necessary. We spend the second half trying to escape from them.

We think the tangible items that we’ve surrounded ourselves with are giving us direction. We think by having a visual reminder we will do what we need to do and eventually get where we think we’re supposed to be going. We’re afraid that by letting go of those discernable clues our dreams will just shrivel up and die.

We all possess gifts that may not seem of importance to us but would add incredible value to the life of another. Giving and receiving is a universal expression and a key ingredient that helps keep us aligned and in balance. We must understand that the art of life is not about the acquisition of things. The art of life is the reciprocity between one another.

With everyone currently at home and in each other’s space considerably more than anyone could have ever anticipated, let’s begin to identify some techniques and strategies to help keep the happiness factor alive and flowing.