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I’ve met her. I love her. She’s got incredible abs (which she used to invite reporters to punch). But no, this is not the best use of Denise Austin’s enormous talent. Sorry.

Click here to see a marvelous animated short film, “The Meatrix,” the story of a pig who discovers what really happens on factory farms. It’s been making the web rounds since 2003; more than 15 million people have seen it and it’s been translated into 28 languages. Now, in honor of the Dalai Lama’s upcoming…

How does one deliver the right nod, bow, Namaste, or abbreviated prostration at the conclusion of a yoga class, talk, or more formal teaching? I learned what I needed to know here and here and here. You can also just watch others. Best bet in a pinch is to hold hands in prayer position at…

Delighting in the publication of her latest book “On Becoming Fearless…. in Love, Work, and Life,” author Arianna Huffington has launched a lively blog (a sub-blog of her popular Huffington Post site) on overcoming whatever dread holds you back. Here‘s her post on enduring the fear of having daughters old enough to get driver’s licenses.

“In the long run I am only temporarily an American. I will not be labeled or trapped into any collectivity on the basis that I have some fixed essence that belongs to that collectivity.” —Robert Thurman, quoted in this month’s ‘Shambhala Sun.’

Even before I looked at your posts regarding what you do when you dislike or hate someone, I found wisdom in the September issue of ‘Shambhala Sun’ (such a good magazine), which referred to Thich Nhat Hanh’s advice on managing angry feelings: The noted Vietnamese monk suggests you say, “Oh, my baby anger,” while cradling…

A woman took a parking place of mine today as I was sitting in front of the exiting vehicle with my blinkers on. She just dove in there, as parking thieves are prone to do. But I didn’t honk. I just backed up and looked. Well, okay, I might have glared at her slightly. But…

I know some of you probably just read this blog and don’t ever write back or read posts. That’s totally cool (though I always love hearing from you). But if you have been reading reader posts, you may have noticed Brian, a 23-year-old fellow who apparently has enough time time on his hands to religiously…

Yesterday in the car, 12-year-old Chattering Son One said, “I don’t like ________[a boy at school]. He’s mean and cynical.” At first, I beamed at the use of the word “cynical” since I’d never heard him use it before. Then, I inwardly resonated–because I don’t warm to this kid either. But instead of saying, “Yeah,…

The editorial staff of Beliefnet.com is hard at work on a site redesign and expansion that will offer all kinds of fascinating new features throughout the next year. Because of the stress that they’re all under, my editor Valerie won’t be able to take the time to put photographs in my blog for awhile. I’ve…
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