Today’s Google logo rendering is amazing! In case you don’t recognize it, the drawing is by Eric Carle in honor of his classic children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” which turns 40 this year.  And since it’s Foodie Friday over here at Fresh Living, we thought it was especially appropriate to post. As a small kid,…

The vernal equinox (which came at 7:44 this morning) is a powerful event for me, maybe the most powerful of the year, astrologically speaking.  It’s powerful because it’s attached to a memory, a strange, sweet, strong memory.  Care to hear a story? My junior year of college, I spent spring break in Cancun with my…

I wanted to share this lovely poem by Rumi, the ancient Sufi poet. If you’re not aware of him, his poems are about divine longing, the sweet yearning for a gigantic, bigger-than-earth-and-humans love. Some Kiss We Want There is some kiss we want withour whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawaterbegs the pearl to break…

Lots of health items in the news this week.  For your perusal, thoughts, and comments: Religious people who are suffering from terminal cancer are three times as likely to pursue aggressive, life-prolonging treatments like mechanical ventilators than those who do not profess a religious faith, according to a new study. “People think that spiritual patients…

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