Happy Earth Day/Week/Month/Lifetime! We have a new feature on the site that we’re psyched about: 10 Steps to Making Your Diet Greener–from our partner Intent.com. And nope, kale, collards, and food coloring are not involved. But rather how to minimize your food footprint, taking a little pressure off our over-burdened planet. Check it here: http://www.beliefnet.com/Holistic-Living/Environment/Steps-to-a-Greener-Diet.aspx…

Hearing about anyone’s suicide is always incredibly disturbing and sad. And usually the first place we go is: Why? And when it’s someone in the public eye, like the acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac who was found dead this morning, apparently of suicide, we start constructing a story. Like, “Well, he was made…

Last night on “The Biggest Loser,” the phrase “Are you kidding me?!” was uttered no fewer than 5 times–3 of those by Kristin, who after breaking the record for most weight lost by a woman on campus, was ultimately voted off. I like Kristin very much, but I would like to take this opportunity to…

I just came across a lovely book called “Silver Linings: Meditations on Finding Joy and Beauty in Unexpected Places,” in which author Mina Parker shares a lovely way to bring mindfulness back into your day.  She writes: “I was at a kid’s soccer game a while ago, and when the team started to make a…

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