When you wake up, do you remember your dreams? I find it incredibly helpful to jot the details down before I do anything else–especially if the dream is disturbing or unpleasant. If I have a bad dream and don’t write it down, I find that it abstractly haunts me, sticking with me like a sticky…

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman   Like what you see?  Click here to subscribe and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day!

Last March, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement calling the ancient Japanese healing practice of reiki “superstition” that “finds no support either in the findings of natural science or in Christian belief.” The issue largely disappeared from most headlines after the initial buzz, but it re-emerged this week as the Boston Globe…

Healthy breakfast recipes?  Check.  Uplifting quotes?  Check.  Morning meditations?  Check.  This is my not-so-subtle invitation to have you explore a brand new Beliefnet gallery, 11 Ways to Energize Your Morning, a best-of-Fresh-Morning collection put together by Valerie and me for your wakey-wakey pleasure. Click here for 11 Ways to Energize Your Morning. And need more…

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