It’s that time of year ago here in four-seasons land: “Brr, it’s too cold to get out of bed!” So what’s a warm-blooded, East Coast dwelling human to do? Here are a few thoughts for luring yourself into the day when it seems insane to your toasty, blanket-wrapped body to do so: 1) Keep a pair…

Included in the Inspiring Quotes for a Woman’s Soul gallery is this thought from Jenny Craig:  “It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” What do you do that doesn’t necessarily make the cut of “big life” habits, but bring health…

One of my favorite musicians is the amazing Donna De Lory. She once upon a time was a backup singer for Madonna before making her devotional music full time–sometimes in Sanskrit, sometimes English. Spiritual but not religious. And she is just so lovely. When I saw her play this tune, In the Sun, live, she said that…

I just discovered this beautiful photography-and-ruminations blog, Beyond the Fields We Know.  One of the best things about the web is surely its riches in the inspiring, just-because-it’s-beautiful department.  This site qualifies. One of the author’s regular features is Wordless Wednesdays, which is a fabulous concept in and of itself, worth contemplating as a practice…

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