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I’ve recently come back to starting my day with a 5-minute audio meditation from renowned Buddhist mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Beliefnet first published  the meditation, called “The End of Suffering,” years ago, but it remains one of my personal favorites on the site. It’s a wonderful morning meditation because the words, the music, and…

I was feeling the need to collect these as reminders…. “Don’t postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons.  Joy is your lesson.”— Alan Cohen “Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”— Melba Colgrove “Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” — Mother Teresa “Participate joyfully in the…

I started drooling when I saw in this month’s Everyday Food the idea to top toast with wilted spinach and a delightfully oozy soft-boiled egg.  A vibrant patch of ready-to-pick spinach in my garden sealed the deal, and this morning, deliciousness ensued.    I used 12-grain bread, which tasted lovely and nutty and crunchy against…

Remember in grade school how we learned that good writing should answer “the 5 Ws”–who, what, where, when, and why?  Try giving yourself that assignment as you set your intention for your day this morning. Who:  Whose life will I touch today, and who will touch mine? What:  What will my goals be today, what…
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