“APRIL is the cruellest month,breeding Lilacs out of the dead land,mixing Memory and desire,stirring Dull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers.” — T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Though I was calling it “Ungrateful for a Break in the Cold Gray Weather” and “Lame,” apparently some…

This week, I found myself having several conversations about a decidedly heavy, negative, upsetting topic.  I was talking to spiritually-oriented friend about it, and she advised me to take care to protect myself before and cleanse myself after these conversations. Say a blessing of protection before you go into the conversations, she advised.  And as…

This morning Good Morning America featured Beliefnet’s newest contributor, SQuire Rushnell, the author most recently of “When God Winks on New Beginnings,” and a former ABC exec. He talks about how coincidences are gifts in our lives we need to soak in. Those goosebump moments when you say, “What are the odds?” He says it’s like when a relative fondly…

That’s what a couple of people have asked me lately. It’s a bad sign that my mind goes blank and I just blink, right? Um, fun? Ohhh, fuuun. And a friend just posted to Facebook: “X is tired of being so hard on herself. She would like to be responsible, organized, and still have fun. There…

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