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Friday is D-day at my house, vitamin D-day, that is.  I’m still working my way back from an alarmingly low blood level a few months back, so I take a cheerfully green, 50,000 IU gelcap with my lunch each Friday (remember, your body absorbs vitamin D better when you take it with a fat-containing meal,…

In honor of National Poetry Month, I’m happy to feature this lovely guest post by writer and friend Elena Azzoni about her 89-year-old grandmother’s poetry journal for elders, Smile. I toss treats into the air, dash through the doorway, and whip around just in time to fasten the latch that prevents the cats from following me…

One of my favorite “Cathy” cartoons (and I’m a major fan) shows Cathy bolting up in bed at 7 a.m.  “The report will be on my boss’ desk by 9!” she cries.  In the next frame, she’s furiously researching, writing, gathering, collating.  The third frame shows some other thought bubbles:  “Wait, what? You can’t do…

Thank you, HuffPo, for this awesome little video montage of the best earth day jokes–from Stephen Colbert to Letterman to Kristin Wiig. Jokes that laugh at those talking about saving the Earth, not the people who actually are. Fun little humor blast–think: “Edible Pampers.” And fun fact, you can see my friend Renee’s ear in the…

Tonight I’m going to see the delightful Deva Premal & Miten plus Krishna Das–a kirtan double header that has me squirmy at my desk. Four more hours! Just found this lovely, not-too-chanty video of the duo playing with the awesome flute flayer Manose (ha! I mean “player,” but somehow “flayer” gets at his extraordinary talent…

We’re excited around here because Beliefnet has been nominated for a Webby Award.  We’re one of 5 nominees in the Religion and Spirituality category, alongside some really exciting other sites. It’s an honor just to be nominated.  It is!  But we would love to win the award as well.  That’s where you come in.  If…

“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend–or a meaningful day.” –  His Holiness the Dalai Lama Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

“When the moon is not full, the stars shine more brightly.” – Unknown Today is the new moon, which happens to land in Aries. Our astrology blogger Lynn Hayes points out that this means a triple fresh start: New moons are about beginnings, Aries is the first sign in the zodiac, and spring is springing!…

On my iPod, I have a small playlist called “Meditation.”  It contains various and sundry chants, affirmations, and soothing sounds I’ve collected over the years.  Lately, though, I’ve returned again and again to one particular piece. It’s called “Om with Harmonies” (you can find it here), and it’s basically “om” chanted in harmony for 30…

What a lovely quote for both nighty-night and wakey-wakey time! “Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, smiles awake you when you rise.” — Thomas Dekker Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!
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