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“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.”  – Author Unknown Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

A friend’s kitty cat, an orangey love named Pilot, had his flame go out this weekend after he munched on an innocent looking Easter Lily plant. Apparently the plants are incredibly poisonous to cats–every little bit of them, even the water in the pan. Pi died of total kidney failure very quickly. This also goes for those pretty…

After this weekend’s retreat with Elena Brower at Kripalu, I’m buzzing with all sorts of high vibrational goodness and brimming with great quotes to share. Here’s a really nice one from Elena’s teacher Hugo Cory‘s book “The Hero.”   “When you see from yourself hear through your mind act from your heart your feet on…

Is “Braveheart” a love story?  I was grabbed by that question in this terrific gallery my colleague published on Beliefnet’s Entertainment channel.  I would have never thought so–probably because I was so scarred by the violent last half hour of that particular movie–but she has me convinced! So….what makes a great, lasting movie about love? …

I’m dashing off for a yoga workshop this weekend with Elena Brower called The Art of Attention. Very excited to spend the weekend breathing, moving, and watching with her. Even more excited since she sent along this gorgeous article she wrote for HuffPo: The Art of Attention: From Complaint to Gratitude. In it, she talks…

Earth Hour 2010 is upon us – tomorrow, Saturday, 3/27 at 8:30 p.m., hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour in hopes of spreading awareness of climate change…and saving about a gajillion kilowatt hours in electric power (it has to be a gajillion, right?) Last year,…

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” — Aldous Huxley Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

Though I love blogs and read all my news online, I still think there’s nothing like a good, glossy magazine. Yesterday as I was returning from a work trip to D.C., I was contentedly curled up with InStyle, luxuriating in the deliciously guilty pleasures of cute new spring fashions, celebrity homes, and stunning paint colors. I…

“When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, ‘Did you sleep good?’ I said ‘No, I made a few mistakes.'” – Steven Wright   Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

Today, a guest post from friend-of-Beliefnet Erin O’Donnell (check out her migraine control tips and nutrition quiz!).  Erin spotted this juicy news item about what researchers are learning about the history of portion sizes by looking at paintings of the Last Supper.  Fascinating food (har, har) for thought…. The Last Supper: Portion Distortion?By Erin O’Donnell…

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