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Does a happy spring mean you had a SAD winter? Or is spring joy something that finds us all, no matter how well we stayed warm when the snow was falling?

“I have a rabbit’s foot, a four leaf clover, and a lucky charm — only problem is, none of them become effective until I do.” — Ziggy   Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

Courtesy of our sister blogger Janice Taylor, this fun video packs a bunch of pick-me-ups into less than one minute!  Watch, and feel the energy flood through your veins…. If the video isn’t enough, wait…there’s more!  Click here for Janice’s 21 ways to refresh your energy and wake up with tips from wearing red to…

I love how, in these first pre-equinox days that feel like spring, the mind and body starts to wake up to the fact that winter will, soon, be over.  There are signs all over the place–like this one, waiting by my kitchen sink to say “Good morning!” Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh…

Trudi Levine, a New Yorker, has been in India for 5 months, volunteering at a women’s organization in Lucknow. She recently traveled to the epicenter of Holi, the gorgeous Hindu spring festival of colors, celebrated on March 1. Here are her impressions… If you are someone who enters Fairway or Zabar’s on Christmas or New…

“Every time you judge yourself, you break your own heart.” – Swami Kripalvananda (the guru who inspired the founding of Kripalu Center) Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

I was lucky enough to chat with Natalie Coughlin--the swimmer who won a gold, 2 silvers, and 3 bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics--about how healthy eating drives both her physical performance and emotional well-being.

“But each spring…a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground.” –Lewis Gantt Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

I was raised to not get too excited about things. Sort of a “hope for the best, plan for the worst” and “fingers crossed” or “well, we’ll see” approach to new possible opportunities. Maybe it’s the half Jew in me, but I’ve always carried a dram of doubt for every drop of hope. I bought…

“”The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” — Buddha “Love the moment, and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries.” -Corita Kent Check out more great…
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