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I usually make an annual birthday pilgrimage to the Museum of Modern Art to check out the Waterlillies, parts of the Monet series that adorn freshman dorms and dentists’ offices everywhere. I sit and gaze meditatively on the unfreakingbelievably gorgeous pinks and blues and greens and lavenders and the way the light hits and reflects and dives deep within…

…”if you feel irritation or depression or despair, recognize their presence and practice this mantra; “Dear one, I am here for you.” you should talk to your depression or your anger just as you would to a child. you embrace it tenderly with the energy of mindfulness and say, “Dear one, I know you are…

I mostly associate the term “dancing bears” with the Grateful Dead, but here’s the real frigginadorable deal…. Oxytocin surge, do your brain-relaxing thing! (This is from the ever-reliable Cuteoverload.com–the original photo is by Oliver Klink–the original post on Nat Geo is here.) Like what you see? Click here to subscribe and get Fresh Living in…

I’m in love with this line from Heidi Swanson’s delicious 101 Cookbooks blog post about her creative process: “I’ve come to believe you can’t really rush inspiration, it comes on its own schedule, emerging and intersecting my life when it sees fit. I just try to keep my eyes open.” Need more morning inspiration?  Read…

This is a question we’ve explored in some depth on Beliefnet (see below for links), and today The New York Times has an excellent article on a new focus on the issue by medical professionals. The piece begins with an elderly patient with early signs of dementia.  When the doctor pulled the patient’s son aside…

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not…

I just took our latest quiz, “How Good Are Your Personal Boundaries,” and um, I failed. Ok, not failed, but apparently in certain areas I’m not so good at asserting and communicating my needs. I knew that, but it’s somewhat enlightening to have it pointed out to me by a quiz, meaning its creator Andrea…

Even though polls were pointing in this direction, I still feel stunned today by Republican Scott Brown's defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley in yesterday's special election here in Massachusetts.

A sweet little French proverb to start your day: “Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” Is your soul awake this morning? Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

Today has been a snowy day, the kind that reminds me that not all snow is created equal.  This morning, fluffy, quiet snow gently floated to the ground, leaving but a dusting.  Then the thermometer crept up a few degrees and that lovely dust turned to slush, and now it’s just “ugly-raining,” or at least…
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