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Today’s Foodie Friday feature is not a recipe but a lesson in feel-good foods.  Specifically, why whole grains, which we all have heard make our tummies happy, can do the same for our brains.  I had some hunches about why this was, but instead of loping through an explanation myself, I turned to an expert: …

 “We are lucky, even the worst of us, because daylight comes.” – Jeanette Winterson   Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection! 

'Tis the season for year-end wrap-ups, and the most exciting that we have at Beliefnet is our 10th (!) annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year award, or MIPY, as we call it for short (and yes, we do pronounce it MIH-pee).

You might sometimes want to wash that man right out of your hair, but what are you putting in your hair these days?  Winter weather–read: dry city–has set in, and from scalp to tip, that can leave one’s tresses limp and upsettingly straw-like. Lately, I’ve started using a leave-in detangler by John Masters Organics that…

I have two words to say as you prepare to watch these 17 seconds of surprised kitty joy:  you’re welcome.  Cooch cooch cooch cooch CA! Like what you see? Click here to subscribe and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day

If you’re shopping for folks who like to be uplifted, healed, and the like by their gifts, check out our new inspirational gift guide full of things like quartz crystal ornaments, vegan brownies (yum), inspiring jewelry, a reflexology massager, happy-making calendars and more.       We’d also love to know if you have other links to share that…

Love this gorgeous morning song by Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam. And someone made a lovely slideshow to go with it. Enjoy.   Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!

I don’t feel comfortable getting flu shots and tend to get every little bug that passes through, so I’m already opening doors with my elbow, pressing elevator buttons with my knuckles, and washing my hands every chance I get. I’m also taking acidophilus and extra vitamin C, cutting back on coffee and sugar, and gargling with salt water.…

Should I find a way to mention quitting smoking as something my new friend should consider on her path to health? Can I do so without seeming preachy and judgmental?

Sometimes it's hard to be positive (even those of us who do it for a living think so!). So for this morning, this affirmation: I'm positive I can't do this.
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