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It’s that time of year ago here in four-seasons land: “Brr, it’s too cold to get out of bed!” So what’s a warm-blooded, East Coast dwelling human to do? Here are a few thoughts for luring yourself into the day when it seems insane to your toasty, blanket-wrapped body to do so: 1) Keep a pair…

Last Foodie Friday, I wrote about how at this time of year, my food choices are governed as much by what I want to smell as by what I want to taste.  In some ways, the seasonal “what to smell” question is answered by 2 simple words:  pumpkin pie. Ooh, that magic elixir of cinnamon,…

When I woke last night for a bathroom run, my foot crashed into an errant boot I had left on the floor. Nothing like a stabbing jolt of pain at 4am! Now today I’m home sick (I’ve also got a cold, yay) and hobbling with a very swollen, unhappy toe. It might not seem that…

Included in the Inspiring Quotes for a Woman’s Soul gallery is this thought from Jenny Craig:  “It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” What do you do that doesn’t necessarily make the cut of “big life” habits, but bring health…

I have a teensy problem, like there may be a hole in my actual brain: I remember every horrible, mean, or marginally rude comment anyone has ever said to me. Pretty much perfect, crystalline recall. Verbatim. And the positive things–which I’m fairly certain outnumber the negative by about 10 to one…What? Did you say something? The…

Our sparkling blog sister Janice Taylor writes the Our Lady of Weight Loss blog, and if you are a loyal reader (which you should totally be!), you know that she preaches the gospel of filling your life with happiness, not empty calories and meaningless filler.  A wise and uplifting message indeed. Today, I’m proud to…

One of my favorite musicians is the amazing Donna De Lory. She once upon a time was a backup singer for Madonna before making her devotional music full time–sometimes in Sanskrit, sometimes English. Spiritual but not religious. And she is just so lovely. When I saw her play this tune, In the Sun, live, she said that…

This morning, I went to the dentist and was told I needed to have my annual x-rays updated.  Ok, I said, but after a about 10 bite-beep!-change-film cycles, I asked why the hygienist seemed to be taking more shots than usual.  The answer:  she was taking baseline in-depth x-ray that will let them look at…

“What would you do if you knew that every good thing in your life depended on your getting enough rest? Because it does.” – Martha Beck, “Steering by Starlight” Last winter I was sick pretty much from December to April, felled by one cold/flu brew after another. I’m still not exactly sure why–I usually escape…

I just discovered this beautiful photography-and-ruminations blog, Beyond the Fields We Know.  One of the best things about the web is surely its riches in the inspiring, just-because-it’s-beautiful department.  This site qualifies. One of the author’s regular features is Wordless Wednesdays, which is a fabulous concept in and of itself, worth contemplating as a practice…
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