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Want to hear something embarrassing about my morning?  Our kitchen designer was here with some guys to measure and template out the countertop.  They arrived at 8:30, and we were chatting and making decisions about where to put the seam (sigh) and other such details. At a break in the conversation, Rob said, “hey, come…

Egun on! Pévevóona’o! Shubha prabhaat! These are the words I’d use if I wanted to wish you a good morning in, respectively, Basque, Cheyenne, and Hindi cultures.  I found these beautiful, mysterious words on this website, which lists the way to say “good morning” in more than 250 languages.  I’m tempted to try to say…

My dad just forwarded me an email with these wonderful, unsourced photos titled “What artists do when they run out of paper.” If you know who made them please let me know. And enjoy!  

I’ve been a less-than-successful meditator lately, finding myself caught in a session-ending swirl of thoughts every time I’ve gone to sit quietly for even a few minutes.  So I think it’s time to kick up my game and find an appropriate meditation CD, download, or even DVD. Here’s the thing, though – I have a…

On my vacation a massage therapist who specializes in lymphatic drainage told me my lynphatic system was “challenged.” Oy. But one of several suggestions she gave me for keeping it pumping and lively was a super-simple yoga pose that I often dismiss as kind of lame. It’s “legs up the wall” (or viparita karani in…

So much fun, you guys!  Our friends over on the Inspiration channel have put together a quiz that will lift your spirits and test your knowledge in one shot.  It works like this – read famous inspirational quotes, and then guess who first uttered them.  You might be surprised where some of your favorites come…

I just returned from a glorious, expanding, soulful, inspiring, gorgeous vacation. I feel uber-blessed. I’ll be blogging on different parts of it, but freshest in my heart is the yoga workshop I took this weekend at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, a kind of spiritual summer camp for grown-ups. My three-day class was with the…

What products do you use to wash your face?  I’m in love with the ritual of splashing warm water on my sleepy face and waking myself up with something that feels good, is good for me, and smells really pretty. My product of choice recently has been MyChelle’s Apple Brightening Cleanser (I got it at…

For Foodie Friday, we turn to our Everyday Ethics blog sister Hillary Fields to congratulate her on her smart, healthy “90 Salads in 90 Days” program, which was published on The Huffington Post this week.  Welcome to the leafy green world, Hillary! Here were Hillary’s 12 rules of salad indoctrination, created to support her efforts…

“Be patient. When you feel lonely, stay with your loneliness. Avoid the temptation to let your fearful self run off. Let it teach you its wisdom; let it tell you that you can live instead of just surviving.” –Henri Nouwen Our blog sister Therese Borchard (you read Beyond Blue, right?!) posted this uplifting quote this…
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