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Did you know that allegedly you can walk into any Starbucks and request free spent coffee grounds to enrich your garden or compost? Me either! I haven’t actually tried this yet, not having a garden and all, but the company even has this whole composting/gardening section on its website. And bloggers galore confirm it. The section…

   “The heart is cooking a pot of food for you. Be patient until it is cooked.” — Rumi For more quotes from Sufi poet Rumi, check out this gallery.

Wow. I’m watching the Michael Jackson memorial and am blown away by the rawness and realness of Brooke Shields’ eulogy. She has great stories to tell (she and Michael once had to sneak out of Elizabeth Taylor’s bedroom while she slept); beautiful things to say (“seeing him smile made it feel like everything was going to…

If you love Mary Oliver (she wrote the beloved poem “Wild Geese” among many others), you will want to see this lovely piece about her in the Times. It’s a travel article about the Provincetown, Mass landscape that the Pultizer Prize-winning poet has trod and loved and writen about for decades. There’s also a lovely slideshow that goes with it–photos of…

Whether it’s releasing a relationship, a goal, a dream, or even our health, needing to let go of something is a universal human experience.  Most writing on the subject starts with a statement like that–suggesting that acknowledging the need to let go is the first and maybe most important step. But once we commit to…

Is there any flower that captures the hope, potential, and beauty of a new day better than the Morning Glory?  This photo, from the fabulous Talking Plants Blog on NPR, captures the climber at its most glowing, effervescent, fragile, moment.  What can you do to connect with your inner Morning Glory today?

The summer rain we’ve had here in the northeast (we’re getting a blessed break from it this week) has been awful….except for the times when thunderstorms have blown through.  There’s something so cleansing, loud, natural, and exhilarating about thunderstorms. The video below shows a Slovenian a capella choir recreating with astounding beauty the sound and…

  I bought my first pair of Tom’s Shoes this weekend and I luff them! For every pair of shoes you buy from the three-year old company, they give one away to kids in need, somewhere in the world. The shoes themselves are simple slip-ons that come in an increasing array of colors and fabrics.…

‘Tis the season for outdoor activities….and their inevitable accompanying health concerns.  Mosquitoes come with many, from the plain old itch factor to West Nile Virus and EEE.  How can you protect yourself without bathing in DEET or other crazy chemicals? There are many natural repellents on the market, but you can make your own and…

“Do at the beginning of day what would make your day worthwhile if you did nothing else.”      — Alan Cohen
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