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In the perfect gray-day little thank-me, I just got an order from Zappos, the great shoe gods. This box is making me especially momentarily happy because they contain little sneakers from the eco company Simple that are are a) purple b) have purple laces c) have happy floral lining c) are made of hemp, organic cotton, non-toxic…

She has one arm, he has one leg. They are fantastic dancers. Prepare to be moved and dazzled.

Every year millions reach out to those who seem to have the divine on speed-dial. Over the years I’ve been to dozens of people who fall under the umbrella term “psychic.” Usually I contact these folks when I’m in a time of confusion or pain or need, and feel I’ve lost the forest for the trees.…

When I first heard about them, the idea of “laughing clubs” struck me as sad–is our society so joy-deprived that we have to scheduling in time and space just to laugh?  But the more I learn about them, the more I think, what could be more worthwhile than to make room in your day for…

Remember in grade school how we learned that good writing should answer “the 5 Ws”–who, what, where, when, and why?  Try giving yourself that assignment as you set your intention for your day this morning. Who:  Whose life will I touch today, and who will touch mine? What:  What will my goals be today, what…

“You virtually guarantee a charmed life when you give yourself as fully to doing the dishes, and tending to the other miscellanea of living, as to some grand adventure. You can count on the dishes. They’ll be there alongside the grand adventures, and if no adventure is immediately forthcoming, the dishes won’t let you down.…

Here’s a fairly universal human foible that I’ve observed:  the more stressed out we are, the more poorly we eat.  We think, “I don’t have time to shop, cook, and clean up…it’s easier to just pick something up on the way home, or even skip a meal.”  If you recognize yourself in this logic, I…

Whenever a tragedy like the apparent loss of Air France Flight 447 strikes, we feel so helpless.  The suddenness of loss.  The anguish of worry.  The glimmers of hope.  All of these emotions flutter around inside us, and we yearn for connection, for answers. We can’t have answers, at least not yet.  But we can…

A while back, Holly created a wonderful gallery we’ve posted about, The 15 Hidden Health Secrets of Lemons. It was such a huge hit that the folks at My9, a local NYC-based station, wanted to included it in their Power of Faith series. So, with Holly not living in NYC, Valerie (me) went on camera…

When Holly was telling me about how she’s staging her home to sell (check out her great home staging tips), she mentioned having to de-personalize it by taking down “lots of photographs of people we love.” This made me re-realize that I have, er, just about zero photos of people on my walls or shelves, or anywhere…
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