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What’s Your Favorite Love Movie?

posted by hrossi

Is “Braveheart” a love story?  I was grabbed by that question in this terrific gallery my colleague published on Beliefnet’s Entertainment channel.  I would have never thought so–probably because I was so scarred by the violent last half hour of [...]

Quiz: Songs About Rain

posted by hrossi

Therese Borchard often says “don’t wait for the storm to be over…learn to dance in the rain.” As it’s still raining here in Boston, I’m heeding her advice, starting with this fun quiz to test our knowledge of songs about rain.

Brain Break: One-Minute Energy-Boosters!

posted by hrossi

Courtesy of our sister blogger Janice Taylor, this fun video packs a bunch of pick-me-ups into less than one minute!  Watch, and feel the energy flood through your veins…. If the video isn’t enough, wait…there’s more!  Click here for Janice’s [...]

Fresh Morning: I Wish You Happy

posted by hrossi

Whenever anyone gets married in a Jane Austen novel, well-wishers say, “I wish you very happy.”  What a lovely morning thought.  Today, let’s wish not for “happiness” as a thing, but for “happy” as a state of being.  Need more [...]

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Fare Well, Live Fresh...and Thanks
This is the post in which we say goodbye.  We're both leaving our respective jobs at Beliefnet, and so it's time to step away from the blog.So, this is the post in which we say goodbye...by saying thank you.  Thank you to you, the readers, for clicking and visiting and sharing the myriad w

posted 12:00:45pm Jul. 02, 2010 | read full post »

Waking Up to Your Dreams (by Wendy Schuman)
Are you a frustrated dreamer? I know I am. I often wake up with fragments of scenes echoing in my mind that seem really meaningful--but then I leap out of bed, start my morning routine, and in seconds they're gone. I want to linger in that realm and tap into the guidance and insight rising from a wi

posted 2:21:32pm Jun. 24, 2010 | read full post »

Prayer for the Gulf from the 13 Grandmothers
Because I lack an engineering degree and don't understand why we can't just stop this thing NOW with a 10-ton wad of gum or giant boulder or massive Q-tip, I'll share more spiritual wisdom from elders. This is from the beautiful, amazing International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers--they each

posted 10:52:38am Jun. 21, 2010 | read full post »

Fresh Morning: Worry Away the Worry
"Worry is a prayer for something you don't want." - Sharon Gannon I love that. The other day someone expressed concern about my excessive worrying habit, and I've been contemplating on it ever since. Doing my best to actually contemplate, rather than worry. I've been on a renewed Gilmore G

posted 9:14:40am Jun. 21, 2010 | read full post »

How Did You (or a Loved One) Heal from Cancer?
In addition to co-writing this blog and working at Beliefnet full-time, I'm writing a book. It's about how I got through cancer five years ago with a combination of heavy-duty Western meds and all I knew from my personal and journalistic experience of yoga, meditation, non-religious spirituality, an

posted 3:08:46pm Jun. 18, 2010 | read full post »


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