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Finding Joy in the Ordinary

A blast from the past encouraged me to take time out of my busy schedule to enjoy life's simple pleasures.

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Grand Canyon Adventure

We were psyched for this hike and totally prepared, but then we were faced with an unexpected challenge.

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Applesauce Oatmeal Cake Recipe

Leap into a dish of sweetness

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The Marvelous Miracle
at 3 a.m.

While talking with her mother and sister, Marvel suddenly smelled smoke--but where was it coming from?

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How Stress Ages You

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The Brain Catches Fire at Menopause

An exploration of the physical and emotional changes that can spur growth and creativity for women at midlife.

Related Topics: Health, Physical Health, Menopause, Brain, Symptoms, Physical, Postpartum Depression, hormone levels, hormone, inner wisdom, hormonal changes, menopausal transition, Life

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Stalking the Energy Vortex

I took a spiritual tour of sacred Sedona, Arizona, and all I got was this rock. And a mystical encounter with a mountain lion.

Related Topics: Holistic Living, vortex, Energy, mdash, feminine energy, vortex site, Spiritual, young man, mountain lions, advertised vortex tours, interior twin monoliths

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Did God Send the Hurricane?

This natural disaster is bringing together a perfect storm of environmentalist and religious doomsday sayers.

Related Topics: Faiths, World, God, History, doomsday thinking, Sin, Global Warming, earths pain, Hurricane, Asian tsunami, gas station lines

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Idol Chatter Archive: October 2005

Beliefnet's daily weblog of religion and spirituality in pop culture.

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The Zen of Military Healing

How Western medicine and Eastern techniques helped one Vietnam vet cope with the pain of cancer recovery.

Related Topics: Health, Physical Health, Pain Management, Soldier, Soldiers, Veteran, Veterans, Veterans Day, Pain, Surgery, id, parade grounds, mind altering drug cocktail, Morphine, routine drill instruction, teetering Asian domino, healing military gods, Military