“We don’t need to overcomplicate things with all sorts of wandering discursive thoughts, superstitions, doubts, and over-thinking everything. Be strong and straightforward within, have strong intention, and develop firm faith, devotion and inner conviction. What you decide to do, you can do; just keep practicing and learning.” — His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, head…

Do you hate hospitals? Almost everybody does. But today, my ten hours in a regional medical center tending to my ailing father weren’t awful. I went in well-armed with bottled water, Arnica creams, essential oils, and yes, even Steven Halpern’s angel music. And I didn’t eat the hospital’s airline-quality food, driving to a Ruby Tuesdays…

Check out the April issue of Real Simple. It contains a marvelous article about Kate Munger’s all-volunteer choir that sings for the terminally ill. “I don’t feel like I’ve given up anything to do this. I get unbelievable riches, though not the kind you can hold in your hand,” said Munger. “I thought it would…

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin have named their new baby Moses. Apparently, Moses is a common male first name these days, “ranking 472 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census,” says the baby naming website ThinkBabyNames.com. It’s much more mainstream than Apple (Paltrow’s little girl, now…

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