Here’s a cool article on how sharing makes you happy and contributes to overall health. From the good people at dailygood.org: One silver lining in dark economic times is that as people learn to make do with less, they are discovering the many benefits of sharing. New psychological research suggests that sharing fosters trust and […]
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The following were inspired by Landmark Education’s seminar on Being Extraordinary. Follow these simple guidelines, and you’ll always be extraordinary. Keep Your Integrity – always do what you say you’ll do, or clean it up as soon as you realize you cannot. Manage Your Ego – Catch yourself having to be right, to win, to
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According to our good friends at the Environmental Working Group, the foods that usually contain the most pesticides, and therefore you’d most want to buy/eat organic, are (in order of worst to least worst but still bad… the so called “dirty dozen”): Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches Spinach Nectarines ( imported) Grapes (imported) Sweet bell peppers Potatoes
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Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between the regions of kindness. How
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people who practice gratitude have stronger immune systems, feel happier and more optimistic, and are more generous and compassionate
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Cindy Gerstner, 42, strapped her feet into a rowing machine and began gliding back and forth with all the energy she could muster. This wasn’t just a workout for Gerstner, whose stage 4 breast cancer has spread to her brain, lungs, bones and liver. It was a 40-minute dose of medicine. “It’s part of my
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Past studies from the University of Illinois found that “just 20 minutes of walking” before a test raised children’s scores, even if the children were otherwise unfit or overweight, says Charles Hillman, a professor of kinesiology at the university and the senior author of many of the recent studies. But it’s the neurological impact of
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We had a great time today checking out the three-week-old Public Market in the Strip. What a pleasant surprise! We made some great friends, including the folks from Horizon View Farms and Green Circle Farm, who have great vegetables, goat’s milk, cheese, yogurt, organic/grass-fed beef and lamb and much more. The Pittsburgh Public Market is
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Excellent information about the relative amounts of caffeine in various foods, beverages, etc. Find it here!
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