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After a few false starts, it appears that spring may actually have arrived in Michigan! I say that as today’s temperature hovers around the 40 degree mark and it appears that the rain has no intention of ever letting up! My optimism stems, however, not only from the slowly rising temperatures, but also from the [...]
Becoming a Bodhisattva is a huge step in helping not only yourself, but also every other sentient being, both seen and unseen. Most people are self-motivated and work primarily to solve their own problems, keeping others a distant second. Should someone do an act of kindness, repayment is generally expected whether in the form of [...]
Don’t toss old clothes in the trash; somebody wants them Call it fast fashion. Americans are buying, and discarding, clothes more quickly than ever. The average American throws 54 pounds of clothes and shoes into the trash each year. That adds up to about 9 million tons of wearables that are sent into the waste [...]
April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, our way of recognizing nature’s beauty and the world’s splendors. A global holiday, the purpose of Earth Day is to advance climate policy and energy efficiency, as well as promote green living and environmental sustainability. Earth Day’s biggest advocate is the Earth Day Network (EDN), [...]
Boot Camp – Style or interval training workouts continue to be my favorite fitness challenge whether indoors, in your home, hotel room, a gym, fitness class or preferably outside on a weather permitting day. Boot Camp workouts are easy to follow, exciting, great fun and can be done alone, with a buddy or an organized [...]
Dear Allison My Workout buddy is a loser – what should I do? Your Answer: Dear Workout Loner, Bummer, your workout buddy is a loser and now you’re a workout loner . Get a new workout buddy! Consider this your golden opportunity to begin a new and more effective exercise plan. The whole idea of [...]
Ok so it took a day or two and asking my son to help me remember what he said that evening together in the park. It was between hopscotch and the climbing structure that Asher said, “Do you know the key to getting out of quicksand, Mommy?” “No,” I replied. “Don’t struggle,” he said. “It [...]
Askinyourface.com is sounding off about women cheaters! Sound a bit harsh or perhaps, just too In-Your-Face? The media has brainwashed us into believing that only men cheat on their wives or significant others, as we have recently seen with Mr. Jesse James and the adorable Sondra Bullock. But, we know better! I believe there are [...]
You wake up to the sound of an annoying alarm, you’re dead tired, and you just plain feel out of sorts. Ugh! How do you go out into the world—or even get out of bed!—when you are feeling so blah? April Durrett, IDEA contributing editor, and health, fitness and lifestyle writer shares mindful strategies that [...]
When was the last time you heard an infant say she couldn’t come out to play because she was having a bad hair day? How many toddlers do you know who’ll refuse an ice-cream cone because they want to squeeze into their “skinny jeans”? We are not born with a body image. The way we [...]
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