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How to Keep That Feeling of Vacation Anticipation All Year Long

How to Keep That Feeling of Vacation Anticipation All Year Long

by guest blogger Katina Simonetta Jenkins, merchandising coordinator at Rodale’s Sitting in the airport terminal as we prepared to return from our honeymoon, my husband turned to me and sighed: The trip we had planned, saved for, and savored had come to an end, and WOMP, now it was time to go home. But rather […]

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Appreciate Life's Simple Pleasures This Summer

Appreciate Life’s Simple Pleasures This Summer

by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s You don’t need to fly to some far-flung tropical island to have warm days and nights filled with joy. In fact, you don’t need to travel any farther than your own backyard this summer. When you take time to appreciate the beauty of everyday life, uneventful weeknights […]

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8 Fun Ways to Celebrate Spring

8 Fun Ways to Celebrate Spring

by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s Spring is here! I repeat—spring is here! This is not a drill! The official start of spring has arrived, and we’re so excited. What’s not to love about sloughing off of the extra layers and enjoying more hours of sunshine? Plus, with spring’s arrival […]

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12 Simple Ways to Make This Your Healthiest, Happiest Year Ever

12 Simple Ways to Make This Your Healthiest, Happiest Year Ever

by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s Happy New Year! There’s nothing more freeing than the beginning of a brand-new year; it’s a fresh start, a chance to begin anew and assess the things you truly want out of life. It’s also the perfect time to go organic! Here are 12 […]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Dear Reader! What are your dreams for 2016? —Maria Related Posts:12 Simple Ways to Make This Your Healthiest, Happiest Year EverMerry Christmas!Top 11 Ways to Be Happy

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17 Positive Habits That Will Change Your Life

17 Positive Habits That Will Change Your Life

by guest blogger Lewis Howes, author of The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” That old Greek understood how important positive habits are to overcoming adversity and enduring the […]

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Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!

Wishing you health, healing, and a happy Labor Day! —Maria Related Posts:Happy Labor Day!Labor of Love: Celebrating the American WorkerHow to Keep That Feeling of Vacation Anticipation All Year Long

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Yoga for Peace and Happiness

Yoga for Peace and Happiness

“The Guru’s Feet” a drawing of B.K.S. Iyengar’s feet by Aretha Mckinney Blevins by Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher Let this, the dissolution of union with pain be known as Yoga. It is to be practiced with determination and an undismayed mind. —The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter VI, verse 23) One of our shared experiences […]

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