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We Care: Fund a Favorite Charity at No Extra Cost

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

A website is providing shoppers access to 800 retailers online, and then lets them donate a percentage of their purchase to their favorite charity at no cost to them.

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World Watch: President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

Barack Obama is now just the third sitting American president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Holy iTunes: Church Music Ministries Adopt Point & Click Repertoire

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

A website is offering some 1,000 songs and hymns, including scores of Christmas carols, available to customize and download.

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Celebrating Winter Solstice: A Powerful Moment of Annual Turning

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

Rituals, like the winter solstice on December 21, can help us remember that life, like the sun, is cycling itself to rebound with strength.

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$100 Holiday: Less Stuff, More Meaning

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Bill McKibben

Author Bill McKibben offers welcome perspective for rethinking the Yuletide season, so that our obsession with buying presents becomes less important than soul-nourishing traditions and celebrations.

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Living Simply: How to Create Space for What Really Matters

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Judith Fertig

By wanting—and sometimes, doing—less, we create more space for the things that really matter. When an individual first chooses to live on a smaller, more human scale, the other values seem to fall in line.

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Silence Is Golden: Five Ways to Find Healing Moments

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Janet Luhrs

Here’s the big idea: Noise is bad for you. Follow these tips to increase moments of silence in daily life, which will help us all feel better and live healthier.

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Invest in Happy Memories: Money Well Spent

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM

Can money buy happiness? Yes, suggests a recent psychology study—provided we are buying life experiences, rather than material possessions.

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Recipe for Simplicity: 10 Suggestions to Simply Your Life

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Linda Breen Pierce

There are ways we can work less, want less and spend less, and be happier and more fulfilled in the process.

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Earth Appreciation: The View from Out There

Oct 01, 2009 03:00AM

In July 1969, Michael Collins served as the Command Module pilot on Apollo 11, the historic first mission to land men on the moon. Collins marked this year’s 40th anniversary of the most widely viewed and daring exploration of all time with comments from his book and his life.

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