** It’s worth weighing the pros and cons of whether it’s better to wash your hair day or night before you settle into a routine. Read on to learn more about each option and to inspire your own routine! Nighttime: Many people prefer to wash their hair at night before they head to sleep. This is an ideal option for those who don’t want to use excessive heat on their hair and would rather let their hair dry overnight....

We’re all about having a refined routine that is effective and doesn’t evoke any amount of stress upon you—any kind of self-care whether it be your skin, mind or hair, should always feel calming. With that said, we’ve highlighted the important products you need to have in your hair care routine. These, we believe, work for any Black hair texture, but feel free to tweak or come up with your own modified version of a routine… but never, ever ignore the need for moisture....

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His grandfather replies, I sometimes feel there are two wolves inside me, each of whom fights to tell me what to do. Whenever something angers me, one of the wolves is full of fire, and wants to attack and act nasty. The other is calmer, thinks clearly, and makes better choices. But they’re both always there. And the boy asks, But if they are always fighting, how do you know which wolf is going to win?...

A friend of mine is an arborist who has long exposed me, on excursion after excursion in parks and wilderness, to the wonders of trees and forests, first in Pennsylvania and now in California. Whenever we enter the land of trees, almost instantly the mood changes. There is a palpable slowing down of thought and speech. You can hear more, and better. You begin to sense with more of your body, and there is even a preternatural settledness that can easily overtake you....