Happiness

Thoughts on Thanksgiving: The Price of Gratitude

by Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD Long before we get to the table laden with turkey, cranberry sauce and over-sweet yams, we are face-to-face with the challenge of gratitude all month long. For most of the year we can duck and dodge the pressures of thankfulness, and most people do – openly admitting […]

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The Power of Gratitude

In the classic 1910 book by Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich, he states, “The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best.  Therefore it tends to become the best.  It takes the form or character of the best and will receive the best.” Think for a moment about the myriad of thoughts and […]

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Is There Life After the Kids Have Launched?

This is the time of year when many of you have dropped the last child off at college. Many feelings are no doubt swirling around inside you. You may feel proud of your child and excited about the new possibilities that await him or her. You may also be feeling anxious about your child’s adjustment […]

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Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Child

  I just returned from spending a wonderful week with my 8 month old granddaughter, Bella.  She is pure joy and a reminder of how we all came into this life on the leading edge of creation! What a delight to observe how every experience is fresh and exciting for her!  She has no pre-conceived […]

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But They Mean Well

There are many things in life that one does not have complete control over, but finding a way to protect the things that are important, is paramount to a peaceful, joyous, passion-filled existence. Everyone deserves the right to choose how their time is spent, how they want to be treated, how they want their life to operate, and if those choices are not being met, the light to the soul is being blocked, and changes should be made.

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The Gold Medal of Happiness

Have you been riveted to your television as I have for the past two weeks, watching remarkable feats of the athletes at the Winter Olympics? I’ve been cheering on my favorite competitors, holding my breath as skaters attempt their quadruple jumps, wincing as skiers crash in that wild ski cross event, and choking up during […]

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