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How to Find Hope If Christmas Makes You Sad

The holiday season can stir up sad memories for some of us. Maybe we remember when there were…

How to Bounce Back from a Setback

Around Thanksgiving, I boarded a plane to visit family. A woman across the aisle from me struggled to…

How to Be ‘Body Normative’

In this space, I write every week about authentic positivity, positive thinking and the evidence-based reasons why having…

How Music Offers a Positive Surge of Inspiration and Creativity

“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music,” wrote Mary Ann Evans, who…

How Martin Luther King, Jr., Found Redemptive Love Out of Anger

In 1957, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a monthly advice column in Ebony magazine. One…

Why Silence Is Good for Our Brains

The sounds of silence are more appealing to some than others. Silence can be a safety zone, a…

Why Resting Is an Act of Holiness

Not only has technology extended our workday into the late hours of the night and over weekends and…

When God Sends You in an Unexpected Direction

I walked along the sidewalk that borders the west side of Central Park this morning marveling at its…

This 74-Year-Old Blind Woman Teaches Dance Classes

When Marion Sheppard began to go blind in her 40s, she cried, she raged, she felt sorry for…

The Office Cold

I almost skipped my blog today. I woke up with a cold and all of you, especially this…

The Importance of Warmth—And Staying Connected

There are so many words that describe emotions as well as other things. “Blue” for sadness is a…

Learning to Be Happy at Any Age

I’ve heard it said that happiness is a journey, not a destination. The idea that we can find…

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