Have you ever wondered why the impact of a positive moment can feel so fleeting while you can’t seem to shake off bad feelings after a negative event? Maybe an otherwise fine restaurant, one you’ve trusted for years, serves up a bug in your soup and you can’t convince yourself to give them another try. […]
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Reduce Stress Through Gratitude
Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. It’s not just about connecting with family and friends—although that’s important. It’s also about all the ways that gratitude can actually keep us healthy in spirit, mind, and body. In fact, gratitude can increase positive feelings, enhance vitality, improve sleep and decrease stress to name a few. And […]
The Ways Strong Friendships Benefit Your Health
“If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky.” ― S.E. Hinton In 1919, Hallmark created Friendship Day to encourage people to buy and send each other greeting cards. During World War II that market slowed to a standstill, until the holiday was no […]
Start a Chain of Gratitude this Thanksgiving
When the person in front of you on a plane reclines their seat to the max, there are a few ways you can respond. You can accept it. You can get angry about it. You can politely ask the person to move their seat forward a bit. I think a lot of us are a […]