Last November, I wrote about gratitude letters, how I wrote a note of thanks to the people in my life who I am grateful for, listing reasons why they were so special to me. This year, I’ve decided to show my appreciation for my loved ones in a different way. I’ve told them the special […]
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Flipping through the paper the other day, an unusual article caught my eye. Written by a local doctor, it began by comparing aglets, the tips that keep shoelaces from unraveling, to telomeres, stretches of repeated DNA sequences that protect our chromosomes’ ends (much like aglets do), help cells divide and eventually, shorten and die. (For
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Unhappiness is often a choice we make without even realizing we are responsible for bringing it on ourselves. We have the power to make our lives happier and easier by simply being kind. How do you react when someone wrongs you or confronts you? Do you exacerbate the problem with that person, or do you
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My son and I began our after-drop off ritual last week, when my daughter started school again. After bringing her to her classroom, my son and I go for a walk around the nature preserve that her school sits in the heart of, trotting down familiar paths that nevertheless manage to surprise us with their
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From the time you are born, the urge to connect and form relationships with other human beings is unavoidable. Humans are social animals by nature, and when you find yourself feeling alone, you are in your most weakened, vulnerable state. Feeling weak and vulnerable never leads to a fulfilling existence, so enriching your life with
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Everyone has to deal with conflict at some point in their life. Whether it exists between your family, friends, or with work colleagues, conflict resolution is an important skill to learn and develop to successfully deal with conflict before it gets out of hand. For some people, dealing with conflict seems to come naturally, and
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People have a widely varied response to the words, working out, one that ranges from “Yes, I work out regularly!” to an involuntary shudder. Exercise, though, does not have to come in the typical package we might think of when we hear “working out”. Various Forms of Working Out Exercise can be a form of
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For the past few months, my four year old has been walking around the house belting out the lyrics from a certain movie featuring certain “frozen” princesses. Even my toddler joins in, although his contribution mainly consists of matching consonant and vowel blends in time with the tune. After catching myself murmuring “let it go…
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