Feast for the Senses
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Expand your usual gratitude list this Thanksgiving beyond the people and things you treasure to appreciate the simple sensory experiences that bring you comfort and joy. Relish your Thanksgiving meal…
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New Beginnings
I write to you today from my newly empty nest. Our youngest child started college a few weeks ago, and after 21 years of day-in-day-out parenting, now the house is…
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Summer’s Paradox
Summer is considered a time of rest and relaxation, but summer is naturally a time of energy and growth. The summer light invites you to stay up late and get…
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Brighten Your Aging Filter
Your perceptions of aging impact your long-term outcome. The World Health Organization identified ageism as a “prevalent and insidious” health threat based on research demonstrating how negative expectations about aging…
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Take Charge of Your Inner Pharmacist
Whether you realize it or not, your brain acts as a full-time internal pharmacist, managing your body’s natural biochemistry. I imagine my inner pharmacist wearing a white medical coat with…
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Welcome Wonder
During the holidays, we enjoy tales of wonder, whether about oil that miraculously lasted eight nights or the story of of angels, virgin birth and a guiding star. Even the…
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Discover Your Joyful Surroundings
Step out of the chatter of your mind and orient to the joy that surrounds you. The human brain has a unique capacity to put things into perspective. We can…
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Increase Calm and Self-Control with this 5-minute Daily Practice
Where can you carve-out five minutes? How about before you get out of bed after your alarm goes off? Or maybe you can claim five minutes after your morning coffee,…
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The Paradox of Aging: the Happiness U-Curve
When imagining aging, most middle-aged people look ahead with trepidation. But take heart: the best is likely yet to come! Satisfaction surveys have found that happiness increases after middle age,…
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Offering Peace
The most important gift you can give to your loved ones won’t be found at a store or fit into a box. Offer peace to yourself and others this holiday…
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