Do you ever stop to think about the things you are grateful for? I’ll be honest; my experience with gratitude in the past was not great. Many years ago, I was at a seminar where the speaker had us do ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks, hence the name. Write one of these inspiring sentiments in a greeting card or send a ...
“You worked hard to bring me right, mama, now it’s my turn,” said the daughter of Ms. T, next to her mother’s hospital bed. “I will do everything I can to get you back on your feet!” Her frail mother ...
As a writer, it goes without saying that I've always gained a sense of calm and perspective from putting pen to paper. That said, as I've got older, the opportunities for some good old-fashioned ...
As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself reflecting on what gratitude truly means in our lives. Often, we overlook the foundational elements of our gratitude, the very base of what I like to call the ...
The other day a friend sent me a link to Arthur C. Brooks’ New York Times article “Choose to Be Grateful: It Will Make You Happier.” It’s an excellent piece, rich with links to the relevant scientific ...
Waiting in line at a food truck, I thought about what I was grateful for at work. It was a prompt from The Good List, a new mindfulness app from the chief tech officer at the fitness app Aaptiv. The ...
Editor’s Note: Sara Algoe is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is founder and director of The Love Consortium. Remember the last time ...