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Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community,…

How about bringing a more gentle form of motivation, rooted in appreciation, celebration, and acceptance,…

Five science-based strategies for the holidays (and the rest of the year).

A detailed account of a conversation about “Everyday Mysticism” that took place in San Francisco…

It takes practice to achieve gratefulness. Here Br. David shares a playful practice using each…

(May, 2014) “Sharing has elements of inter-connectedness, of a village-like community, of a transformative altruism….

Gratitude is the understanding that many millions of things come together and live together and…

(Lion’s Roar, 2015) Upon his return from a four-year “wandering” retreat, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Mingyur…

The earth couldn’t afford to send recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you…

“What he set in motion singlehandedly has become a worldwide groundswell of gratitude that keeps…

In this rich, playful, and insightful monologue, we learn that: “One doesn’t arrive at a…

Awe stops us in our tracks and opens us up to gratitude, and then to…

A lot of so-called “positive psychology” can seem a bit flaky, especially if you’re the…

(Brain Pickings, March 2015) Maria Popova reviews “Sidewalk Flowers” which tells the wordless story of…

Research and life itself show us that the more things we have, the harder it…

(Quartz, January 2014) “My parents simply didn’t have material things to give me so I…

““Happiness” is not an emotion, an inherited disposition that is awarded to a select few,…

“What are miracles? Miracles are avocados in winter and starling swarms and the handwriting of…

(New York Times, November 2015) Arthur C. Brooks writes, “Choosing to focus on good things…

(Business Insider, November 2015) Faisal Hoque writes how successful entrepreneurs, authors and innovators achieve more,…