The benefits of journaling are boundless, but a daily writing practice is an especially handy way to infuse your life with gratitude. The key is keeping consistent. “If you write it down, eventually it will become more automatic,” gratitude researcher Robert Emmons previously told HuffPost. “It’s like exercise — you’re not just going to get up […]
The clean slate of a new year is seductive. The over-indulgence of December is behind us. We want to overhaul everything we perceive as imperfect or flawed about ourselves and the blank new calendar feels like the perfect opportunity. So how does it work? How can you make resolutions that you’ll keep past February and […]
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve with positive mental attitude.” Think And Grow Rich was written in 1937 and sold 70 million books before its author, Napoleon Hill, died in 1970. Who knows how many copies since. Talk about a best seller. It’s still in print. Think and Grow Rich is […]
By Julie Mazziotta Whether you’re facing a small setback or a serious life challenge, it helps to have coping strategies on hand. Try these tactics, courtesy of Jeffery Rossman, PhD, director of life management at Canyon Ranch Resort in Lenox, Mass. Let your emotions out Go ahead and allow yourself to feel all the feels–including […]
In Sarah Addison Allen’s First Frost, we return to Bascom, North Carolina, and the magical Waverly family first featured in Garden Spells. Addison Allen’s books feature a splendid use of magical realism that immerses us into the hearts and minds of her characters. We spoke about the nature of belonging, magic, and writing. What drew […]
What would you do if you saw yourself in another person’s body? Not in a Freaky Friday sort of way, but in a spiritual “this must be kismet because nothing else makes sense” kind of way? This other person may very well be your soul mate, or perhaps, they were sent to teach you, fix […]
Twins aren’t just two women, though, especially in this commercial and on “The Bachelor”: They’re a matching set. The thrill, for a red-blooded, straight man (2003 was, it seems, a time before hot takes about heteronormativity) is almost blatantly consumerist. If you were buying two throw cushions, a matching set would be visually pleasing; if you have two […]
It is all too easy to forget that a healthy childhood is not just about avoiding germs and preventing accidents. Many air and water pollutants are invisible to the naked eye, so small that we often overlook their role in our children’s health. This fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement on […]
