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Hate crimes and hateful language are on the rise. Here are some strategies you can…

How did gratitude evolve? Researchers are starting to trace this common human emotion all the…

(February, 2014) A new study finds a biological mechanism behind “thank you”—and reveals one way…

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…

(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…

(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,…

(NPR, November 2015) “We are saturated with time. Right now, as you read these words,…