5 Ways To Cope With Holiday Grief
Behind our holiday smiles and good wishes, many of us carry feelings of deep grief.� So how can we have a wonderful holiday if we are experiencing s...
Behind our holiday smiles and good wishes, many of us carry feelings of deep grief.� So how can we have a wonderful holiday if we are experiencing s...
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
I've been speaking and writing about gratitude for almost ten years now - and I'm still amazed at how challenging it can be for me to focus on what I'm grateful for at times.
One For The Table | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
After starting my job as a junior advocate in November 1980, I received an invitation to have Thanksgiving dinner at the Industrial School for Boys.
Rachael Freed | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
Thanksgiving is a time when the legacy of family ritual is repeated and remembered. We feel gratitude and belonging, and our hearts open.
Jim Thomas | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver
America pauses today, if but for a moment, in collective recognition that despite our differences and our problems, we have many reasons to be grateful. Law, thankfully, has little to do with Thanksgiving.
Lee Lipsenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
When I was diagnosed with a "bad" cancer, I was somewhat pleased with the fact that I didn't have fear of death and that, in fact, it might just be a good day to die.
HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact
Favorite Turkey Recipe? Check. Special occasion dishes and gravy boat? Check, check. Ways to express your gratitude this Thanksgiving? Don't worry, we...
Michelle Howard | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
Thanksgiving does not seem to fuel the eternal combustion engines of American consumption in the way other holidays do, though we may consume a month's worth of calories in one meal.
BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
We give thanks by...
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
Many of us run away or hide from our fears because they seem scary, uncomfortable, or embarrassing. We also erroneously think we "shouldn't" have them or that we are somehow "wrong" for feeling scared.
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
By looking at what our most revered presidents have said about the meaning of Thanksgiving, we can get a better idea of the purpose of our national holiday.
Therese Borchard | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
It has only been with much work and lots of practice that I have been able to cultivate gratitude and be genuinely thankful. Here are 12 techniques I use to help me get to the parent of all virtues.
Russell Bishop | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
The underlying premise to the value of holding a positive focus on a positive outcome contains two basic fundamentals: (1) energy follows thought and (2) the universe rewards action, not thought.
Anne Naylor | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living
Happiness grows from a state of mind -- a perspective about life and your engagement with it, and the actions you take to support your happiness.
Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
If the majority of your food is healthy and homemade, the occasional indulgence won't affect you. In addition, your immune system will be stronger and you'll avoid getting sick in the wintertime.
Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
This Thanksgiving, when you think about all the things you're grateful for, don't forget to include the person you've been hanging out with, 24/7, for your entire life.
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I've been thinking about my own love/hate relationship to this great holiday.
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
I think that this holiday, rather than dwell on the question of what I am grateful for in my life I will instead consider questions like "am I truly giving?"
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living
When we become conscious about our own habits, thoughts, and patterns as they relate to worrying, we can start to make some healthy choices and changes.
Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
I remember feeling numb by the amount of work I had while climbing the corporate ladder. Somewhere along the way, I lost track of what I loved most about my job.
Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
Study after study has shown that people who practice grateful thinking are healthier, happier and more content with their lives than those who don't.
Jim Thomas | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver
More so even than the debt the nation owes our veterans, I owe two vets, my parents, for my existence and for inspiring my accomplishments.
Anne Naylor | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living
Can we create the conditions in which we lead grace-full lives? Is it even possible to expect to live gracefully, with the world in so much chaos? My view is that there has never been a better time.
Margaret Ruth | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living
Focusing on giving thanks as often as possible this and every month will help us to open to inner wisdom and the spontaneous flow of our multifaceted lives.
Mike Robbins | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
I saw Rev. Michael Beckwith perform a re-commitment ceremony for a married couple a few years back and it blew me away.
intent.com | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living