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The Upside And Downside Of Being Nice At Work

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 01.29.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Agreeableness, Living, Business, Wages, Income, Happiness, Nice, Nice People Quotes, Being Nice, Nice to People, Nice People, Emotional Intelligence, Nice People Be, New Research, Healthy Living News

There is a real paradox in our relationship with the quality of being nice. On the one hand, parents want their kids to be nice. On the other hand, there is a clear sense that being nice can sometimes be a disadvantage.

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Beyond the Future: Are We Lacking in Vision?

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 01.26.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Creativity, Vision, Living, Future, Consciousness, Cultural Evolution, Mind, Society, Spirit, Future of Society, Society Future, Healthy Living News

What we do for the next 20 years, from now to 2030, will begin to create the template for the future; and what happens between now and 2050 will be a crucial period for establishing these patterns of change and getting them in place to serve for the long run.

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Gratefully in a Body

Wendy Strgar | Posted 01.12.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Body, Living, Physical, Self Love, Feel Senses, The Five Senses, Five Senses, Mindfulness, 5 Senses, Sense, Senses, The Senses, Healthy Living News

When it comes to living in a body and really experiencing the world through our remarkable five senses, attention and appreciation are one and the same. Our attention is the rare and purest form of gratitude that happens in us when we stop and use our senses fully.

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Seven Steps for Reinvention in 2012

Carolyn Ziel | Posted 01.10.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Reinvention, Living-Your-Dream, Compassionate Living, Bliss, Living-Your-Purpose, Reinventing Yourself, Living, Reinventing Your Life, Passion, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

I decided not to make any New Year's resolutions for 2012. Resolutions are changes we make based on what hasn't worked. Why not focus on what has worked and create from there?

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Safety vs. Bravery

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 12.29.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Fear, Adventure, Living, Expression, New Year, Bravery, 2012, Life, Safety, New Year's Resolution, New Year's Resolutions, New Year Resolutions, Mindfulness, New Years Resolutions, New Year Resolution, Healthy-New-Year, Healthy Living News

Just as songs are to be shared, not merely sung, life is to be lived, not merely survived. So live while you're alive; let 2012 be a year filled with bravery, rather than safety.

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Reinventing Your Life Is Like Baking a Cake

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 12.20.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Success, Reinvention, Next Chapter, Change, Personal Growth, Second Acts, Self Improvement, Living, Create Your Life, Self-Help, Happiness, Life, Fifty News

It's like a cake -- you wish you had one, you'd love to eat one, you can virtually taste it when you think about it, however, unless you decide what y...

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A Lesson in Moving: From the Practical to the Philosophical

Adele Scheele | Posted 12.16.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Stress, Living, Change, Moving, Romance, Nostalgia, Memories, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

Moving, as anyone knows, is one of the top stressors -- along with family death, divorce, or the loss of a job. Having experienced them all, I have often thought that I'd become more practiced, maybe even immune to their emotional toll. But quite the opposite happens; it gets harder.

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Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 01.31.2012 | Arts

Read More: Design Museum, Exhibition, Furniture, Lifestyle, Conran, Restaurant, Terence Conran, Deyan Sudjic, Design, crane.tv, Living, Retail, Product, British, Video, Arts News

True visionary Terence Conran's genius comes from his capacity to anticipate people's whims and needs to change the way people live, shop, eat and even educate themselves.

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Before You Die

Karen Talavera | Posted 01.22.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Travel, Living, Taking Risks, Death, Life, See the World, Before You Die, Bucket List, Travel the World, See the World Before You Die, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

I can only lead a horse to water; it's up to you to drink. You're here to drink in the richness of this world while you can.

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You Can See It in the Faces

Saul Segan | Posted 01.04.2012 | Impact

Read More: US Courts, Philadelphia, Public Utilities, Law, Courts, Lawyers, Government, Legal Education, Community Legal Education, Living, Impact News

The practice of law is an absolute honor and a privilege. When anyone is fortunate enough to be able to earn their livelihood by helping others to improve their lives and relieve their stresses, care should be taken to launch gratitude as a prime emotion.

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Your Turn: Living Life To The Fullest

Posted 01.04.2012 | Women

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Your Turn, Living, Video, Activities, Women News

A lot of people focus on one dream at a time, like how some people eat their meat first, then the potatoes, then the peas, but I think I'm most happy ...

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The Holy Grail of Small Space Living: Fitting Everything In

Karen Shepard | Posted 12.21.2011 | Style

Read More: New York Apartments, Self-Improvement, Living, Small Spaces, Apartment Therapy, Manhattan Real Estate, Stylish Living, Home Organizing, Organizing Your Closet, Small Space Organizing, Home Decor, Home Decorating, Organizational Skills, Style News

It turns out what I'd been good at was putting stuff away. In my new place there was no "away." As the movers filed out, it looked as if Christo had done an installation using to-the-ceiling stacks of boxes.

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The Travel Tip Alphabet

Lea Lane | Posted 11.27.2011 | Travel

Read More: Heath, Tips, Living, Travel, Well-Being, Safety, Travel Tips, Abcs, Travel News

A: Ask Directions.

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The Importance Of The Outer Journey

Karen Talavera | Posted 11.20.2011 | Travel

Read More: Outer Journey, Travel, Living, Journey, Spiritual Path, Consciousness, Joy, Travel News

Life isn't all about the inner journey. The outer journey -- in particular, the fact that you have one -- is just as important. And naturally, the two are inextricably connected

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3 Keys To Living The Life You Want

Dr. Jean Houston | Posted 11.13.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Life's Purpose, Full Life, Living a Full Life, Consciousness, Empowering New Beliefs, Healthy Living Spirit, Believing, Purpose in Life, Beliefs, Living, Healthy Living News

People are longing to finally feel fully alive and to fulfill their unique purpose in life. So then why is living a life of meaning and purpose so difficult?

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Your Driver's License: Don't Come Home Without It

Saul Segan | Posted 11.11.2011 | Culture

Read More: Government, Living, Drivers Licenses, Police, Law, Trucking, Highway Safety, Safety, Transportation, Traffic Tickets, Culture News

There are many pitfalls in holding a driver's license, that can cause untold grief and expense, but can be easily overlooked. A license to drive is c...

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The Road to Conscious Evolution

Karen Talavera | Posted 09.26.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Human Evolution, Consciousness, Journey, Living, Spiritual Path, Human Experience, Joy, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

So You've Shifted -- Now What? If you've been through a shift, or if you're still shifting, it can be a wild ride. As I described in my last two post...

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The First Year at College: A Parent's Guide

Adele Scheele | Posted 10.18.2011 | Parents

Read More: Success, Raising Children, Change, Living, Parenting, College, Parenting Advice, Parents News

You have rallied for your child's success at college. You've bought them books, a new comforter, and a fancy laptop, and you've mailed off the tuition check. So what's your role now?

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Teaching My Teenager to Be Her Own Champion

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.16.2011 | Parents

Read More: Working Women, Living, Single Mothers, Parenting, Lessons for Teens, Michelle Renee, Mothers and Daughters, Teenagers, Parents News

At what point do we know that it is time to step back and begin to teach our children how to be their own biggest fan?

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The Last Move

Patt Cottingham | Posted 10.09.2011 | Women

Read More: Letting Go, Endings, Living, Old Age, Moves, Final Thoughts, Memories, Women News

In June, we moved my mother into a room in the Assisted Living wing of the retirement community where she currently lives. This decision was not an easy one to make.

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Mother Falling

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.16.2011 | Women

Read More: Health, Women, Alzheimer's Disease, Living, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living, Women News

My mother has fallen and is in the hospital again, mostly because she has forgotten how to sit. Late stage Alzheimer's Disease has made any extreme me...

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House Of The Future

VernissageTV | Posted 09.15.2011 | Arts

Read More: House, 1960s, Matti Suuronen, Netherlands, Museums, Architecture, Design, Ufos, Boijmans Van Beuningen, Living, Future, Rotterdam, Utopia, Prototype, Futuro, Flying Saucer, Futuro House, Andy Warhol, Christo, Joseph Beuys, Arts News

In 2007, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Netherlands came into possession of the prototype of a quite spectacular piece of architecture: F...

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5 Ways To Really, Truly Go On Vacation

Karen Leland | Posted 09.13.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Vacation, Small Business, Time Management, Holidays, Work, Living, Work-Life Balance, Healthy Living News

Hopefully after reading last week's post on why taking a vacation is good for both your soul and brain synapses, you will have gathered your family to...

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My Strange Love of Wabi-Sabi

Kathryn M. Ireland | Posted 09.11.2011 | Style

Read More: Style, Design, Intelligent Design, Interior Design Tips, Home Decorating Ideas, Home Design Ideas, Home Design, Home Decor, Home Decorating, Living, Interior Design, Style News

There's beauty in survival. I've learned you can actually train your eye to appreciate the flaw, the injury and the repair. That's wabi-sabi -- embracing the imperfect and the impermanence of nature. I love aesthetics as much as the next person, but don't let them crowd out your life

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Pondering Artifacts of Displacement in the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.04.2011 | Green

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, World, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Rome, Architecture, Green, Travel, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Density, Travel News, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Green News

If our cities must be dense to be competitive and sustainable, we must also look with care to the potential displacement of uses, institutions or traditions -- not to mention the artifacts we will leave behind.

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