Friday, May 17, 2013 |
Gratitude, Happiness | Leave a Comment
It was my birthday week (as my eight-year-old niece wrote, “Mother’s Day and now your birthday. CRAZY!”), and that’s always a perfect time to reflect on life and all that I’m grateful for: >> My loving family—from my husband and boys, to my siblings and their kids and my dad and stepmom—I am one very, very lucky lady, and there’s…Read More →
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
Gratitude, Health, Personal Reflections | 3 Comments
Well, I just knew that Angelina Jolie and I had so much more in common than simply our ravishing beauty and the dazzling men with whom we share our lives! She let the cat out of the bag this morning in a New York Times op-ed: • We both carry the BRCA1 gene. • We both lost our beloved moms…Read More →
Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Read an interesting business blog recently about how to give a meaningful thank you. While it was specifically about showing gratitude and appreciation toward employees, the concept is universal: the people who help you and your family in your daily lives—the cashier at Stop & Shop, the plumber, your kid’s piano teacher—don’t hear “thank you” nearly often enough. While you…Read More →
Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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Filled with gratitude for so much this glorious spring week: >> What a joy to celebrate the bar mitzvah of a charming young guy last weekend! It was a warm and festive evening hosted by Amy and Steven, our amazing cousin-friends, and we got to catch up in person and get hugs from some of our favorite people in the…Read More →
Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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I noticed a little upswing in gratitude all around this week, and I’m fairly sure it’s a confluence of shared relief after the horrific events in Boston last week and the spectacular emergence of spring. If you were one of those inspired to express gratitude recently, don’t lose the momentum! Continue to reap the happiness benefits of having an attitude…Read More →
Friday, April 19, 2013 |
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Short and sweet this week…Read More →
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
Happiness | Leave a Comment
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” – Mark Twain…Read More →
Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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On this Gratitude Friday, why not reach out to someone you’re grateful for today and let them know how they touch your life? Here’s what I’m particularly grateful for this week…Read More →
Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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According to Psychology Today, a study of gratitude journaling showed that people who tracked their gratitude once a week were happier after six weeks, whereas those who tracked their gratitude three times per week were not. Such concentrated gratitude, like trying to do it daily for a month, may actually make you feel less grateful and happy than if you hadn’t tracked your gratitude at all….Read More →
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
Happiness | 3 Comments
A smiley yellow balloon inspired me to come up with a list of 101 simple pleasures that might make you smile or will perhaps spark other ideas of your own….Read More →
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