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One of the most popular marketing niches today is anti-aging.  Yet no matter how much hype it gets the process of aging is inevitable.  The good news is that the effects and severity of the progression can be slowed down, but not stopped. “Aging well is the supreme expression of wisdom.” —Michael Gelb Along side...
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Are you grateful? That’s a big question. It is pronounced at this time of the year. You can be grateful for the big things like health, or even the little things like the comforts of your home. It’s not a science as much as it is an art, whereby you acknowledge certain things in your...
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“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life.  Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”  Margaret Cousins Appreciation means to increase in value.  We understand the concept of appreciation in the financial realm, yet increasing the value of others is not as clear. Rather than talk about the “how...
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The Roman astronomer, Ptolemy (1500 A.D.), shocked the world by asserting the idea of a universe where all the planets rotated around the earth in concentric circles. It was far from perfect. It wasn’t as predictive of the planet’s movement as many “experts” would have liked. But it was better than anyone had come up...
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Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Contentment rise from the same place.  They are a combination of feelings, attitudes and behaviors.   They are not the result of a perfect life. They are the result of a full life.  Contentment is the choice to be at peace with yourself and at peace with the world around you.  Webster’s...
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The question, “do you have a rich life”, is tricky. Our first thought is often in equating that rich life with money. We all know the importance of the dollar. It’s just that after a certain amount, there is no more payoff. Study after study shows that after a certain level is attained, it stops...
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The crack of a bullwhip is one of the most attention-getting sounds we can hear.  It’s mostly associated with pain and punishment by both receiver and inflictor.  The crack! is the result of the light piece of leather at the end going faster than the speed of sound.  The sharp crack! is the breaking of...
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  I think the reason I appreciate it so much is because it helps simplify my life.  It focuses on gratitude and a thankful disposition.  When I begin to think and feel what I am thankful for, it usually excludes many of the things that complicate my life.  I see them...
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Do you remember what you did the first hour of every school day?  You went to your Homeroom.  In doing so you would enter your day slowly.  You would catch up with friends and get a couple of things done so you could focus on the day before you. Those days are long gone.  Most...
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The study of happiness goes back thousands of years.  So much of it deals with the human brain.  The experts—neurologists–remind us that the brain is still a mystery.  Yet it is helpful at a layman’s level to understand some basic things about the way our brains function in relationship to happiness. For the past few...
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