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“Expressing gratitude during personal adversity like loss or chronic illness, as hard as that might be, can help you adjust, move on, and perhaps begin anew. Although it may be challenging to celebrate your blessings at … Read more
Outsmart Your Anger
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“There are ways to deal with anger besides pouring molten lava on those we love. The popular belief that if we do not express our anger, it will explode-or come out in sick forms-is simply mistaken. … Read more
We Cry For Connection
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“Distressed partners may use different words but they are always asking the same basic questions, ‘Are you there for me? Do I matter to you? Will you come when I need you, when I call?’ Love … Read more
Put On A Happy Face
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“One of the simplest and most effective things you can do to lift your mood is to simply keep a pleasant expression on your face.” (Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth, in their book, What Happy People … Read more
Give Them Choices
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“By permitting your child to exercise some self-direction at home, you’ll help him develop, refine, and practice the skills you want him to be able to draw on when he’s not with his parents.” (Psychologist Laurence … Read more
Cure For Irritation
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“If looking on the bright side doesn’t come naturally to you, start with small steps. Make a list of your partner’s positive qualities-the things he or she does to contribute to your life together. Memorize this … Read more
No Shortcut to Happiness
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“The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to gratification and bypass the exercise of personal strengths and virtues is folly. It leads…to legions of humanity who are depressed in the middle of great wealth and … Read more
Crying Over Spilled Milk
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“From minor mishaps children can learn major lessons in values. Children need to learn from their parents to distinguish between events that are merely unpleasant and annoying and those that are tragic and catastrophic.” (Child psychologist, … Read more
Finding Your Silver Lining
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“The beauty of emotions is that they are highly individualized, depending more on your inner interpretations than on your outer circumstances.” (Barbara L. Fredrickson, Professor of Psychology, in her book, Positivity p. 40)
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Something Better Than Change
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“[In times of conflict] the natural inclination is to try to change your partner, but efforts directed solely at such change often make the conflict worse. When you genuinely accept your partner, you may achieve peace … Read more