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Read more: I always can begin againAfter Thanksgiving, I lamented to Fayteen that I had planned to eat with moderation, but somehow I had indulged and indulged and indulged—and not just…
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Read more: A lesson relearned—Tell the truth!I almost got myself in a jam this year. I told a little lie with good intentions when I thought I was protecting a friend…
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Read more: Merry Christmas, Scrooge!My family has gone every year—or almost every year—to see the Dallas Theater Center’s performance of “A Christmas Carol.” I remember fondly performances when my…
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Read more: A lesson relearned—Be kindWhen I volunteered one night recently with children with special needs, I was pleased to see that one preschooler with autism was talking more. As…
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Read more: A lesson relearned—keep laughingWhen I am too busy and the traffic is annoying and I’m running late, I’ve found the best remedy always is laughter. I try to…
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Read more: A lesson relearned—my interesting familyI recently had dinner with a good friend, and she spent a long time complaining about the relatives she planned to entertain during the holidays.…
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Read more: Express gratitudeIn their book Supersurvivors—The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success, David Feldman and Lee Daniel Kravetz suggest relying on “grounded hope” instead of positive thinking.…
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Read more: Know what you can controlGrounded hope is hope rooted in reality. It’s the powerful belief that, whatever happens to you, you can make choices and control how you act…
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Read more: Grounded hopeWhat’s wrong with positive thinking? In their book Supersurvivors, David Feldman and Lee Daniel Kravetz explain: The supporters of positive thinking get to have it…
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Read more: Are you a supersurvivor?A leukemia sufferer who won an Olympic gold medal. A blind man who rowed across the Atlantic. A woman who survived genocide in Rwanda. These…