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Read more: A lesson learned from tragedyPeople who have gone through painful events, such as divorce or serious illness, are more likely to enjoy the small pleasures in life, according to…
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Read more: Move onSally Ride, the first American woman in space, didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming an astronaut. She wanted to be a professional tennis player, reports…
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Read more: Orthorexia?I’m counting Weight Watcher points, and my dietician has suggested that I should count grams of carbohydrates because I’m prediabetic—and now she wants me to…
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Read more: Counting points and gramsFirst, I joined Weight Watchers and started counting Weight Watcher points. I have counted Weight Watcher points for a decade now, and I am very…
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Read more: Professional eaters?The speed-eating record for glazed, cream-filled doughnuts is 47 in five minutes, according to the May 13, 2014, issue of The Dallas Morning News. Most…
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Read more: How Georgia O’Keefe workedGeorgia O’Keefe drove her Model A across the desert and back, and up and down over the hills, says Jeanette Winter in her children’s book…
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Read more: Make some goalsA long-term study of 6,100 Americans concluded that having a “sense of purpose” may be the strongest predictor of longevity. “Finding a direction for life…
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Read more: The understanding of womenElizabeth Gilbert pays tribute to “women of science throughout history” at the end of her book The Signature of All Things. In the acknowledgements of…
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Read more: “Be not afraid to work”Alma Whittaker, whose mother prayed that she would grow up healthy, sensible and intelligent when she was born in 1800, was devastated when her marriage…
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Read more: A minute of meditationMeditation can help people with heart disease, people who want to quit smoking and people who want to achieve a little inner peace. Meditation means…