The more you fight it, the more you suffer. How to embrace not knowing and feel better.
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When your inner voice goes critical, this is the one question to ask to flip the conversation.
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Some benefits and basic steps to making meditation work for you.
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There is a way to set resolutions so they are good for you. Here are ideas to help you succeed.
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Think of it this way: you're here, and that really is something. Read and learn why.
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Take time to marvel in your life, to know the feeling of awe. Here we highlight ways to recognize it and experience awe more often.
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Here is what I’ve learned about friends—with the added bonus of how to be a better friend, too.
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It can be tough finding something memorable to give your mom for Mother’s Day. You’ve done the flowers, the brunch, the candy and card, but now you’d like to give her a gift that reflects that you value her in a new way that she’ll really love.
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We know a thing or two about creating legacy family books at Storied Gifts, so here are the eight essential steps you’ll take to embark on this invaluable work yourself.
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When was the last time you looked at your life with wonder and curiosity rather than as a series of day-in and day-out sameness? By taking on new activities, even small ones, you can freshen up your life story and how you view and live.
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We each float in a bubble of our own stories. We are each a storyteller with our narrative of how we view events.
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Call it constructive criticism, critique, or “gentle love,” we need to have an outside point of view to help us see ourselves with fresh eyes.
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Pete has proven – as have many clients – the most potent contribution of life storytelling goes beyond writing notes and organizing and scanning memorabilia to create heirloom books. There is healing in the interaction of telling life stories to an active listener.
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In the Albert Brooks movie Mother, there is a scene when Brook’s character realizes his mother has a whole other life that has nothing to do with him. In that moment, he sees the woman who raised him as not only his mother but a person, too.
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Benjamin Moore calls it "White Sand," I call it salvation. It has only taken 20-plus years, but I'm changing out the colors of the bedrooms in our two-story home. The update is subdued and feels like a relief. With the shift, my space reflects who I am at present.
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At its core gossip usually comes with darker undercurrents—emotion laced with fear and judgment. We talk about difficult subjects, frightening stories, the things we can’t talk about in public or give the light of day.
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This deluge of images underscores the quandary: what to do with them all, especially when you add in all the hard copies of pictures we collect. If you’ve lived more than a few decades, it’s likely you have old-fashioned printed photos collecting dust somewhere.
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In the past six months, I've transitioned from using YouTube as a tool to help fix my toilet to a frequent source of serious quality entertainment and inspiration. Creators of all kinds offer viewers the opportunity to explore lifestyles vicariously. Experiences vary from living alone in the woods to traveling the world via the highways or the waterways.
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If you've struggled to find peace within and without, this episode of The Delicious Story is for you. Here I chat with Elena Greenberg, a practicing attorney, mediator, and professional mentor.
Elena walks us through steps and ideas to help us find common ground and harmony with family, not just for the holidays, but the long haul, too.
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I’ve learned some universal truths about families in the years of listening to others. There are always stories of joy, stories of triumph, and naturally stories of sorrow. And even if the details vary, the feelings are relatable for us all. But one kind of story which doesn’t get much light – are the ones about family estrangements.
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