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Pro Golfer Jordan Spieth Gains Perspective from Autistic Sister
Jack Alexander shares a meaningful story about staying grounded even while in the spotlight:
Jordan Spieth is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour who ...
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Researchers Identify 412 Emotions
In his book Whisper, Mark Batterson writes that Robert Plutchik, professor emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has identified eight basic ...
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William Bradford's Last Thanksgiving had an Eternal Perspective
The book, Mayflower , by Nathaniel Philbrick is the story of the Pilgrims coming to America in 1620. Their governor and spiritual leader here was William ...
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Woman's Long-Lost Engagement Ring Found in an Unexpected Place—A Carrot
Mary Grams of Alberta, Canada, lost her engagement ring while working in her garden back in 2004.
"We looked high and low on our hands and knees," ...
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Win or Lose this Christian Athlete Is the Same Happy Guy
Steph Curry, one of the best basketball players to ever play in the NBA, is known for living out his Christian faith on and off the court. Curry's wife, ...
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What We Believe About Our Future Controls How We Experience Our Present
Imagine you have two women of the same age, the same socioeconomic status, the same educational level, and even the same temperament. You hire both of ...
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Happiness Obsession Has Failed To Deliver On Its Promise
In the late eighties and early nineties, there were several hundred studies about happiness published each year; by 2014, there were over 10,000 per year. ...
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David Brooks on 'The Structure of Gratitude'
In his article "The Structure of Gratitude," New York Times columnist David Brooks notes what he's learning about thankfulness:
I'm sometimes grumpier ...
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Pennies Prompt Man to Live with Gratitude
Mr. Otha Anders, of Ruston, Louisiana, spent 45 years bending down and collecting something most of us ignore—pennies. In October of 2015, the 73-year-old ...
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Yearly Boring Conference Finds Joy in the Ordinary
Did you know there's a conference dedicated to boring stuff? It's called, appropriately, the Boring Conference. The conference's website claims it's a ...
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