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The Surprising Benefits of Gratitude Among Children

In Making Grateful Kids, Jeffey Froh shares how school psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Froh summarizes his team's research on the benefits of gratitude among ...


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Dad Given Ticket for Singing 1990 Dance Hit "Everybody Dance Now" While Driving

There are some songs that are just so good that it's hard not to sing along when they come on in the car. That was the case for Montreal native Taoufik ...


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At Life's End it's Not About Tech but Relationships

Andy Crouch shares this touching story: A few years ago I had the great gift of being invited into the bedroom of my friend David Sacks, born in 1968 ...


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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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The Dramatic Health Benefits of Gratitude

More and more researchers are finding that gratitude doesn't just make you feel like a better person, it's actually good for your health. Professor and ...


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'Life Is Good' Founders' Important Lesson from Mom

Bert and John Jacobs, the brothers who cofounded the $100 million Life Is Good T-shirt company, grew up the youngest of six children in a lower middle-class ...


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An Accidental Invite at Thanksgiving

Dialing the wrong phone number can be awkward, embarrassing, and sometimes downright frustrating. When a young man forgot to notify his grandmother of ...


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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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Denzel Washington: Start Every Day with Thanks

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington is best known for his roles in Glory, The Preacher's Wife, Remember the Titans, and Training Day. ...


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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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