Crenshaw Issues Statement in Honor of Veterans Day (Ander Crenshaw)
(Source: Ander Crenshaw) WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Ander Crenshaw, Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day which...
View ArticleWhat Being a Micro-Preemie Mom Taught Me About Gratitude
On the eve of her fifth birthday, I kneel quietly next to her bed and watch the slow rise and fall of her chest, remembering all the times they had to resuscitate her and counting my blessings. Then I...
View ArticleCompassion & Choices Celebrates Day of Gratitude in Honor of Brittany...
(Source: Compassion & Choices) Today is our first ever Day of Gratitude, in honor of Brittany Maynard's birthday. Because Brittany shared her story and touched the lives of millions of people, more...
View ArticleWhy Starting a Gratitude Journal Can Be As Good for Your Waist Size As It ...
As dieters, we often get caught up in what we don't have (a certain waist size, skinny jeans, self-acceptance -- you name it). This is why the Thanksgiving season can be a good reminder to be thankful...
View ArticleHealthy living shows gratitude
As I made it to the top of a hillside near my home, I felt the need to stop — and it wasn’t for the usual reasons. I wasn’t tired, hurt or otherwise unable to continue on, but I was overcome with the...
View ArticleMaynard named new Sin Fronteras host (Morehead State University)
(Source: Morehead State University) Morehead State Public Radio has named Mihaela Maynard as the new host for Sin Fronteras. Presented in both Spanish and English, Sin Fronteras brings cultures...
View ArticleGrappling With Gratitude This Holiday Season? These 10 Quick Tips Will Help
By Annalicia of YogaAndPilatesOnline.com I wasn't sold on it at first. I thought it was pretty dorky and insincere. I didn't understand what people meant when they said, "Gratitude is a practice." I...
View ArticleAid-in-dying advocacy group girds for battles after California victory (KHI -...
(Source: KHI - Kansas Health Institute) Fresh off a political triumph in California, the nation's chief advocacy group for physician-assisted suicide laws is mobilizing for many more battles on behalf...
View ArticleThe Shadow Side of Being Thankful
In these November days, we are hearing a cornucopia of encouragement to be thankful. Even as the marketplace rushes us from trick or treating to tinsel and wrapping, the wisest among us will stop for a...
View ArticleMaking Every Day Thanksgiving
It is hard to be thankful when you are not living your truth. It has taking me a long time to figure this out... and then some more time to do something about it. Being grateful; living in gratitude;...
View ArticleGratitude Is Good For The Soul And It Helps The Heart, Too
3:55 AM ET Patti Neighmond Twitter i Todd Davidson/Illustration Works/Corbis Todd Davidson/Illustration Works/Corbis As we launch into Thanksgiving week, consider this: Research shows that feeling...
View ArticleOpting in to more saving
About 3.8 million people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey work for companies that offer no retirement benefits, not even unmatched 401(k)-style plans. As a result, many could retire from low-pay jobs...
View ArticleThe Unique Way I Chose to Honor My Breasts Before My Double Mastectomy
Editor's note: Some images below may be considered NSFW to some readers. Removal of any body part for whatever reason is never an easy situation.�For many of us, we were born with 10 fingers, 10 toes,...
View ArticleGratitude Can Transform Your Life. Here's How.
There are moments in life when gratitude sneaks up on us. You step out of the freezing winter cold and into a warm cafe. Your phone buzzes, and you see a text from your daughter saying her plane has...
View ArticleHonoring Manmeet Bhullar on Guru Nanak's Birthday
ik onkar sat naam karta purakh nirbhau nirvair akaal moorat ajooni saibhan gurparsad jap aad sach jugaad sach hai bhi sach nanak hosi bhi sach -- first verse in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the most...
View ArticleHow to find real gratitude
What to do? I asked myself this as I trudged along the rocky shore of Puget Sound a couple days ago, taking my daily break from work. Well, almost my daily break. Oh,hell, okay ... my "almost never...
View Article'Seinfeld' cast records birthday wishes for dying fan
(CNN)Seinfeld character Elaine Benes once told pal Jerry Seinfeld, "Ugh, I hate people.""Yeah, they're the worst," Seinfeld shot back. But the cast of the hit 1990s sitcom -- including Julia...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: The discipline of gratitude
WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is about gratitude, which is a disposition, a virtue and a way of thinking all at once. We often trivialize gratitude as little more than a passing feeling that gets expressed...
View ArticleRasmussen Announces Funds to Pursue Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial Project...
(Source: City of Seattle, WA) Rasmussen Announces Funds to Pursue Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial Project Announcement made at World AIDS Day breakfast this morning SEATTLE - Councilmember Tom Rasmussen...
View ArticleHow to Put the Giving Into Thanksgiving
Gratitude and generosity go hand in hand. Here are three ways to help the generosity flow this Thanksgiving. By Kira M. Newman Before all the leftover turkey has been consumed, Americans start their...
View ArticleThanksgiving and the discipline of gratitude
WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is about gratitude, which is a disposition, a virtue and a way of thinking all at once. We often trivialize gratitude as little more than a passing feeling that gets expressed...
View ArticleThe discipline of gratitude
Washington • Thanksgiving is about gratitude, which is a disposition, a virtue and a way of thinking all at once. We often trivialize gratitude as little more than a passing feeling that gets expressed...
View ArticleThanksgiving emotion of gratitude fuels physical and mental health
On Thanksgiving, gratitude is social bond linking friends and families. Derik Eselius gets a kiss from his 8-year-old son, Rama, as his wife, Brenna Hatami, and their son Narayan, 11, look on...
View ArticleOregon and California will allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives
Oregon and California have announced groundbreaking new laws that would allow increased access to reliable birth control for women. As the New York Times reported Nov. 22, the two states will soon...
View ArticleGratitude: Practice it every day
Thursday being the day officially set aside for giving thanks — to God or his other manifestations if you are a believer, otherwise to the inexplicable order that coalesced out of chaos — let me begin...
View ArticleThe Business Value of Gratitude
This week across the country our focus moves toward giving thanks and the power of gratitude. Gratitude in the workplace is especially critical because it satisfies the higher psychological needs of...
View ArticleTurning gratitude into ac|hition this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving often gets lost between the sugar high of Halloween and the retail rush of Black Friday. Let’s be honest, turkeys and Pilgrims are not very glamorous, and Thanksgiving got the short end of...
View ArticleDionne: Thanksgiving and the discipline of gratitude
Thanksgiving is about gratitude, which is a disposition, a virtue and a way of thinking all at once. We often trivialize gratitude as little more than a passing feeling that gets expressed on greeting...
View ArticleExpressing Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day
At a time when it seems as if the world is on fire, I am so proud and incredibly thankful to be living in the greatest country in the world. America may not be perfect -- but it is a country that...
View Article6 Benefits of Choosing Gratitude
The holidays are challenging for many of us because more is added into our already busy lives. Expectations add an extra layer as we try to discover and meet the desires of others and deal with our own...
View ArticleThanksgiving gratitude turkeys craft
Every Thanksgiving we all share what we're thankful. We express gratitude for the things and people in our lives. At home and at school your children will be given the opportunity to share what's...
View ArticleTerminal 2 Celebrates 5th Birthday (Dublin Airport Authority plc)
(Source: Dublin Airport Authority plc) Terminal 2 Celebrates 5th Birthday November 19 2015 Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 celebrates its 5th birthday today, November 19. Terminal 2 has welcomed 46 million...
View Article10 Things Grateful People Do Differently
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that in order to achieve contentment, one should "cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously." Turns out...
View ArticleGratitude and Giving
Gratitude is the foundation for developing your greatness and is key to living your life with passion, peace, and joy. Having a gratitude practice is a profound way to connect with your soul. As a...
View ArticleLiving a daily life of gratitude
Did you know that having a thankful heart that focuses on gratitude awakens the goodness inside of you? This is the season to give thanksgiving, and as you all prepare for the upcoming holidays keep in...
View ArticleDoctors Weigh in on the End-of-Life Conversation (Compassion & Choices)
(Source: Compassion & Choices) By Katie Wingo The end-of-life conversation is rooted in empowerment through education, and doctors play a key role in C&C's mission to help Americans get the...
View ArticleBook review: "Gratitude," by Oliver Sacks
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, neurologist and author Oliver Sacks wrote a series of heartfelt, uplifting essays. "Gratitude" by Oliver Sacks book cover (The Denver Post | book cover) It's...
View ArticleLetter of the Day: Reserve Veterans Day to honor veterans of U.S. Armed Forces
After Veterans Day, I wrote a letter to the editor of newspaper in North Florida, where I have a farmhouse near Fort White, decrying inclusion of photos of a group marching in the local parade with...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to be a DC for the NFL: Dr. Curtis Maynard (National...
(Source: National University of Health Sciences) Tuesday, November 24, 2015 National University of Health Sciences graduate Curtis Maynard, DC ('81) has been the chiropractic physician to the Arizona...
View ArticleGratitude and Well-Being: How Giving Thanks Can Rev Up Your Health and...
(Source: Kaiser Permanente) 'You have got to be kidding me.' That was how Jennifer Whaley, MD, remembers reacting when, as a young girl, her grandmother endeavored to teach her a lesson in gratitude....
View ArticleBeing Thankful In The Wake Of Tragedy
4:38 AM ET Commentary Tania Lombrozo i iStockphoto iStockphoto On Thursday, American families across the country will participate in a yearly ritual around the Thanksgiving table: expressing their...
View ArticleKate Hudson shares touching tribute to mom Goldie Hawn for her 70th birthday
While celebrating her 70th birthday, Goldie Hawn spent time with her daughter Kate Hudson, who posted a video tribute for the occasion on Instagram. Set to the music of Ellie Goulding’s “Army,” the...
View ArticleSmall Moments of Gratitude
Living this life as a writer, as a person who sits most comfortably with words inside my head rather than sharing them in the moment, presents some challenges. I'm a thinker, and frequently get caught...
View ArticleHow to Have an Attitude of Gratitude
It is that time of year when giving thanks is top of mind. The holiday season, and Thanksgiving in particular, causes us to think about all of the special things in our lives and express gratitude for...
View ArticleA Year-Round Gratitude Practice Through Mindfulness
Mindfulness First has been implementing a school-wide mindfulness program at David Crockett Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona since August of this year. Our goal is to make it the first entirely...
View ArticleBusiness Success With an Attitude of Gratitude
There's one thing employers everywhere overlook, especially during the holiday season. That one thing is gratitude. Gratitude can help any workplace function more smoothly. An attitude of gratitude can...
View ArticleFriday's letters
Don’t fight the ‘good fight’ When I read Facebook posts asking me to pray for the troops, bless the troops, thank the troops or honor the troops, I pass them by. I know that the troops are patriotic,...
View ArticleHow faking gratitude can make you genuinely grateful - and happier
There is an old Cherokee tale that goes like this: "One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves'...
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