Are Expectations Good or Bad? Are having expectations helpful or harmful for us in the long run? The danger with expectations is our expectations is that sometimes they aren’t met, which can cause us stress, anger, and anxiety. And even life fulfills our...
Optimists Live Longer (New Research Say Yes) New research describes how optimistic people, on average, live 15% to 20% longer than more pessimistic persons and have a 50% to 70% chance of reaching 85 years old. How do we change our negative habits and live longer?...
Does Money Buy Happiness (New Research Say No) A recent research study found that people are happy even in more impoverished areas. More importantly, people are more content in these places than in more affluent areas in the same countries. In other words,...
When Boredom Strikes Boredom is a problem that many of us face. Because when we feel bored, we often look for things that remove that feeling, yet sometimes our choices that remove our boredom come with negative (even dire) consequences. Explore healthy ways to...
The Power of Our Words The power of our words is genuinely astonishing. With our words, we can ask someone to spend the rest of our lives together, and at the same time, our words can destroy a decades-old relationship. Not only do the word we share affect others, but...
Karmic Consequences (How Our Thoughts and Actions Reap Results) If you plant poison ivy seeds, you cannot expect blueberries to grow from those seeds. Our thoughts and actions that we engage with throughout the day reap consequences. The question is, what are we going...
