“Happy Holidays” covers everything from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, and it is said not to insult people but rather to honor their individuality and respect the dignity of their respective faiths.
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Be Still to Combat Boredom
New studies are finding that boredom is pervasive throughout society and can encourage unhealthy attitudes and poor lifestyle choices.
Read More »Happy Thanksgivukkah: May Your Turkey Be Stuffed with Lots o’Latkes
This year provides a unique opportunity to connect two already-bound holidays. The historical and religious synergy between Chanukah and Thanksgiving is undeniable.
Read More »Thinking Outside the Brain About Health Care
The idea that consciousness is not in the brain and the positive impact spirituality can have on health are both gaining ground.
Read More »Don’t Take the Negativity Bait
Why do some people seem so unhappy while others seem generally happy and able to take negative experiences in stride?
Read More »Happy Rosh Hashanah: The Joy of Holidays Independent of the Secular Calendar
I appreciate the Jewish tradition of linking celebrations and traditions to the celestial rather than the secular.
Read More »Finding More Than I Bargained For
Many people today, including some medical professionals, are exploring a more holistic sense of health, one that incorporates factors of the entire person, where our type of thinking influences our quality of living.
Read More »How We Treat Others Tied to Health, Longevity
Studies increasingly conclude that sustained mental negativity is the enemy of well-being.
Read More »Pope Francis’s Trip to Brazil – In Its Aftermath a New and Amazing Openness
Despite the great opportunity and spectacle of the pope’s visit to Brazil, the even greater sound bites were to be found on Monday during the flight back to Rome.
Read More »Health Through Helping Others
Ancient wisdom has indicated for millennia that altruism leads to better health.
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