It was 2019, a little over a year before the pandemic, and this little piece garnered a good bit of commentary. Here on Valentine's Day, five years later, we ask the questions; Is it still current? Is the data still valid? And, do I still agree with myself? Let's find out Valentine!
Today we are looking at...you guessed it; Gratitude. Or, the lack thereof. In which I look back on a meaningful, mildly provocative article about the challenge of gratitude from four years ago.
I have a secret! Two months ago, I had the honor and joy to be on the Our Story Isn’t Over! Podcast, just one of the many amazing projects of Youth Move PA, a “a statewide youth and young adult advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating stigma surrounding mental health while promoting wellness and recovery for those seeking aid along their journey.”
Self-love is a crucial hug we give ourselves in a challenging world. Self-discipline lists the negative parts of us among the world’s challenges and says, “quit hugging and start fighting!” Both are vital to long term health, and both share the same purpose. Self-discipline is self-love. It’s just not as fun!
If you are like most Americans (78%, according to Statista) you either haven’t kept your resolution, never made one, or aren’t sure if you kept your resolution (5%) which is the most hilarious statistic of all. That must have been one fun New Year’s Eve to not be sure of your resolution.
I have helped people break out of different Never Prisons most of my career. I’m stepping out of mine in a big way, which even meant change for this website. For our collective benefit, I offer these five clinically sound reasons from two amazing doctors, as to why we all can, and should, break out of our Never Prison and thrive in Neverland.
It’s been four months since I’ve written an article and I bet you’re wondering why. The answer is both as complex and simple as why I began researching then writing this article. The process I went through touches on grit, self-acceptance and growth mindset; as you know, three of my favorite topics.
Valentine’s Day is, of course, intended for romantic love but our love of others is more the type for which my closest landmark city is named, Philadelphia, or “The City of Brotherly Love.” This type of love is just as valuable as romantic love, if not more, since brotherly (and sisterly) love is what can hold a street, block, town or nation together. Like little covalent bonds, the love of others makes up the matter of our society.
2021 required much adaptation. Here's to a 2022 where that adaptation becomes acceptance, and that acceptance moves from the individual and echoes throughout a new and improved culture.
Well, it’s like that turkey we ate yesterday and the drowsy, content feeling we had afterward. The turkey is the delivery mechanism for the chemical tryptophan which makes us feel that way. Gratitude is the vehicle for dopamine and serotonin—it’s like turkey for our brain!
