Embracing Gratitude and Positivity
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Embracing the Lessons Life has to Offer
I’m excited to announce the release of my new book, Life Lessons: How I’ve Learned to Embrace Gratitude, Positivity, Resilience, and Joy. This book is a collection of insights, reflections, and personal stories. It recounts experiences that have shaped the way I approach life, cope with difficulties, and embrace opportunities. My hope is that Life Lessons will inspire
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Perseverance Against All Odds
Katherine M.K. Mitchell isn’t just a survivor. She is someone who exemplifies the power of pushing forward, persevering every day in the midst of life’s often difficult challenges. In her extraordinary life, Katherine has had to deal with violent revolution, fallout from World War II, communist rule, a near-death experience on a destroyed ship while
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Dare to Care: The Transformative Power of Empathy
We live in a world that is frequently divisive. All you have to do is tune in to the news or a panel discussion show, or even attend a family gathering, and you can see how contentious things can be. Much of it is driven by politics, but conflicts can arise from virtually any aspect
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What’s the Hurry?
I’ve written about living in the moment; focusing on the here and now rather than mulling over the past or worrying about the future. Our attention spans can be short, and many times we’re thinking about our next moves well before we need to. This subject recently came to mind after I attended a baseball
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Rock Bottom, Then Redemption
Have you ever needed to take opioids for pain management? I have, many times. And while I’ve never had a true addiction to any of the drugs, I can understand why others develop a dependence. Opioids can become addictive because in addition to dulling pain, they also produce a sense of euphoria. This, combined with
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Be Content or Be Miserable—It’s Your Choice
Life can be overwhelming at times. Maybe you’re facing big challenges at work and your boss is unrelenting. Perhaps you’re dealing with a family crisis with little or no support, or you’re trying to muddle through financial woes with no solutions on the horizon. Maybe it’s all of these at once. We all grapple with
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Who Has Time for Patience?
My wife Reneé and I recently took a trip to Los Angeles to visit our son and daughter-in-law. We had a wonderful time taking in the sights, basking in the pleasant weather, and most of all visiting with the two of them. What wasn’t so much fun was what happened as we started out on
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Shifting Gears
In November 2018, Risa August received the stunning diagnosis that she had a rare pituitary disease that resulted in a large pituitary tumor at the base of her brain. Two months later, following brain surgery and only partial removal of the tumor, she underwent six weeks of radiation treatments. On top of all that, her 18-year marriage
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How to Create a Culture of Gratitude and Positivity
We can all contribute to building a culture of gratitude and positivity, in our homes, our workplaces, and within our social circles. It’s not hard, and it can help to make the world—or at least our small part of it—a better place. You’re not responsible for and have no direct control over how other people
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Keep Moving Forward
In his younger days, Chris Bonanno was an active and athletic person who worked on Wall Street, ran a nightclub, and was a walk-on for his college cross country team. All of that changed with the discovery of a spinal cord tumor. The eventual surgery to remove it ultimately left Chris paralyzed from the chest
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