As I said in my previous blog, the cancer was always there. It was hidden from the twice-annual blood draws and follow-up appointments with my oncologists. It had been 3.2 years since I “rang the bell ...

There will always be some days that are better than others, but no matter what is going on in your life, focusing on a gratitude is one of the most powerful ways to make each day the best it can be.

To begin I’d like to preface with the idea that gratitude is a choice, not a result. I hear all the time that it is so easy to be grateful when you've made it to the top. It is easy to be grateful ...

After 15 years of research, we know that gratitude is a key to psychological well-being. Gratitude can make people happier, improve their relationships, and potentially even counteract depression and ...

It’s easy to say “thank you” . . . at least sometimes. When our hearts are delighted, as at a wedding of a dear friend or family member, or when we receive unexpected and unsolicited help or ...

A decade’s worth of research on gratitude has shown me that when life is going well, gratitude allows us to celebrate and magnify the goodness. But what about when life goes badly? In the midst of the ...

Maybe gratefulness is in you, like the stars are in the sky. Source: Shutterstock "I do not at all understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it ...

Thanksgiving is here again; an entire holiday-cum-food ritual celebrating the importance of gratitude. Yet, through the lens of our everyday struggles — or when the chips are exceptionally down — it ...

This piece is Part 1 of a mini-series on the Varieties of Goodness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my family and I stumbled on a deal too good to ignore: Cruise ship prices had plunged, so we happily ...