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Choose Meaning Over Happiness

By James Hollis — 2018

Happiness is fleeting but meaning is forever.

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I Tried ‘Forest Therapy.’ Here’s What It Did for My Mental Health

I catch some things here and there: a scurrying chipmunk crosses the path, a patch of sunlight glimmers ahead of me. But mostly, I’m in my head and in my feet as I cross a metaphorical finish line, completing my mileage for the day.

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Shelby Deering
2019
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11 Anger Management Strategies to Help You Calm Down

Failing to manage your anger can lead to a variety of problems like saying things you regret, yelling at your kids, threatening your co-workers, sending rash emails, developing health problems, or even resorting to physical violence.

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Amy Morin
2020
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10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn

In the past 10 years, I've realized that our culture is rife with ideas that actually inhibit joy. Here are some of the things I'm most grateful to have unlearned:

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Martha Beck
2020
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Shiva Rea's Inner Smile Meditation for Happiness: Based on Taoist Meditation Practice, Shiva Rea's Inner Smile Meditation Is an Opportunity Smile at Yourself and Embrace Your Happiness

Based on Taoist Meditation practice, Shiva Rea's inner smile meditation is an opportunity smile at yourself and embrace your happiness.

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Shiva Rea
2017
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An Interview with Mark Victor Hansen on Achieving a Successful and Meaningful Life

You’ve got to have a purpose that you are passionate about. If you don’t have a purpose, then your purpose is to get a purpose. If you do not have goals, then your goal is to set a goal.

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Dennis Hughes
2003
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Can We Change Our Mental Health Genes?

Hyla Cass shares the words of William Walsh, a nutritional medicine expert.

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Hyla Cass
2012
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Looking for the Teachable Moments

“What am I meant to learn from this situation? What’s life trying to teach me here?” Questions like those help me find meaning in apparently meaningless situations.

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Parker J. Palmer
2015
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Parker Palmer on Autumn, Aging, and Acceptance

The author of On the Brink of Everything finds inspiration in nature’s cycles of death and renewal.

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Parker Palmer
2018
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The Dalai Lama: Happiness from Within

In this essay, I discuss what enduring happiness means according to the Buddhist perspective and the ways in which the Dalai Lama embodies this enduring happiness.

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Matthieu Ricard
2011
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Understand Your Emotions to Grow and Heal

In McLaren’s view, we typically perceive emotions as problems, which we then thoughtlessly express or repress. She advocates a more mindful approach, where we step back and see our emotions as sources of information.

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Marci Sharif
2020
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