Though the world is full of suffering, we can remember its beauty, and praise it.
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When Valorie Kondos was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, it would have been easy for her to descend into despair and hopelessness.
We treated Dominick first and Large B-Cell Lymphoma second.
“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B ...” began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011.
One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.
Learning any new skill involves relatively brief spurts of progress, each of which is followed by a slight decline to a plateau somewhat higher in most cases than that which preceded it . . . the upward spurts vary; the plateaus have their own dips and rises along the way. . . .
Have you ever wondered if there was any truth to the adage, "Everything happens for a reason"? Wonder no more. This is the book that demonstrates the truth in that old piece of conventional wisdom.
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Long before he was the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Jack Canfield was a master motivator, teacher, and a self-esteem trainer.