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Try to Praise the Mutilated World

By Adam Zagajewski
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Though the world is full of suffering, we can remember its beauty, and praise it.

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Finding Joy and Gratitude Even During the Toughest Times

Elizabeth appears to be a naturally positive person. However, she’ll be the first to admit that getting to this place took real work. A cancer diagnosis over twenty years ago led her to reevaluate her life and shift her perspective to one of gratitude.

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Rob Dube
2020
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The Healing Power of Gratitude for Cancer Survivors

Research has shown that practicing gratitude can boost your resilience to stress, promote well-being, and reduce depression. In addition, gratitude interventions have been shown to lower blood pressure, decrease inflammation, and improve immunity.

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Lakeshia Cousin
2019
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The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.

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Sandra Marinella
2017
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Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride

A pioneering psychologist reveals how three powerful emotions are the surest path to attaining your goals. Grit, the ability to persevere against all odds, is widely recognized as the key to success.

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David DeSteno
2025
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The Opposite of Toxic Positivity

“Tragic optimism” is the search for meaning during the inevitable tragedies of human existence, and is better for us than avoiding darkness and trying to “stay positive.”

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Scott Barry Kaufman
2021
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good.Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile.

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Brianna Wiest
2025
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The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living—Native American Wisdom on Ethics and Character

Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.

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Joseph M. Marshall III
2002
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7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude that Will Motivate You to Give Thanks Year-Round

Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.

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Amy Morin
2014
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Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong.

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Brené Brown
2025
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Emotional Equations: Simple Steps for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + Life

When Chip Conley, dynamic author of the bestselling Peak, suffered a series of devastating personal and professional setbacks, he began using what he came to call “Emotional Equations” (such as Joy = Love – Fear) to help him focus on the variables in life that he could handle, rather than...

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Chip Conley
2013
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