Ross Reck – A recent article in The New York Times reported that feeling positive about our future can positively affect our health by influencing certain important behaviors.

Ross Reck – The following story was sent in by a subscriber. “I was in a bakery near my home. I asked the server to put some croissants, and a few other things into a box for me.

Ross Reck – I saw a cartoon on Facebook where Big Panda asked Tiny Dragon, “Which is more important, the journey or the destination?” Tiny Dragon’s answer was, “The company.”

Ross Reck – I was in a hospital recently being prepared for a surgical procedure.

Ross Reck – I came across a study that was recently reported in Nice News that found forgiving someone who has hurt you actually benefits you as well as the person you’re forgiving.

In a post on The HBR BLOG NETWORK / THE DAILY STAT, Andrew O’Connell referenced a study that looked at the benefits of interacting with cashiers.

My youngest grandson visited us last Saturday on the day before his eighth birthday. We were having a birthday party for him at our house the next day.

Many of us would prefer to live our lives within the friendly confines of our “comfort zone.” And why not? That’s where life is easy, familiar, and totally risk free.

Human beings are engaged in a continual search to find meaning or purpose in their lives.

USA Today reviewed a book written by psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown titled Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.