According to an article by Dennis Thompson of HealthDay which appeared in the Arizona Republic, a growing body of research shows that performing simple acts of kindness like helping someone with their groceries, writing a thank-you note or even counting our blessings can serve as a low-cost treatment for depression. The reason is that performing acts of…
A friend sent me a document titled “Life from the Seat of a Tractor.” It contained 30 excellent bullet points on how to live a better life. I’d like to share some of them with you. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled. You cannot…
The Garden of Pensiveness posted a brief poem on its Facebook page by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that uses a garden metaphor to capture the complete essence of kindness: Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep…
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A subscriber shared one of her experiences while shopping at Trader Joe’s: “Before heading to my class at the gym, I stopped by our local Trader Joe’s store to buy a few orchid flower pots to give to the teachers at my daughters’ school. I found one of them to be especially stunning and beautiful.…
100% Employment Engagement Your company’s day-to-day practices may be hindering your employees’ engagement- learn how to transform your workplace to one where everyone is operating at peak performance and loving it at the same time! – Marshall Goldsmith – The Thinkers, 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World.
Derrick Carpenter recently posted an article on verywell.com that listed some of the many scientifically proven benefits that optimists, people who see a glass half-full rather than half-empty, enjoy. First, they’re much happier than pessimists. They also live longer—eight-ten years longer and this additional decade seems to be lived in good health. In addition, they…
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article written by Hilary Potkewitz titled, “Steak Without Shame.” The article recounted the experience of a woman in an Omaha steakhouse who informed her server that she wanted her steak well-done. Here’s the dialogue that followed: “The server, incredulous, asked if she was sure. (She was). ‘So that…
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