On this Thanksgiving weekend, some of us are feeling a postelection, glass-half-full mentality. Others are exhausted from the travel and turkey dinner prep. The 31/2 week turnaround to Christmas feels ...

Gratitude is more than transient thankfulness or a courteous acknowledgment. When expressed and experienced regularly, gratitude can alter one’s psychological and physical health. Gratitude involves ...

Thanksgiving Day in the United States is a date reserved for gratitude. Also overeating, but that’s another story. Like a safe way to deep-fry a turkey indoors, gratitude can be hard to find - even on ...

Before indulging in the Thanksgiving feast this week, your loved ones might prompt you to say something you’re grateful for. While it’s common to appreciate material things, a recent study by BYU ...

Today’s youth face a constant barrage of information. Whether through social media, television, or other stimuli that compete for their attention, youth are constantly forced to decide what to focus ...

Imagine you are in a small underground chamber, no bigger than a prison cell. The door is locked and the lights are switched out. It is not just dark; it's pitch black. And the silence is ...

Over the last months, my husband and I have been quarreling a lot (see Self-Erasure and its Discontents). The pandemic changed all that. The lines we drew in the sand have all blown away. My demands ...