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Attitude of Gratitude: the why and how of positive thinking

Our life is shaped by our words, we become what we think. –Gautama the Buddha As we gear up for the thanksgiving holiday, it is a good reminder to contemplate and appreciate all the blessings in our lives. While each of us has things to be grateful for, we also experience pain and suffering. I [...]

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Finding meaning in suffering

50,000 people died in Haiti this week.  A catastrophe of this magnitude is difficult to comprehend.    How can we find meaning and even hope in the wake of so much suffering? Sometimes the only choices appear to be to sink into a hole of sadness, or to cut ourselves off from the suffering of others, [...]

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