Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 10, 2004
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Psychologists are studying what makes people happy. "Materialism is toxic for happiness," says University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener. Even rich materialists aren’t as happy as those who care less about getting and spending. The article also quoted University of Michigan psychologist
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 21, 2004
What really makes people satisfied with their lives? Amazingly, the secret may lie in a person’s ability to handle life’s blows without blame or bitterness. These are the conclusions of a study of 173 men who have been followed since they graduated from Harvard University in the early 1940s. The
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006
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Maturity is recognizing that the choices we make carry consequences. I had a good laugh at a story in the newspapers sometime back about a teacher who found a great way to make students pay for their crimes. Troublemakers at Riverside Brookfield High in Chicago are being forced to serve after
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, may be a good enough motto for men who are on their way to be shot, but from such men expect no empires to be built,
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