15 heartwarming stories from 2016 that made me cry big happy tears.
As far as years go, 2016 could use some good PR. It seemed like we lost every celebrity we’d ever loved. We slogged through a divisive and bitter campaign season. And just when cellphones seemed like our only solace in the madness, they started literally exploding in our hands. Needless to say, people are ready […]
7 athletes who made us proud in 2016
Filled with wins, losses, births, deaths and all kinds of surprises, 2016 is on its way out. It was a year in which we lost some music icons, including Prince and George Michael, boxing great Muhammad Ali, actors, comedians and more. A year when major social issues such as more killings of African-Americans by police […]
Habits of Unsuccessful People Vs Successful People
Achieving success in life is not something one gets by fluke or luck but is something for which a combination of skills, timing, hard work and luck is needed. Successful people share many common habits with each other and this is enough to prove that success may have a certain recipe and path. Some of […]
‘Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.’
‘Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.’ — Connor Franta
“Be open to criticism and keep learning. “
“Be open to criticism and keep learning. ” -Dawn Grant
Goodbye 2016: Let Go or Be Dragged into 2017.
We have come to the end of an extremely turbulent, chaotic, deeply difficult and at times heart-achingly sad year on so many levels. It isn’t often that we reach the end of a year and want to truly celebrate the closing of it and lock the door, but 2016, despite many highlights, has most definitely been […]
Scientists Say The Most Relaxing Song On Earth Reduces Anxiety And Stress By 65%
HERE IS A PLAYLIST OF THE 10 SONGS FOUND TO BE THE MOST RELAXING ON EARTH, INCLUDING ONE WHERE SCIENTISTS WITNESSED A 65% REDUCTION IN PARTICIPANTS’ OVERALL ANXIETY, AND STRESS. Each and every one of us have tried at last a few different techniques to combat stress or anxiety in our lives. It’s not only […]
“Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eyes first.”
“Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eyes first.” – Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
11 Easy Acts Of Kindness To Perform This Weekend
This week was a real doozy. We could all stand to feel a little warm and fuzzy right about now. Luckily (conveniently?) Sunday, November 13 marks World Kindness Day, an awareness event that encourages people to be generous with others. And it would benefit us to participate: Research shows that kindness boosts our overall well-being. […]
This story is proof that kindness pays off – sometimes a thousandfold, good on everyone involved in this.
Tim Young and Paul Hullings from New Jersey are hearty firefighters that live for their work. They recently worked tirelessly for 12 hours to clear out a fire. After which, being completely exhausted, they went to a cafe around 6 a.m to request the strongest cup of coffee the barista could muster. Their waitress that day was Liz […]
Start with yourself, and then spread kindness to others
Every day in June, the most popular wedding month of the year, about 13,000 American couples will say “I do,” committing to a lifelong relationship that will be full of friendship, joy, and love that will carry them forward to their final days on this earth. Except, of course, it doesn’t work out that way […]