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Browse the self-help shelf of your local bookstore and you’ll find plenty of advice for coping with life’s negative events, from divorce to illness to death. But what about dealing with the good ones?

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Organizing and getting rid of some of your belongings can be a satisfying way to feel better and practice gratitude and mindfulness.

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It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

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