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Tag Archives: Happiness
A Life of Quiet Desperation
For years, my brother Tom lived a life of quiet desperation. I saw it and recognized it in myself, recognized what I had seen years earlier in my father’s father. I think Mom saw it too, must have at least … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Autism, Divorce, Family, Happiness, Marriage, Parenting, Quiet Desperation, Remarriage, Settling, Social skills, Speech Delay, Unplanned Life
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Happiness in Body and Soul
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we are watching writer and activist Eve Ensler who shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged Creativity, Eve Ensler, Happiness, Memoir, Shame, The Vagina Monologues, Truth, V-Day, Writing Life
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The Happy Secret to Better Work and Creativity
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers — people who are well above average — to understand where human … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged Change, Creativity, Gratitude, Happiness, Human Potential, Outliers, Shawn Achor, Success, Writing Life
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