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Bill Murray's Guide to Life
People are on a constant search for happiness, looking for a better life. And a little well-timed advice can make a big difference. Bill Murray was interviewed ...
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Man Finally Finds Meaning in his Father's Murder
In 1986, a Christian worker named Steve Saint was traveling through the country of Mali when his car broke down. Stranded and alone, Steve tried to rent ...
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Heart Attack Victims Find Meaning in Trial
It's hard to find meaning in the midst of tragedy. But in her book The How of Happiness, researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky shows that people who find some ...
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Love Your Work like a Dog Chasing a Ball
At the 2013 commencement speech at MIT, Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox said:
When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know ...
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Odd and Priceless Items Sold on EBay
Since it was founded in 1995, more than 3 billion items have been sold through eBay. Some odd products have been sold on eBay, but occasionally something ...
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Research Shows Life Meaning Trumps Happiness
According to Gallup, our "happiness levels" are at a four-year high—nearly 60 percent all Americans today feel happy. But a study cautions ...
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Happiness is Overrated; You Need Purpose
For at least a decade, there's been a happiness craze in our culture. Thousands of new books have been published on the topic, including Happy Money, ...
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Man Born without Limbs Declares God's Goodness
In 1982, Nick Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Nick has no arms or legs, although he has two small feet attached ...
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Wile E. Coyote Never Catches the Road Runner
In his sermon, “What’s Your Story?” Pastor Bryan Wilkerson said:
Years ago, when our kids were young, we were out at a themed restaurant ...
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Girl Carves the Word "EMPTY" into Her Skin
Psychologist Madeline Levine has been counseling teenagers for over 25 years, but recently Levine has begun to see a new breed of unhappy teenagers—smart, ...
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