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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
A Christmas tree stands in the entrance of a Boston restaurant. On its branches hang homemade ornaments cut from paper. Written on each ornament is a child's name, age, and the item the child wants most for Christmas: "Janet, 6 years old, Game Boy DS,” "Dustin, 4 years old, Elmo doll.”
Many of ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Did you know people are finding Surrogate Family on Craigslist this holiday season?
Sounds like a strange question, but that's just what Gloria Goodale, staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor, was asking last week as she prepared an article about seasonal gatherings.
Her article, "To fill a table, they go ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
In the new bestseller book "Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment," Author and Harvard Professor Tal Ben-Shahar refers to 4 styles for how we tend to lead our lives.
1) Hedonist: Present benefit that causes future detriment.
A hedonist focuses on enjoying the present while ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Henry can’t even recall the last time he felt he was able to truly relax. What he can recall, however, just how difficult it was for him growing up in poverty. All he seems to care about these days is ensuring that he does not have to experience those struggles ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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James woke suddenly in the middle of the night. His heart was pounding in his chest and his sheets were tangled around him. His nightmare had seemed so real that at first he couldn’t figure out where he was. His accident has occurred years ago, but lately he had been ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Nicole got extremely drunk at a party and made a fool of herself in front of her entire high school. She left the party, humiliated, and began thinking about each of the other stupid things she had done lately. When she saw the glow of headlights coming up behind her, ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Lucy just couldn’t get though the pain that began when her youngest child was killed in a car accident. She could barely function with her other children or husband because her suffering was so intense.
Jill and Bobby recent lost everything in a hurricane. Their house was demolished on the only ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Samantha often finds herself pressured to succumb to the sexual advances of men in fear that she will be rejected if she does not. As a result, she has earned a reputation of promiscuity with which she is extremely frustrated and hurt by.
Alice is convinced that her marriage has no ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Lisa is constantly complaining to her husband about the way he parks his car, hangs his clothes, makes the bed, and even where he leaves his keys on the counter. She has her husband on pins and needles due to her rigid ways and his inability to do anything right ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Cathy has received three calls from the principal of her son’s school in the past week. Her son is constantly getting in trouble and she is becoming frustrated because she has no idea what to do about it.
Doreen’s two daughters are constantly fighting with one another. She can barely get ...
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