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4 Ways to Truly Forgive and Forget

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Then think of a small gift you could offer this person. In the emotional relief of letting go, Enright says, you might discover “the paradox of forgiveness: as we give to others the gifts of mercy, generosity and moral love, we ourselves are healed.” What psychological wounds might they be nursing?

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The Problem With the ‘New Year, New You’ Mindset

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I understand it’s meant to inspire, reframing the stroke of midnight as the gift of a fresh start. This article was published in January 2017 and has been updated. And although I love the hopeful eye with which many gaze, I have to admit that I have a problem with the “new year, new you” mentality. New year, new you!

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. She thought that doing something different, something lighter on gifts and heavier on togetherness, would be good for us. Now we had an afternoon to do the thoughtful gift-selecting that my mom normally takes months to do. This is Texas, after all.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. She’s also an activist and an entrepreneur with her Saysh brand of lifestyle sneakers designed for and by women. The short was released in February 2022, a week prior to women’s history month, as a discussion of the gender norms that challenge women.

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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

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Gratitude log 24: While the journaling exercise eventually made my heart grow a few sizes and gave me a greater appreciation for my many gifts, it apparently did so with about the same power as caffeine. This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. And that part worked for me.

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How Happy Are You?

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In 2017, I left my job as the editor of a magazine to freelance and spend time with my dad in his final years. We had a few last-minute gifts to buy. I sang it when I pulled out of that rental house and moved to another city. I sang it when I was sick of work or home. I was decidedly happier for having done that. Laura was pregnant.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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Growing up, Kate Stice Stewart would shop for a special Christmas gift for her mother. She, her brothers and their father would nestle it—or a clue about it—in a small needlepoint stocking on the tree, and it would be the last gift opened. Kate Stice Stewart: It’s 2017, and I’m on my laptop searching “fair trade.” She agreed.

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