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Life Is Not a Movie

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While other newspaper columnists from his generation might have been crotchety and bemused about tweets and video streaming, Ebert’s medical realities propelled him to the head of the class, affording him newfangled awards like Webbys’ “ Person of the Year ” and the No. His online journal. His autobiography, Life Itself.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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While there are physical reminders of his disease, he’s able to control it most of the time with medication and a healthy lifestyle. That led to an investigation in 2002 as to whether some environmental factor played a role. In his suit jacket and jeans, he still looks younger than his years (he turns 62 in June). I just rested.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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Jewel’s mental health organization: Inspiring Children Foundation In 2002, after many years of putting what she learned to action, Jewel co-founded the Inspiring Children Foundation , which provides mental health programming to youth whose financial circumstances are a barrier to access. Because, unless my behavior changed, it didn’t matter.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. He also posits in his book, Thinking, Fast and Slow , that happy people make more rational financial decisions that benefit everyone because of their more benevolent attitude toward others. Humans are really bad at knowing what will make them happy,” says Barry Schwartz, Ph.D.,

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