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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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Having strong friendships is important for everybody at all times but especially so for someone enduring a massively stressful situation like he is—frankly, like we all have in the past few years. Yes, those relationships are hard to form, hard to grow, hard to keep. But the stakes are too high, and the benefits too deep, not to try.

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Why Is Meditation Important?

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Some even take it as a sort of “hyper-vigilance” that actually increases stress. Being mindful refers to the experience of successive moments in their pure form. You take in sensations and even thoughts but without judgment or analysis. Meditation can relieve anxiety and other forms of stress.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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And excessive amounts of the “stress hormones” adrenaline and cortisol—released during negative states such as sadness, fear and anxiety—increase heart rate and blood pressure over time, triggering a host of other health problems. Many studies bear out that once basic needs (shelter, nutrition, security, adequate medical care, etc.)

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