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Giving Thanks in Troubled Times

November 25, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Here we are once again on the eve of Thanksgiving. It rolls around once per year with the explicit reminder that we should take pause and […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: Better Angels, climate of fear, giving thanks, gratitude, gratitude journal, Stephen Pinker, terrorist, thankful, thanksgiving

Savoring Thanksgiving

November 25, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There’s not the pressure of finding the “perfect” gifts, shopping mall madness, the trimmings and trappings…wait! I’m sounding like […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Relationships Tagged With: grateful, gratitude, happiness, Relationships, savor, savoring, thanksgiving, well-being

What’s Up With Kids and Entitlement These Days?

August 6, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Sometimes I really feel my age when I tell my kids, “Back when I was your age, we used to  __________” and fill this in […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: Appreciation, entitled, entitlement, gratitude, hedonic adaptation, hedonic treadmill, kids, model

What To Tell Your Kids About the Connecticut School Shooting

December 17, 2012 by admin 1 Comment

In the wake of the deeply disturbing events in Connecticut on Friday, many of you may be wondering about the best way to talk to […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: gratitude, grief, Kazdin, media, safety, shooting, TV

Video Blog – Thanksgiving is for Every Day

November 20, 2012 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Got this video blog done just under the wire before Thanksgiving, but the point is that we shouldn’t just save our thanksgivings for Thanksgiving! I […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: gratitude, gratitude journal, happiness, thanksgiving

Giving Thanks

November 26, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is here and what a wonderful holiday it is. The idea of Thanksgiving is a powerful and should not be underestimated. We need a […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: gratitude, happiness, well-being

Positives for Customer Support

July 5, 2007 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Have you ever had problems dealing with customer support over the phone? I know that I have. Have you ever complained about it? How about […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: gratitude, happiness, thankful, well-being

Keeping a Gratitude Journal

January 22, 2007 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

So often in life we are great at identifying shortcomings, faults, missed opportunities, and other annoyances. The effect of dwelling on such things can be […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: depression, gratitude, happiness, positive psychology, well-being

Thanksgiving – A Time for Gratitude

November 23, 2006 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Well, it’s that holiday season, and Thanksgiving is upon us. Once a year we are reminded to be thankful for what we have. Oftentimes, when […]

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