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The Tyranny of Positive Thinking

The advice “Focus on the positive and you will be happy” does not do it for me. It might be well-intentioned advice, but it comes with an obvious shadow side which says, “You are unhappy because you want to be unhappy.” For years, I felt blamed for expressing unhappiness for …

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Four steps toward finding some joy during Covid times

Happy Second Anniversary? Hardly! I hear and see a creeping hopelessness at the upcoming anniversary of efforts to contain Covid-19 and its …