How to Practice Gratitude to Be Happy

A picture of some leaves and trees with the words " give thanks to god for he is good ".

Does gratitude improve a person’s happiness? Psychology studies show it does and that makes sense. When a person feels grateful, there’s no room for negative thoughts or feelings. So why wouldn’t we just be constantly grateful so we could be happy all the time? The reason is probably because it’s hard to just “be” grateful…to…

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One Nation Under God

A picture of an american flag with the words " one nation under god ".

I recently spoke before a Christian writers group at a church in Pennsylvania and after my presentation, over refreshments, several of us gathered and talked about the upcoming U.S. presidential election, which of course is now tomorrow. (Where did the time…the year…go?) One said he feared there will be another civil war soon, no matter…

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