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Healing Anti-Asian Hate on My Birthday

By Canyon Sam — 2021

On a birthday like no other, Canyon Sam reflects on celebrating beauty, practicing joy and compassion, and the inspiration of novelist Maxine Hong Kingston in the face of an increase in anti-Asian violence.

Read on www.lionsroar.com

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Choose Enjoyment Over Pleasure

Pleasure can be a boon or a burden, depending on our relationship to it. It can leaven laborious days, or lead us to waste them. The pleasures of a mild stimulant such as caffeine can be harmless or even beneficial, but the pleasures of amphetamines can be deadly.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2022
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The Power of Music

Music carries a special power—to physically and emotionally move us. It connects us to other people and places. Through these tracks, we call up the ancestors, stay present and look to the future.

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Sojin Kim, Theo Gonzalves, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Deborah Wong and Richie Traktivist
2021
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Joy Is a Beautiful Act of Resistance

Multidisciplinary Artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya shows strength through creativity: equity and access in the arts for Asian American/Pacific Islander communities.

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Paulette Beete
2021
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When You Can’t Change the World, Change Your Feelings

Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2021
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Which Personality Types Are Most Likely to Be Happy?

We all want more well-being in our lives.

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Scott Barry Kaufman
2017
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Joy: Evidence of the Divine

What is happiness, and is it achievable? Moreover, is the pursuit of happiness really where we ought to be putting our efforts, or as people of faith and morals, are there other more virtuous pursuits that we should be pursuing?

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Rev. Rebecca Bryan
2019
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What Is Well-Being? Definition, Types, and Well-Being Skills

Want to grow your well-being? Here are the skills you need.

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Tchiki Davis
2019
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The Positive Effects of Nature on Your Mental Well-Being

We can enjoy the positive effects of connecting to the environment at all levels of individual well-being.

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Madhuleena Roy Chowdhury
2020
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Social Isolation’s High Physical and Psychological Toll

Studies of polar researchers, astronauts, and others in isolation shed light on possible effects of social distancing, including increased forgetfulness, depression and heart attacks.

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Betsy Morris
2020
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The Joy Audit: How to Have More Fun in 2020

Many of us treat joy like the good china, only warranted on special occasions. Even if we know it is within our reach, we may not see it is within our control.

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Elle Hunt
2020
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being