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Feast on Gratitude. Day THREE: Vitamin G (The Missing Nutrient)

by Elena Brower

"Feast on Gratitude" is a three-day meditation practice, hosted by Positively Positive, guided by Elena Brower and Dave Romanelli. For day one, click here. For day two, click here.

One of the aspects of Dave's work that I most admire is his respect for the elderly. Today's meditation is based on his interactions with a woman of 110 years of age. He reports that of the seven billion humans alive, only 60 of them are 110 or over, and they're called "super centenarians" with much to teach us.

His friend's recipe for living a long and healthy life: sex and spicy food. The woman who lived the longest in our recorded history—122 years young—apparently ate two pounds of chocolate every week of her life! And the last surviving WWI veteran swam every day in the ocean until he reached 100 years of age; he passed just a couple of years ago at 110. What they all had in common is that they each had their regular practice that helped them stay connected to a feeling of...

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What Are the Gifts You Give REALLY Worth?

by Terri Cole

Today is Black Friday.

Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday.

Monday is Cyber Monday.

We're inundated with commercials for blow out sales.

Morning news programs are full of segments to make sure you know what this year's "it" gifts are.

We have come to believe, through all this messaging, that stuff equals love.

There can be intense pressure to find the perfect present for friends and loved ones to accurately express our feelings for them. Are you pressured by family tradition to come up with a list of what you want for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc., even if you don't truly need or want anything? Do you run frazzled around the mall and the internet because you have to find the perfect gift that truly materializes your love and appreciation? It is easy to get caught up in the consumer hype when it's all we see and hear from now until December 25^th.

But you can choose a different way of celebrating this year.

I gave up giving gifts at the holidays years ago. I don't express my...

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