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I pulled out my grandmother's "happiness file," a collection of things she saved to cheer herself up, and the famous words on ...

Mike and I had been invited to a party with several well-to-do couples. The invitation had a unique request: everyone should bring a fun gam...

Applebee's resounded with the rhythms of upbeat '90s music and the clatter of silverware, a combination that usually filled me with ...

One of my grandma's favorite quotes echoed in my mind: "You can do anything you put your mind to." Little did I know how profo...

  During the late '90s and early 2000s, my grandma filled her Happiness File with things that made her smile (quotes, inspirational idea...

Last week, I went in for an MRI, but the machine “threw an error code,” so I ended up waiting for quite a while until the medical staff coul...

Before my grandma died, she struggled with depression. To battle this emotional rollercoaster, she took out dozens of cards and wrote uplift...

  I opened my grandma‘s happiness file and read the words she’d written on an index card not long before she died. “If you can be anything t...

This week wasn’t my finest… I yelled at someone I love. Not a small blip where I explained in a heated—yet somewhat level—tone. Nope. I yell...