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HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE AT WORK

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Dalai Lama has said, “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”

Unsurprisingly, this is easier said than done.

But of course, it’s also impossible to argue with the wisdom behind these words. Ideally, we would all love to maintain our cool in the face of conflict, irritation, and frustration. Yet, imagining yourself with that colleague that always seems to get under your skin isn’t exactly the recipe for inner peace.

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Time: The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday

Reading Time: 5 minutesI do not wonder about this: Thanksgiving really has nothing to do with Native Americans, and everything to do with an old (but not the oldest) guard conjuring a lie of the first peoples welcoming the settlers to bolster their false authority over what makes a “real” American. (Remember, only in 1924 were Native Americans allowed to become citizens of the United States — and it took decades more for all states to permit us to vote.) It is a story of supposed unity, drained of the bloodshed, and built for the sake of division.

Many of my indigenous brothers and sisters refuse to celebrate Thanksgiving, protesting the whitewashing of the horrors our ancestors went through, and I don’t blame them. But I have not abandoned the holiday. I have just changed how I practice it.

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5 Hacks for Holiday Hosting

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt may feel impossible to fit even more into already jam-packed days, but when the holidays roll around, entertaining and celebrating always find a way. Fortunately, you can find some shortcuts when hosting that offer plenty of festive style while also helping you avoid stressing over every detail.

This year, rely on some time-saving hacks so you’re not just throwing the holiday party, but enjoying some seasonal fun of your own.

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Not All Gratitude Feels the Same

Reading Time: 2 minutesNot all thankfulness feels the same. 
Sometimes a state of gratitude comes with a melancholy ache. 
Sometimes no matter how much you’ve got to be thankful for, you are just too weary to celebrate how tired you are. 
Sometimes you have to be thankful for something you don’t have anymore and that feels like a shadow of thankfulness. 
Sometimes you’ve lost too much not to be grateful that you’re still lucky enough to have another day.

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How to Bring Up Masturbation in a Relationship?

Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people have a very difficult (impossible) time of talking about anything sexual; this is often shaped by how their family talks about bodies, sexual health or consent in the household. Families who tend to be deeply religious often talk about sex less, based on what I hear from my friends and clients. And people who feel negatively about sex are much less likely to use birth control successfully, discuss their pleasure with a partner, or masturbate, according to a study published in The Journal of Sex Research.

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