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Thrive Now Boston Kicks Off with Grati-Tuesday Event

Thrive Now Boston Kicks Off with Grati-Tuesday Event

"Talk for Two" Set for Sunday, July 29, 2018 by the Thrive Now Boston Team Thrive Now Boston is made of a group of volunteers—many of whom are CiPP alumni—who design “WOW experiences” that bring...

What Is Happiness?

What Is Happiness?

by Megan McDonough What makes you happy? It's such a simple question, isn't it? Well, I don't like that question. It presupposes that there's a promised land called "happy." Unlike a car or a house,...

Do the Math

Do the Math

by Hanna Perlberger In this post, Hanna Perlberger, author of A Year of Sacred Moments: The Soul Seeker’s Guide to Inspired Living, blends Torah, ancient Jewish wisdom, positive psychology...

The Little Question That Could

The Little Question That Could

by Louis Cinquino In this series, CiPP4 graduate Louis Cinquino brings to life some of the core concepts of positive psychology and wholebeing happiness—putting the basics in context through his...

The Power of One/The Power of Many

The Power of One/The Power of Many

by Phoebe Atkinson and Lori Tuominen “The past, present and future are not separate stages, but rather beginnings, middles and endings of a story in progress. Organizations and human systems are...

My Mom’s Recipe for Bread—and for Living

My Mom’s Recipe for Bread—and for Living

by Kelly Fredrickson My mom makes her own bread. Every Sunday, she makes four loaves. Our house has always smelled like bread when it just comes out of the oven. To me, it’s the smell of comfort and...