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Wisdom

Responsibility Means Accepting Our Poor Choices, Too

John-Manuel Andriote on November 16, 2023

Personal Perspective: We're glad to own good choices that lead to positive outcomes. But we also must take responsibility for choices that bring negative results.

Personal Perspective: We're glad to own good choices that lead to positive outcomes. But we also must take responsibility for choices that bring negative results.

Memory

Visiting Ancestral Roots Reveals Similar Courage and Ache

John-Manuel Andriote on October 24, 2023

A Personal Perspective: This isn't a travelogue about my trip to Greece but is more of a survey of my thoughts and feelings about being from a place and belonging to a people.

A Personal Perspective: This isn't a travelogue about my trip to Greece but is more of a survey of my thoughts and feelings about being from a place and belonging to a people.

Resilience

Helping to Heal the World Begins Within

John-Manuel Andriote on September 22, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Autumn, and the Jewish holidays it brings, offer an ideal time for reflection on our inner healing and how we are helping others to heal, too.

A Personal Perspective: Autumn, and the Jewish holidays it brings, offer an ideal time for reflection on our inner healing and how we are helping others to heal, too.

Resilience

You Need Good Habits. Here Are 6 to Get You Started.

John-Manuel Andriote on August 9, 2023

Life depends on routines and repeated behaviors. Healthy routines are essential to good health and resilience.

Life depends on routines and repeated behaviors. Healthy routines are essential to good health and resilience.

Trauma

Tragedies Happen: It's Up to You to Grow Afterward

John-Manuel Andriote on July 11, 2023

No one is responsible for the tragedies that befall us. But we are responsible for choosing whether to adopt a growthful attitude to life and its challenges—or not.

No one is responsible for the tragedies that befall us. But we are responsible for choosing whether to adopt a growthful attitude to life and its challenges—or not.

Resilience

How the Oldest U.S. LGBTQ+ Bookstore Supports Resilience

John-Manuel Andriote on June 13, 2023

A Personal Perspective: LGBTQ bookstores have always offered far more than books. They are community centers and places where people find culture, hope, and resilience.

A Personal Perspective: LGBTQ bookstores have always offered far more than books. They are community centers and places where people find culture, hope, and resilience.

Resilience

How Giving Directions Reveals Your Character

John-Manuel Andriote on June 7, 2023

A Personal Perspective: I was filling my rental car with gas when an older lady asked for directions. The simple exchange led to thinking about how I wanted to live my life.

A Personal Perspective: I was filling my rental car with gas when an older lady asked for directions. The simple exchange led to thinking about how I wanted to live my life.

Resilience

Character, Resilience, and Self-Esteem Go Hand in Hand

John-Manuel Andriote on April 24, 2023

What we call character is a person's essence, who they are and what they're made of. Resilience fuels strong character, which drives healthy self-esteem.

What we call character is a person's essence, who they are and what they're made of. Resilience fuels strong character, which drives healthy self-esteem.

Therapy

Thinking Like a Roman Emperor Is Good Philosophy and Therapy

John-Manuel Andriote on February 21, 2023

The ancient Stoics knew that how we tell the stories of our hard times affects our ability to carry on with resilience and wisdom—or to be trapped in suffering.

The ancient Stoics knew that how we tell the stories of our hard times affects our ability to carry on with resilience and wisdom—or to be trapped in suffering.

Relationships

Choose to Flourish, This Year and Always

John-Manuel Andriote on January 11, 2023

Personal Perspective: Choose to flourish by nurturing the parts of yourself and your life that blossom with regular feeding and watering.

Personal Perspective: Choose to flourish by nurturing the parts of yourself and your life that blossom with regular feeding and watering.

Friends

Equity Is Key to Ending HIV/AIDS

John-Manuel Andriote on November 30, 2022

Personal Perspective: World AIDS Day puts to the test whether we truly support equity by how we mourn those lost, support survivors, and seek to prevent new infections.

Personal Perspective: World AIDS Day puts to the test whether we truly support equity by how we mourn those lost, support survivors, and seek to prevent new infections.

Beauty

Finding Strength in Your Sacred Place

John-Manuel Andriote on November 16, 2022

A Personal Perspective: A sacred place can help keep you grounded and connected to your deepest self.

A Personal Perspective: A sacred place can help keep you grounded and connected to your deepest self.

Trauma

The Journey From “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”

John-Manuel Andriote on October 24, 2022

Personal perspective: Have you ever felt you aren’t telling a fully truthful story about yourself because you worry about what others will think? Embrace your own humanity to free you from that worry.

Personal perspective: Have you ever felt you aren’t telling a fully truthful story about yourself because you worry about what others will think? Embrace your own humanity to free you from that worry.

Wisdom

What Does It Mean to Leave a Legacy?

John-Manuel Andriote on September 22, 2022

How often do we pause and think about what we want to leave behind after we're gone? What if it has nothing to do with money or material possessions? What will it be?

How often do we pause and think about what we want to leave behind after we're gone? What if it has nothing to do with money or material possessions? What will it be?

Resilience

How Plants and Flowers Support Hope and Resilience

John-Manuel Andriote on August 12, 2022

Personal Perspective: Even without land for a garden, you can cultivate the healthful benefits of having one.

Personal Perspective: Even without land for a garden, you can cultivate the healthful benefits of having one.

Resilience

How Suffering and Loss Lead to Resilience and Wisdom

John-Manuel Andriote on July 4, 2022

Do you expect to find closure after losing a loved one? Closure is a myth. But you can find meaning and new hope, important components of resilience.

Do you expect to find closure after losing a loved one? Closure is a myth. But you can find meaning and new hope, important components of resilience.

Resilience

9 Tips for Embracing the Good Things in Your Life

John-Manuel Andriote on April 28, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Embracing your life isn't only about facing the challenges life brings. It means accepting and fully occupying life's good times, too.

A Personal Perspective: Embracing your life isn't only about facing the challenges life brings. It means accepting and fully occupying life's good times, too.

Resilience

Knowing Your "Why" Will Get You Through Just About Any "How"

John-Manuel Andriote on March 14, 2022

It's hard sometimes to keep going when the going is rough. But when you have a purpose, a reason to move forward, you can get through pretty much anything.

It's hard sometimes to keep going when the going is rough. But when you have a purpose, a reason to move forward, you can get through pretty much anything.

Aging

Standing Out and Standing Strong

John-Manuel Andriote on February 5, 2022

Are you sick of others stigmatizing your age, health condition, or something else that makes you different from their standard of "normal"? Reject their stigma and define yourself.

Are you sick of others stigmatizing your age, health condition, or something else that makes you different from their standard of "normal"? Reject their stigma and define yourself.

Sex

What It Means to Embrace Your Life and the Path You Chose

John-Manuel Andriote on January 22, 2022

Too often we squander our time wishing we could live another life than the one we have been given. But only we can choose to take the road that will lead us to our true home.

Too often we squander our time wishing we could live another life than the one we have been given. But only we can choose to take the road that will lead us to our true home.