Did you know that it is a scientific fact that optimism boosts the body's immune system significantly? In fact, it was scientifically proven that optimistic thinking leads to stronger cell-mediated immunity - these are immune cells that flood your body in response to an invasion by foreign viruses or bacteria. Yep - you now have "official [...]

“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” – Mark Twain I've loved this quote by Mark Twain ever since the first time I happened upon it many years ago. How often have I caught myself 'living' through terrible scenarios in my mind, activating all sorts of negative feelings as [...]

I’m sure you, too, have heard about people who, after overcoming their dis-ease and personal catastrophic experiences, have called these challenging occurrences “a blessing in disguise”, “my greatest teacher”, “my greatest growth experience”, “a Divine gift” etc. In fact, whenever something happens that we call “bad”, we can rest assured that it contains the seed of [...]