Well-Be Wisdom: Let’s Have a Happy New Year!
By John I. Kennedy Jr, MD
Do you want to have a happy and healthy new year? If so, there is some new information to guide you. In a recent TED talk, Dr. Robert Waldinger reviewed data from the Harvard Study of Adult Development. This project began in 1935 and has followed a cohort of men for two generations. Waldinger and colleagues observed that the strongest correlate with being happy and healthy was the quality of relationships with others. When we consider the impact of our social isolation during the past three years, it feels even easier to embrace this finding.
Well-Be Wisdom: Reflection and Planning for Joy
By John I. Kennedy Jr, MD
The holiday season is here, and the New Year will arrive before you know it. This is a time when many of us will connect with family and friends and talk about the year that has gone by. Even without such gatherings, it is natural as the calendar year comes to an end to look back on what has happened. It is a time that invites reflection.
Well-Be Wisdom: Stoics Don’t Procrastinate
By John I. Kennedy Jr, MD
Every year the holiday season seems to sneak up on me, and I find myself scrambling at the last minute to check off all those items on my to-do list. The contemporary American author, Ryan Holiday, recently addressed this common struggle with procrastination that afflicts many of us. In a tweetorial, @RyanHoliday sums up the problem, quoting the Stoic philosopher Senaca:
Well-Be Wisdom: Thanksgiving – It’s Good Medicine
By John I. Kennedy Jr, MD
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. This American holiday began with a proclamation by President George Washington in 1789 but was observed only intermittently and on different dates over many years. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act of Congress into law, establishing the permanent date for this federal holiday on the forth Thursday in November.
Well-Be Wisdom: Getting to the Goal Line
By John I. Kennedy Jr, MD
Its fall in Alabama, and that means football! You can’t go very far in our state without seeing some evidence of the football frenzy that captivates so many of us. With all the tailgating and game-day parties, the build-up to the games and the recaps after, it is easy to be overtaken and distracted from other important things.