My Favorite Positive Emotion: Forgiveness
March 13, 2020 - I bring you Post # 3, originally published on March 29, 2017.
While I was researching ideas for my blog, Persephone Rising, I came across an interesting study by George Vaillant, a Harvard researcher and physician. His research melds...
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Finding Compassion
August 09, 2019 - I’ve been thinking a lot about the current economy of the U.S., especially through the lens of life in a big city. All I hear these days is how well the economy is doing — unemployment is down, consumer confidence is up, and people,...
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Escaping the Closets of Our Own Making
June 28, 2019 - In honor of World Pride Month, which culminates this weekend here in New York City with the NYC Pride March, I wanted to bring a touch of gay sensibility to Persephone Rising, and I found the perfect piece for you. Ash Beckham gave a...
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18 Everyday Objects That You Never Realized Had a Purpose
March 29, 2019 - Since Persephone rose from her winter hiatus, this blog has focused on some pretty heady material: what if women disappeared, being adrift in your life, loneliness, shame, and most recently, gratitude. This week, I’ve decided to step...
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The Habit Worth Keeping
March 22, 2019 - As I wrote last week, my dear friend Kitty and her husband were in a horrific car accident in December, with Kitty receiving the brunt of the injuries. It is now three months later, and although she is not fully recovered, she is back in...
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Exploring the Swampland Of the Soul — Shame
March 15, 2019 - For the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about the topic of shame and its relevance to living in the 21st Century, as I thought it might be an interesting topic to explore. In my research, I came across a TED Talk on the topic of...
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When Loneliness Comes A-Callin'
March 08, 2019 - I consider myself an ambivert — a mélange of an intro- and extro- person. I can burn the candle at both ends or I can contentedly sit alone in a quiet candle-lit room. Recently, though, I’ve been spending more time alone than normal...
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2019: What If Women Did Disappear?
February 07, 2019 - Hello Friends!
Like Persephone, the eponymous heroine of this very blog, I too have taken a four-month winter hiatus (although not as the queen of the underworld, though that might be interesting). Due to foot surgery, an office move,...
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Reflecting on Remembrances
September 14, 2018 - How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?~ Carson McCullers
This past April, I embarked on a series of changes that now, in September, are falling into place. I’m settled into a new...
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Death, Social Media, and a Butterfly Named Ray
June 22, 2018 - ***If you'd like to leave a comment, you'll need to sign into your Facebook account first. Otherwise, just send the comments to me directly at lifecoach@christophershuff.com and I'll post it for you. Thanks!
Last week, I wrote about...
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