The considered wisdom in positive psychology is that to feel better, you just need to think happy thoughts. If this conjures up the song “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” then you’re on the right track.

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

No, not the little black, or red, creatures that crawl around your yard, and sometimes your house and ruin your picnic. You’d ...

Whether you realize it or not, the negative experiences you’ve lived through often influence your decisions. Your brain learns from difficult situations and painful memories, and these experiences get ...

It can be easy to fall into the trap of a negative mindset and pessimism. Despite how much we all yearn to look at the bright side of life, it isn't always easy. Sometimes, our brains seem to conjure ...

Positive thinking has gotten a bad rap lately because people tend to think that it’s a way to wish yourself to success. We all know that no matter how much you wish you were a tour player, without ...

It is really easy to get bogged down in all the negativity that is constantly being thrown our way in life. There's constant negativity, and it starts to affect our ways of thinking. Negativity can ...

Max Homa faced a three-foot, four-inch putt on the 72nd hole to win the Genesis Invitational. This season Homa was 99% from three feet on the greens. It was a gimme. Until it wasn’t. Homa lipped out, ...