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Are You Healthy?

Are you healthy? How do you know? Do you brush? Floss? Limit sugar? Take the stairs? Get enough sleep? Eat vegetables? Exercise? Serve others? Hydrate? Pray? Read the Bible? Spend quality time with friends and family? A short definition of flourishing is “holistically healthy.” Holistic considers all the parts of a thing. It involves the…

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Close Social Relationships

Holistic Health As we continue to explore various aspects of flourishing, it’s important to consider the chemistry between domains. Flourishing involves “holistic health,” but in some ways that optimal condition is unique to each person.   The Human Flourishing Program defines flourishing as “when all aspects of a person’s life are good.” Yet, there can…

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Meaning and Purpose

What is the key aspect of flourishing? Tyler VanderWeele, Director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, sent out a research update last week related to meaning and purpose. In it, he references empirical evidence that a sense of meaning and purpose is a key aspect of flourishing. VanderWeele offers a nuanced distinction between…

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