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Happy Thoughts: Hazardous to Your Health

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In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich claims the relentless promotion of positive thinking can sometimes do more harm than good.

Read more and share if you've experienced anything like this.

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Happy Thoughts: Hazardous to Your Health

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  Nov-5 4:59 am
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I think it's fine to try to think positively during illness or other calamities, as long as you don't expect that it will do something like cure cancer.  That puts too much of a burden on the sick person and makes him/her feel guilty when it doesn't work.  We also ask God for healing, but only in His time.

Deb

"Faith is not knowing what the future holds, but knowing Who holds the future."

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