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In a few weeks, I will be celebrating my 55th Thanksgiving holiday and my 30th American one.  The first 25 were celebrated in Vancouver, British Columbia on mostly rainy “Columbus Day” Mondays that, as an American citizen, I now refer to as...

At its most basic level, life is about acquiring the energy needed for self-sustaining activities—getting our metabolic needs met and dealing with threats to our existence—and storing the excess for when our efforts fall short. We must survive before we can thrive.

By way of introduction, I need to address a fundamental question— What is well-being? Dictionary definitions include the adjectives “happy” and “healthy” followed by some descriptor of wealth such as successful, comfortable or prosperous.   Academic...