Life lessons can often feel hard-won. You choose what you think is best—or even most exciting—in the moment, only to realize ...

My grandma lived to be 99 years old and I've learned lessons about living a long, happy life full of love through her legacy ...

I have been lucky to work with children throughout my life, and they know things adults spend years trying to figure out. I’ve been everything from au pair to mentor, and despite the snot, sweat, and ...

Ten-year-old Dean Thompson drives the combine on his family’s farm, with a little help from his dad. Submitted photo As the sun dipped low on the horizon on a mid-October day, 10-year-old Dean ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on... Lessons for living a happy life, according to science ...

3. You don’t have to “fix” yourself to live a good life. You know the old saying, “You can’t love another person until you love yourself?” It’s poetic, but it’s just not true. There are a lot of ...

I didn’t expect to experience this lesson so clearly the first time I visited a Quaker meeting. About 30 minutes into the shared silence—the community gathered in a circle, each person listening ...

Life rarely gives only blessings. Sometimes it brings success. Sometimes disappointment. Sometimes unexpected pain. Most people happily accept the good moments. but resist the difficult ones. Yet ...

Remember Jo Dee Messina? “Life Is Good” is one of her finest country tunes, and its life lesson is pretty direct: Life is just too short to let negativity get in the way of enjoying it. She’s right, ...

When it comes to life lessons, there are some that people shouldn’t share with anyone but close friends. There are others that apply in so many situations for so many people that I guess they’re all ...