Stamatis Moraitis healed on Ikaria — When Stamatis Moraitis died in 2013, he was cancer-free for more than 40 years. Back in 1976 in Florida, this Greek war veteran couldn’t climb up a flight of stairs. He went to a doctor who diagnosed him with incurable lung cancer. No, he wasn’t ready to die yet. …

And improve your resilience — If you want to be laid-back and get rid of anxiety for good, you should be aware of your feelings. Oh, look who’s talking. For twenty years I just couldn’t sit back and do nothing because I expected something bad would happen any minute. Then a few things changed. First…

He stimulated his imagination every day — Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 — 7 January 1943) was a great inventor and a visionary. He gave us electricity, a fluorescent light bulb, a remote control, the first X-ray image, an induction motor, and the Tesla turbine for renewable sources of energy. …

Restructure your past so it doesn’t influence your present — Sometimes you don’t even know you have an inner child wound. If you asked me until recently, I’d say I had a normal childhood. Apart from my alcoholic grandfather and my attention-seeking grandmother, it was fine. Other kids liked me, I was excellent at school and played outside all day…

From someone who tried and tried — When my kids are sick at home but not sick enough to lie in bed and not move, they drive me nuts. They: Bake cookies without a recipe while sowing flour; maybe something will ripen, train our budgies to do dog tricks, hammer old smartwatches, eat 12 times a day…

She never fulfilled her dreams — Some people are born with immense potential but never achieve it. Their rich dad may pull a few strings and they may have friends in high places but it’s all in vain. If she hadn’t been so smart, Mileva Marić’s life would have been easier. But she lived in the…

Jeanne Calment outlived everyone, even her caregiver — Longevity isn’t only about happy thoughts and a Mediterranean diet. The proof is a tiny French woman who lived until she was 122.5. Jeanne Louise Calment (1875 — 1997) was slim and only 4’11’’ tall but she was a tough cookie. Evidently, wealth goes well with a long life. Jeanne…

Such as “Don’t think about your past trauma, just live on.” — Why are we so miserable nowadays? Most of us live in abundance like no generation before. Compared to 100 years ago, we eat better and live longer than 55. Children don’t die of tuberculosis and diarrhea. And most of us are lucky not to be slaves. But the rates of…

#2 He had no choice but to live with his brothers in Denver — Nikola Jokić is one of the most beloved basketball players in the US. Also, he’s the best center and passing man in the NBA. This 28-year-old has been playing for the Denver Nuggets since 2014. His former teammate Mike Miller couldn’t pronounce his surname, so he called him “the Joker”…