Templeton Foundation
Foundation (Philanthropic Grantmaker)
Healthy aging through gratitude, purpose and awe
Templeton Foundation (Templeton.org) publishes accessible research summaries and white papers on big human questions: gratitude, purpose, meaning, character, and flourishing. While it is a philanthropy, much of its public material is written to translate academic work into readable long form resources with references and clear definitions. For midlife women, this can be a steady way to explore “why does this matter now” without turning it into a performance project. In MHS terms, this authority serves Spirituality & Meaning (big questions and values), and it links closely with Purpose & Direction and Mind & Awareness. Use it when your community wants a deeper, more philosophical companion to a book, plus a shared language for discussions that feel personal but not confessional. The PDFs are substantial and can function like mini guides for your Signals posts or for a book club facilitator preparing thoughtful prompts before the weekly conversation even starts.
Trusted Voice resources
What Science Reveals About Gratitude
Gratitude appears as emotion, disposition and social glue—not guaranteed medicine. The white paper weighs correlations, experiments, journaling practices, relationship effects and limits in the evidence.
Separate gratitude findings, practices and promise from unsupported certainty.
How Purpose Shapes Health and Direction
Purpose is more than a goal list: it joins sustained intention with contribution beyond the self. Research links it to resilience, health and longer-term direction.
See how purpose can support health, resilience and longer-term direction.
How Awe Changes Perspective and Social Connection
Vastness and the need to rethink our mental frame define awe. The review follows its triggers, bodily signatures, altered sense of time and prosocial aftereffects.
See how awe alters perspective, time perception and social orientation.
