The Brilliance of William Shakespeare There is no doubt that William Shakespeare had an exceptionally brilliant mind. I want to tap into his wisdom contained…
The importance of play is underrated. Kids and adults both need it, as detailed in the Feb/Mar 2009 cover story in Scientific American Mind. The…
I recently was trying to work out a ticket problem with a Southwest Airlines customer service representative. The representative was patient and kind and treated…
We all experience feelings of depression and anxiety from time-to-time. Periodically, these feelings become almost overwhelming and interfere with our daily functioning in areas such…
Words can be tremendously powerful. Very subtle changes in choice of words, voice inflection, etc. can totally change the impact our words have on others.…
Our anger can be kept alive indefinitely. An incident in which we felt wronged from 20 years ago can send us spiraling into a heated…
So, changing our behavior is one way of improving our sense of well-being. I’m referring to this as a form of self-liberation because we do…
As I said in my last post, it’s easy for thoughts that are just in our imagination to create strong, visceral responses. The exact type…
It’s a given that when we practice something, we get better at it. Our brains are made to adapt to different stimuli. Mindfulness can be…