Empowering people to make strengthening choices
A couple of years ago I started on a journey to understand happiness. It’s a concept that has been well studied in the past fifteen years. Social scientists have learned a lot about the mental strategies of happy people, strategies which can be used by anyone who wants to increase their happiness and well-being.In particular, […]
I’m a member of the Colorado Master’s Running Association. I joined the club about four years ago and love the monthly Saturday morning races. Of course, usually I run. However, last Saturday I volunteered to staff a water station for the 10k race along a river trail. I was the only volunteer at a water table […]
One of the most powerful ways to be present is the practice of mindfulness, which is paying attention to your moment by moment experience in a non-judgmental way. There are two important components of mindfulness. The first is conscious attention to your immediate experience including what is going on in your mind, body and surroundings. […]
In my last several posts, I’ve been talking about the importance and power of living in the present. There are lots of strategies to do so. Here are a few strategies to be present: 1. Create a physical trigger that will center you in the present. This is something (anything) that pulls you back to […]
I’ve been talking, in recent posts, about the power of living consciously, in the present moment. Being present happens as you practice living here and now. In fact, this moment is the only moment that is real. You live your entire life in a series of moments called “now.” The past does not exist, not […]
What it Means to Be Present Being present is a state of “wakefulness” in which you show up and live in the moment. It is becoming conscious of what is happening within and around you so that you can participate fully in life. It can be thought of as a powerful mental context that allows […]
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.” –Epicurus I love the Thanksgiving holiday. It is noncommercial, a break in the middle of the week, a chance to be together with family and friends, a day of feasting. Most important, it is a day of gratitude. A Day of Gratitude As […]
In my last post, I talked about the correlation between optimism and physical health. For me, there is no better example than my father. I was shocked to receive a phone call from him when he was just 54 years old telling me that he had experienced several silent heart attacks and had severe blockage […]
