“Boy, it went fast,” seems to be the sentiment of summer’s end. But is it really over? According to the calendar, we have 20 more days so my vote is strongly in favor of not seeing it as over, just soon to be in transition. So what should we do? Savor now! [Imagine Mr. Costanza’s [...]
It’s all about animal instinct. My one-year old dog, Rocco, has been reminding me of this lately. When I hear him bark at a foreign noise in the stairwell – or when he has to pee atop another dog’s urine, as if to signify, “I am here, I am best.”
It reminds me of bullies, those [...]
If you can just see as I see, feel as I feel, you’ll know: I’m just as f-ed up as all y’all. Really.
The voices in my head are loud lately. Really loud. Getting in the way. It amazes me how neurobiological this stuff is: engrained in our DNA.
Last week was my birthday. 32. [...]
I spent the greater part of my 20s looking for my calling. I knew there was something out there for me that would just fit naturally with my interests and curiosities in the world. But what was I interested in? What was I curious about? Especially as my friends were moving up their respective [...]
Ever since hearing President Obama’s state of the union address last week, I couldn’t help but thinking what I need to do: ask for President W and his supporters for forgiveness – forgiveness for my own lack of support during his presidency, for saying things like “He’s not my President, he’s yours.” For mocking him [...]
I do! And I’m working at silencing him. Maybe you are too? Let me tell you - the tools from my field, Positive Psychology, are scientifically proven to help combat that. To make us more resilient! More happy! Don’t you want that?
I love how this guy (ill doctrine) talks about it in terms of CREATIVITY. [...]
I propose we attempt to set up learning organizations wherever possible to support a more positive evolution. According to Peter M. Senge, Director of the Systems Thinking and Organizational Learning Program at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Learning Organizations are places where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they [...]
Aim: To become more mindful of everyday language, to create meaning.
Point: What we know of positive psychology is that other people matter. <roll eyes here>. Certainly, these words have been overused so much so, they’re becoming empty. Other words we use are empty, too. For example, when someone asks, “How are you?” answers like “fine” [...]
When I Let Go Of What I Am, I Become What I Might Be. ~Lao Tzu
I was driving with my sister the other day and said something about the voices in my head getting in the way.
“You have voices in your head?” she asked.
“We all do,” I responded.
* Are you a [...]