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Scary Stuff: Choosing Conformity or Courage...Pulling Away from the Pack and Dancing to Your Own Drummer
“The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.” —David Icke Early every Sunday morning, John and one of our...
Oct 77 min read


The Inner Game (of Everything, Especially Aging): How quieting our inner critic may unlock vitality, wisdom, and joy
Both Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King used these phrases ("playing out of one's mind," or "over one's head") to describe their...
Aug 195 min read


Arise! Dawn Has Come! And A Multi-vitamin
Darkness is at its deepest, just before sunrise. Voltaire There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. ...
Apr 206 min read


Can Prayer Make Us More Healthy?
Prayer isn't just spiritual—it's essential . Dr. Andrew Huberman I was surprised recently to tune into a podcast where Dr. Andrew...
Mar 137 min read


Steward Your Attention: Fill and Protect Your Own Bucket
Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings. Ralph Marston, author...
Oct 24, 20245 min read


Emotional Hijacking and Triggernometry
Between stimulus and response there's a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
Jul 18, 20246 min read


"Sticks and Stone May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Hurt Me." Not.
Every waking moment we talk to ourselves about the things we experience. Our self-talk, the thoughts we communicate to ourselves, in...
May 17, 20245 min read


The Amen Effect And Beyond
There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. Matthieu Ricard A couple of months...
Mar 19, 20246 min read


How To Get Lucky: the Research and Practice
When it comes to luck, make your own. – Bruce Springsteen I love the research on luck. It started for me when I first read The Luck...
Mar 14, 20244 min read


Rosing Up: Moving Mindfulness and Gratitude To Holy Ground
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” W. B. Yeats Let’s get right to it – we are taking...
Mar 1, 20245 min read


No More Bad Tricks: Mindfulness and Questioning Everything...Including Aging
The more we realize that most of our views of ourselves, of others, and of presumed limits regarding our talents, our health, and our...
Jan 18, 20245 min read


"That's Emotions, Mama"
Stop, breathe slow, and make a smart choice." Aldie, mindful paragon Imagine yourself at bedtime. An adult processing the day. Think...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Peace, Inner Work, and We're All In This Together
While working on nuclear weapons I became acquainted on intimate terms with my own self-righteousness - the captivating, invigorating...
May 10, 20238 min read
Noticing What Makes Us Joyful and Strong
“With awareness, we can make conscious choices, instead of letting our habitual thoughts and patterns run the show.” – Tamara Levitt,...
Oct 21, 20225 min read
Chill - It Can Be Done
"I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out" Rodney Dangerfield, comedian According to news and local sources...
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Tending and Attending to Our Inner Wolves
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. The Buddha The story about the two wolves has been told many different ways. I am...
Aug 19, 20222 min read
So Glad To Be Here
The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. in molecular biology, MIT, Nobel Laureate in...
Jun 16, 20224 min read
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