Entries by Katherine
REWIRING YOUR BRAIN
Usually we start a new personal development program (whether that be practicing mindfulness, getting physically fit, eating more healthfully) with a great burst of enthusiasm. Yet after the initial “excitement” wears off, and despite our best intentions, we sometimes find we don’t follow through on our commitment. We don’t persist. Perhaps we don’t see immediate […]
WEARING TOO MANY HATS?
Hat wearing isn’t what it used to be. Prior to the 1950s, nobody would think about going outside without a hat, no matter the season. In fact, your hat, whether you were a nurse, a white collar executive or a gas station attendant told the world a lot about your socioeconomic status and what your […]
WEARING TOO MANY HATS?
Hat wearing isn’t what it used to be. Prior to the 1950s, nobody would think about going outside without a hat, no matter the season. In fact, your hat, whether you were a nurse, a white collar executive or a gas station attendant told the world a lot about your socioeconomic status and what your […]
A NEW YEAR: WAIT A MINUTE
Have you got started on your New Year’s resolutions yet? You know the list is usually the same every year for most folks. To the gym, diet, no gossiping, budget better. For me, it’s less sugar and alcohol. It’s been 5 days already and I’m feeling great! (I was being facetious right there!) But have […]
NOTICING
Have you ever noticed that a lot of the time you are just not noticing? For instance, you are driving to the grocery store or to work (both of which you have done a million times), and not remembering when you arrive how you got there. Just traveling on auto pilot, or absorbed in a […]
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO?
We humans have a tendency to label things as good or bad, wanting more of the former and avoiding the latter at all costs. Yet this labeling is the antithesis of mindfulness. In truth, it is the root cause of much of our suffering and stress. You don’t need to take my word for it. […]
GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS?
We humans have a tendency to label things as good or bad, wanting more of the former and avoiding the latter at all costs. Yet this labeling is the antithesis of mindfulness. In truth, it is the root cause of much of our suffering and stress. You don’t need to take my word for it. […]
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO?
We humans have a tendency to label things as good or bad, wanting more of the former and avoiding the latter at all costs. Yet this labeling is the antithesis of mindfulness. In truth, it is the root cause of much of our suffering and stress. You don’t need to take my word for it. […]
THE COMMUNITY OF CONTEMPLATION
This past weekend, I attended the International Symposium for Contemplative Studies in Boston. There were lots of luminaries in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, education, philosophy, and the humanities. Counted among these were the Dalai Llama, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Daniel Goleman, Arianna Huffington, and so many more whose are well known to those in the field, […]
