back in the 90s, i spent a few years teaching a weekly meditation class at our local YWCA. it was at 5:00 pm, so i had to drive through thick traffic right into the hub of downtown. one day i felt i had not meditated enough myself to present a good meditation class, but there… Continue reading driving meditation
Category: emotional health
july 20 newsletter
july 20, 2006 dear friends – wow, it’s almost august already! i wonder how many you are on vacation right now, enjoying a change of pace, a change of environment, and hopefully lots of relaxation … the older i get, the more i appreciate the rhythm that carries me through the years. this time of… Continue reading july 20 newsletter
goal setting – part 2
continuing on from yesterday’s blog, here is the rest of steve pavlina’s (edited) words on goal setting goal setting is an activity setting clear goals is not a passive act. you must take direct conscious action. everything counts, and nothing is neutral. you are either moving towards your goals, or away from them. if you… Continue reading goal setting – part 2
goal setting
lately, i’ve been following steve pavlina’s blog. he’s got some pretty strong things to say about personal development. below is a somewhat shortened and edited excerpt of what he says about goal setting and decision making. bunker hunt, a man who rose from a bankrupt cotton farmer in the 1930s to a multi-billionaire when he… Continue reading goal setting
getting support – part 2
when we feel we don’t have enough support, of course there’s many ways we can “go out and get more”. however, often, when we have a problem like this, it’s not because we lack the know-how – it’s that there is something blocking us from reaching for what we need. when we don’t get the… Continue reading getting support – part 2
getting support
today i thought i’d share with you a handout from a workshop i gave a little while ago on social support: this is part 1 – part 2 is tomorrow. social support there’s the quality of supportive relationships – what type of relationships are they and how satisfied are we with them? then there’s the… Continue reading getting support
go ahead, be happy!
the keys to happiness are available to anyone, says this article in lifescience.com today: Money that lifts people out of poverty increases happiness, but after that, the better paychecks stop paying off sense-of-well-being dividends, research shows. One route to more happiness is called
nonviolent communication
a challenge issued by the nonviolent communication site: The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) would like there to be a critical mass of people using Nonviolent Communication language so all people will get their needs met and resolve their conflicts peacefully. 10 things we can do to contribute to internal, interpersonal, and organizational peace: (1)… Continue reading nonviolent communication
homilies i like
never pass up a good opportunity to shut up. it takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. the best way to stop feeling like a liar is to stop lying. the bad thing about self-pity is that it gives me permission to do absolutely nothing. don’t believe everything… Continue reading homilies i like
overcoming codependency
once in a while i post poetry here. it helps process our thoughts and feelings. but there’s no limit to the art forms we can use to express ourselves. here is the drawing of a friend of mine, literally depicting what’s going on inside his head, inspired by a list of codependent behaviours he found… Continue reading overcoming codependency