Grab a cozy seat, perhaps a cup of your favorite beverage, and let’s dive into the fascinating world of perception and perspective. Now, before your eyes glaze over at the thought of a philosophical deep dive, I promise to keep it light, engaging, and yes, a tad bit funny. The Basics: Perception … [Read more...] about Perception vs. Perspective: A Slightly Funny, Slightly Serious Look at How We See the World
I love to putter. I love when I’m in those syrupy, sweet, moments of flow when clocks don’t exist and time just unravels. It was in one of those moments that I was digging through my bookcase, specifically the shelf that holds my unread books. And there, I found this … [Read more...] about Sweat Your Prayers: Gabrielle Roth’s hidden power of movement
Let’s talk marshmallows, shall we? Remember the Marshmallow Experiment? It's a classic psychology test where kids are offered a choice: gobble up one marshmallow now or hold off and score two marshmallows later. The idea is to see if they can resist temptation and wait for the bigger … [Read more...] about The Marshmallow Experiment Revisited: Key Lessons from Kids in Shelters
In the excellent HBR article To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See, by Adam Brandenburger, he makes the claim that seeing differently leads to thinking differently. And that leads to “seeing what no one else has yet seen. This is how the future is built.” Big, bold brains do … [Read more...] about To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See says Adam Brandenburger
Does it sometimes seem like the world is spinning so fast that it’s tilting off its axis? Are you breathless with the pace of change? Does last month’s holidays already feel like a century ago? I’ve got your back. Hear me out. I’ve been thinking about time lately. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Our quest for rest – five tips on time, rest and rejuvenation
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. Absolutely, everyone's holiday entry is unique. So no matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season—whether excited, energized, and invigorated or feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between—rest assured, the Life Lenses® and I … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
I’d had a major health incident. Major. My heart had stopped for 3 and a half minutes. As part of my recovery, the docs had to figure out just what the heck had happened. Which is why I found myself inside a very noisy, very scary MRI machine. For a long one … [Read more...] about What holding the hand of someone in an MRI has to do with connection, and you
What’s your motivation level like lately? Do you have some things you’d like to be doing but find yourself blocked, stumped, and stopped? Last week I wrote about how I did some research into aspects of motivation I hadn’t looked at before, including: I wanted some insight to … [Read more...] about Blocked, stumped, and stopped from doing the things you love? Part Two
What’s your motivation level like lately? Do you have some things you’d like to be doing but find yourself blocked, stumped, and stopped? There are some sweet, simple things I love to do but I noticed I wasn’t doing them. Enter some space for some more research on … [Read more...] about Blocked, stumped, and stopped from doing the things you love?
Perspective is everything. When we’ve set a goal for ourselves, when we’re trying to motivate ourselves, the process can be invigorating or downright demoralizing. Goal setting in and of itself can be daunting. Dr. Katy Milkman, in her podcast The Science of How People Change which I … [Read more...] about Freezing streaks and other emergency reserve tips to avoid the what-the-h#ll effect
You know that insidious little voice in your head? I call it your ‘brain ears.’ It’s the voice that picks up on the slightest whiff of negativity and convinces you you’re a total mess. It’s the voice that can keep you up until the wee hours with nasty, negative thoughts. The one that … [Read more...] about Five tips for banishing that critical inner voice of yours
Racial discrimination has been a long-standing issue that has plagued societies across the world. The effects of racial discrimination are far-reaching and can lead to economic, social, and political disparities. “The scientific pursuit of race was not to understand the difference in our bodies. … [Read more...] about Two Tracks In Honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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