A frequent question that I am asked is “how do I get better control of my emotions?”, because most of us have experienced negative consequences from having our emotions get out of control to the point that we say or do something we later…
Mindfulness and meditation are concepts that appear very similar and are often confused. The key distinction is whether you are intending to simply observe what is happening in your mind (mindfulness) or are intending to change how your mind is functioning (meditation). Both potentially…
Most people seem to believe that when we accept something, we agree with it, approve of it, or are resigned to its continuing presence in our lives. If we consult a dictionary, the definitions given for acceptance would seem to support this common belief. …
There is an old question: “do you think the cup is half full or half empty”? The presumption is that the answer is arbitrary and based on whether a person is an optimist and thus says the cup is half full, or a pessimist…
Yoda, a Jedi warrior in Star Wars, is portrayed as saying “Do or Do Not. There is no Try!” What he is referring to is that it is only through action that something is manifested in the real world. We can intend to do…
