Stress is a necessary part of life and something that has helped us to survive & thrive over our evolution. As I’ve written about before, the challenge with stress in modern times is that our conditioned & learned responses to stress often don’t match the perceived threat that we’re experiencing. And we often resort to …
Chatter is the Ego’s Attempt to Gain Control
When does mental chatter appear for you? For me, it’s usually a work experience that causes me to notice an uptick in my mental chatter. Chatter is one of those activities that I didn’t understand or appreciate when I was younger. I did, however, feel its effects. It also became something that I unwittingly fed …
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Mindfulness at work and boundaries
I’ve been auditing a number of courses in mindfulness through edX.org offered by the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley and I would highly recommend them. They offer a balanced & insightful look at happiness, the behaviours that impact our levels of happiness in life, and how mindfulness can play a key role in our …
