I haven’t written about worry specifically before, but it’s related to many topics that I’ve covered in other articles. Worry is one of those aspects of life that can be very challenging to dismiss. We are always pushing against our own boundaries and this can result in a gradual increase in our levels of worry …
Challenge Your Status Quo
It’s easy to recognize some of the stressful events in our lives - they are big & brash and can stop you in your tracks. However, it’s the really quiet inconspicuous events that we hardly notice that can have some of the biggest impacts over time. Recently, I’ve been trying to understand a bit better …
Stress as the Threshold to Creativity
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 …
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 …
