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Happiness In Your Day
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. ~ Henry David Thoreau Perhaps this is one of the keys to happiness, especially if we think about how we can make another being’s quality of the … Continue reading
Panic Attack Sufferers
Panic Attack Suffers, don’t give up hope! In this video of Mingyur Rinpoche talking about his own panic attacks and how he worked to overcome them. Mingyur Rinpoche is a highly accomplished meditation teacher who travels all over the world … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxiety panic attack, authenticity, becoming human, being yourself, constructive strategies, depression anxiety, disconnection, fast paced world, inspiration, mindfulness, panic attack, panic attack sufferers, panic attacks, personal growth, science of the mind, true happiness
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Anxiety and the Internet
Social Media, the Internet, Anxiety and your mind. As a teacher of mindfulness meditation, I’m always interested in research that looks at the effects of modern life on our minds. Some recent research by Larry D. Rosen, PhD, California State … Continue reading
Journey Towards Healing
I’ve often given the following poem to clients who are struggling with changing their lives and are down on themselves for not being able to change faster. It is intended to give us hope so we can continue our journey. … Continue reading
Rude, Angry Drivers?
I was recently interviewed for a Yahoo health blog on the subject of dealing with rude or angry drivers. I want to share my responses with all of you. Here’s a link to the posting: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6233076/managing_your_anger_with_rude_drivers.html?cat=5 I hope you enjoy. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger
Tagged Anger, angry drivers, anxiety, depression anxiety, Forgiveness, mindfulness, stress, stress and anxiety, true happiness, yahoo health
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Stress Less for Success: Letting your Rebel Buddha out to play
Happy Fall and an abundant Thanksgiving! It’s been a busy and wonderful summer and now that most of us are again dealing with work, school and the upcoming holiday season, I feel it is a good time to write about … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, becoming human, being yourself, buddhist, circumstances, collective history, constructive strategies, couples therapy, depression anxiety, disconnection, doomsday scenario, emotion, experience stress, fast paced world, fear, five senses, good time, holiday season, individualism, mahayana buddhist, memory, micro seconds, mindfulness, personal awareness, personal growth, psychotherapy, science of the mind, smell taste, stress and anxiety, super 8, thanksgiving, true happiness, unpredictability, vcr, wholeness, wonderful summer
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Airport Lessons on Anger
On-time, on-time, on-time, . . . San Francisco, scheduled for 9:00AM, now 10:05AM. I’m mad! An uncomplicated trip to the airport, pleasant drivers, helpful people checking me in and an easy rite of passage through security; all gone because I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, anxiety, buddhist, buddhist tradition, Forgiveness, frustration, good feelings, mindfulness, personal growth, psychotherapy, true happiness, wholeness
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The Loss of Loss
Every day we get out of bed and assume that our day will mostly go according to plan; my job will be there, the people I care about will be there, my home my car. We don’t think “gee, today … Continue reading
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever you Are! Welcome to my Newsletter.
Olly olly, oxen free! In the children’s game Hide and Seek, the players stay hidden until found or called to come out of their hiding spots. As adults, if we stay hidden we pay a high price for our invisibility. … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged anxiety, authenticity, being yourself, coming out, couples, couples therapy, depression, depression anxiety, mindfulness, personal growth, psychotherapy, ptsd, relationship, speak up, trauma, true happiness, wholeness
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OH! We’re All Stressed Out!
A teaching from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition asks “If you can change a situation, then why worry? If you cannot change a situation, then why worry?” This explains the reason for much of our stress in life. We worry too … Continue reading
