This quote from Aristotle is a mouthful…so I honestly have to look it up when I need it. It doesn’t make the cut as a…
Category: Negative Moods & Emotions
Last week, I had one of those “series of unfortunate events” days. I won’t bore you with the details, but I was trying to run…
We all run into negative thought “loops” at times that are difficult to shake. Sometimes these negative thought loops can contribute to our suffering because…
Although I can’t claim that I’m Buddhist, I’m really drawn to Buddhist psychology, and I’ve read a number of books by the Dalai Lama. I…
As parents, we all try to do our best to do a good job. But with thousands of books on the topic of parenting as…
In the previous post, I briefly discussed how mindfulness involves being nonjudgmental. In a manner of speaking, this is impossible. We are constantly making judgements: …
Meditation has immeasurable benefits – decreasing stress, improving well-being, reducing cardiovascular disease, and so on. The society we live in seems so fast-paced sometimes that…
Researchers have found that most of our happiness comes from our relationships – around 70%. Thus, it is in our best interest, as well as…
I recently completed that audiobook The Roots of Buddhist Psychology by Dr. Jack Kornfield, who is a Buddhist psychologist. Dr. Kornfield is highly regarded author…
We’ve all heard the adage that “money can’t buy happiness,” and yet, within our culture, it seems that we are constantly being told that it…