Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life published the following articles in August, 2010.
If you or someone you know is nearing retirement, you’re probably plenty familiar with worries about boredom, activities, finances and more. But there seems to be a set of some common factors that can make the difference between a retirement filled with angst and one rich with challenge and excitement.
Before you pull your hair out, join me in exploring how mothers can regain their sanity and prevent burnout on most days. You can be a great mom without draining yourself completely dry. And, you don’t need super-mom powers to get it all done. You have a choice in regaining your self in each day and in each moment.
The word “mindfulness” can evoke images of exotic meditation practices and distant locales. There are dozens if not hundreds of mindfulness-based traditions and practices. But when we strip away the the saffron robes, the incense, the chanting, and the gurus, what we’re left with is a state of mind available to us all. Here are some simple ways to achieve and expand mindfulness in everyday life.
The sound of our own voice is something we take for granted as just a part of who we are, but what if our voice were to change drastically or be taken away altogether? How would that affect our sense of who we are and how we are perceived by others?
We may not always agree with the motivations and reasons used by previous generations to justify their actions in going to war, but in losing sight of them as fellow human beings, we risk losing a sense of our own individual and collective identity.
You’ve heard of accidentally ‘enabling’ the maladaptive behavior of others. But to what extent is our collection of technological gadgetry ‘enabling’ our own inclination to live overly-complicated, unsustainably fast-paced lives that are ultimately damaging to our well-being?
The same person who visits a dentist regularly, takes their children to the pediatrician for vaccinations, or hires an accountant to help work through the complexities of tax law might resolutely avoid seeing a therapist until the problem becomes critical.
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