Modulating Fear

As I’ve mentioned, for years I had a fear of my anger because embedded in my programming was the belief that it was dangerous and, therefore, “bad,” and I shouldn’t allow myself to feel it. Unexpectedly, one of my experiences with painting gave me information that I was able to apply mindfully to help me

25 Dec, 2014
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Running toward Mindfulness

In hindsight, I now see that running was the first activity that put me in a state of mindfulness. I began to run when I was in my twenties. Everyone was doing it, and, having grown up as a chubby kid and still bearing the scars of feeling stigmatized by it, I thought running

22 Dec, 2014
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Mindful Meditation

Perhaps the most common mindfulness meditation is one that teaches you to do this by sitting in a comfortable position, on a chair or on the floor, with your back straight and your eyes closed, and focusing on your breath. In addition to this type of practice, Daniel Siegel, M.D., points out that yoga, qi

18 Dec, 2014
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How Organizing Principles and Acts Are Related

The more clearly I understood my Organizing Principles, the more clearly I saw how they relate to my acts. For example, my Organizing Principle “I’m not qualified to handle painful situations. That takes a real adult, and in my inner world I’m still a vulnerable kid” is the basis for my act, “Poor me, the

6 Nov, 2014
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A Road Map for Becoming Mindfully Aware of How You Operate—Step 1

An excerpt from my recent book, Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, now available at Amazon. One of the concepts I find valuable in helping me to mindfully look at how I think and act when I allow my default programming to run me is the concept of identity. By identity

15 Sep, 2014
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