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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Benefits of Keeping a Journal – Part 3: More Lessons from My Year-End Review

In last week’s blog I explained my tradition of ending the old year by looking back at that year’s journal entries to review the truly significant experiences and observations and to record the new “Ahas” in the file I call my Wisdom Pages. In that blog I shared how I still struggle with my

16 Jan, 2014
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Shedding Toxic Relationships

In my most recent therapy session, I was working through painful problems in a close friendship. The breakdown in the relationship as to do with money. I’ve found that an abundance of money can be both a blessing and a curse—in that there seems to be a culture with some people I’m close to that

17 Oct, 2013
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