The Body Talks. Are You Listening?
The body really does talk. Just not always in words. I have been reading a lot on mindfulness lately. It is based on wisdom that has been around since at least bible times, however the western world seems to have walked away from it - maybe as we became industrialized? Mindfulness is paying attention. In the western world we pay a lot of attention to the outer, material things. Is our car/house/body/personality nice enough? What do other people think? In the eastern wo
Smelling the Roses
The research is in. And it is telling us that things we commonly referred to as "time-wasters" like walking around the block, chatting with a co-worker, watching a funny show, and smelling the roses, actually rejuvenates us and makes us sharper. This is good news in a culture that keeps telling us to multi-task, so we can do more, accomplish more, and get further ahaed. This is good news to me. For the longest time I thought something was wrong with me, as I would lag behi
To Like Yourself or Not
To like being in your own skin is a beautiful thing. Karen Cook To not like who you are is the same thing as spending time with someone else you do not like. It feels uncomfortable. Stressful. And you want to get away from them, especially after a certain amount of time. Except you can't get away from yourself. To love yourself feels the same as when you feel the love of someone else. The sun shines. You enjoy being with them. They make you smile, feel comfortable, a