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June 2015

June 19, 2015

NOTES FROM A TIDEPOOL : Mindfulness & Compassion

SAN FRANCISCO – Dr Lewis Thomas once compared the scientific community to a tidepool. Science...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

A Zen Monk’s Letter to Adam Lanza

Dear Reader ————— What if you wrote a letter to Adam Lanza : what might...

August 2012

August 01, 2012

OPEN LETTER : Taking a Stand Against Islamaphobia

BOSTON / LOS ANGELES — This Open Letter comes to us via Joshua Eaton, a...

March 2012

March 24, 2012

What If You Knew You Had Only 10l,000 Days Left To Live?

SAN FRANCISCO. Peter Baumann is one of the great adventurers of our time. Early in...

December 2011

December 08, 2011

Feel Cared About

Studies show feeling cared about buffers against stress, increases positive emotions, promotes resilience, and increases...

December 01, 2011

Be Friendly

Friendliness takes a stand that is almost subversive these days: that the world has more...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

Have Compassion

Compassion is natural; you don't have to force it - moments of compassion come in...

August 2011

August 17, 2011

Relax, You’ve Arrived – Just One Thing

Just One Thing by Rick Hanson suggests a simple practice to bring you more joy,...

August 10, 2011

Notice You’re Alright Right Now – Just One Thing

Just One Thing by Rick Hanson suggests a simple practice to bring you more joy,...

August 03, 2011

Speak from the Heart – Just One Thing

Just One Thing suggests a simple practice each week that will bring you more joy,...

July 2011

July 07, 2011

Put No One Out of Your Heart

What is an open heart? The Practice Put no one out of your heart. Why?...

June 2011

June 29, 2011

Tune Into Others

What Are They Feeling? The Practice Tune into others. Why? Imagine a world in which...

June 22, 2011

Drop The Case

Who are you prosecuting? The Practice Drop the case. Why? Lately I've been thinking about...

June 15, 2011

Don’t Take it Personally

Is it about you? The Practice Don't take it personally. Why? Here’s an updated parable...

June 08, 2011

See the Person Behind the Eyes

Who is behind the mask? The Practice See the person behind the eyes. Why? Most...

June 01, 2011

Keep Hope Not Fear Alive

This recent series of posts has used the example of Stephen Colbert's satirical "March to...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

Confronting the Negativity Bias

My previous post used the example of Stephen Colbert's satirical "March to Keep Fear Alive"...

May 18, 2011

We Don’t Need To ‘Keep Fear Alive’

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert had dueling rallies in DC in October, 2010. Stewart's was...

May 15, 2011

Balancing Joining and Separating

There is a natural balance within us all between the desire for joining and the...

December 2010

December 22, 2010

Solstice : light in darkness

This is about this very moment. This wonderful moment. Have you noticed? This week is...

November 2010

November 05, 2010

UNDER THE SAME SKY

San Jose, CA — INTERFAITH is arguably one of the most crucial topics of our...

October 2010

October 14, 2010

You Can Feel Safer

Feeling safer is a tricky subject, with complications that can be both personal and political.

September 2010

September 30, 2010

21 Ways To Turn Ill Will to Good Will

It’s important to get a handle on “ill will” – irritated, resentful, and angry feelings...

September 16, 2010

How Did Humans Become Empathic?

Empathy is unusual in the animal kingdom. So empathy must have had some major survival...

September 02, 2010

The Wolf of Hate

I heard a story once about a Native American elder who was asked how she...

August 2010

August 19, 2010

The Evolution of Love

How did we evolve the most loving brain on the planet? Humans are the most...

August 05, 2010

Taking in the Good

Scientists believe that your brain has a built-in “negativity bias.” In other words, as we...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

5000 Synapses in the Width of a Hair

How much change in the brain makes a difference? Small changes in daily activities -...

July 08, 2010

The Brain in a Bucket

Have you ever seen a real brain? That blobby organ – just three pounds of...

June 2010

June 21, 2010

karma and the middle passage

I was out of town for most of this past weekend for some personal, family...