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2012-04-17T11:59:30-07:00

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Stay Right When You’re Wronged

Last updated on: April 17, 2012 at 11:59 am By Rick Hanson

What happens after you’re mistreated? The Practice: Stay right when you’re wronged. Why? It’s easy to treat people well when they treat you well. The real test is when they treat you badly. Think of times you’ve been truly wronged, in small ways or big ones. Maybe someone stole something , turned others against you, broke an agreement, cheated on you, or spoke unfairly or abusively. When things like these happen, I feel mad, hurt, startled, wounded, sad. Naturally it... Read more

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2012-04-10T12:00:22-07:00

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Hug the Monkey

Last updated on: April 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm By Rick Hanson

Longing for love? The Practice: Hug the monkey. Why? Your brain evolved in three stages (to simplify a complex process): Reptile – Brainstem, focused on avoiding harm Mammal – Limbic system, focused on approaching rewards Primate – Cortex, focused on attaching to “us” The first JOT in this series – pet the lizard – was about how to soothe the most ancient structures of the brain, the ones that manage the first emotion of all: fear. The next one –... Read more

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2012-04-03T12:00:17-07:00

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Feed The Mouse

Last updated on: April 3, 2012 at 12:00 pm By Rick Hanson

Got cheese? The Practice: Feed the mouse. Why? As the nervous system evolved, your brain developed in three stages: Reptile – Brainstem, focused on avoiding harm Mammal – Limbic system, focused on approaching rewards Primate – Cortex, focused on attaching to “us” Since the brain is integrated, avoiding, approaching, and attaching are accomplished by its parts working together. Nonetheless, each of these functions is particularly served and shaped by the region of the brain that first evolved to handle it.... Read more

Contemplative Practice

2012-03-27T15:52:17-07:00

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Pet the Lizard

Last updated on: March 27, 2012 at 3:52 pm By Rick Hanson

Down deep, do you feel at ease? The Practice: Pet the lizard. Why? I’ve always liked lizards. Growing up in the outskirts of Los Angeles, I played in the foothills near our home. Sometimes I’d catch a lizard and stroke its belly, so it would relax in my hands, seeming to feel at ease. In my early 20’s, I found a lizard one chilly morning in the mountains. It was torpid and still in the cold and let me pick... Read more

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2012-01-18T09:00:08-08:00

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Empty The Cup

Last updated on: January 18, 2012 at 9:00 am By Rick Hanson

Are you full to the rim? The Practice: Empty the cup. Why? Once upon a time, a scholar came to visit a saint. After the scholar had been orating and propounding for a while, the saint proposed some tea. She slowly filled the scholar’s cup: gradually the tea rose to the very brim and began spilling over onto the table, yet she kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out: “Stop! You can’t add anything to something that’s already full!”... Read more

2012-01-11T09:00:26-08:00

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Remember The Big Things

Last updated on: January 11, 2012 at 9:00 am By Rick Hanson

What matters most to you? The Practice: Remember the big things. Why? In every life, reminders arrive about what’s really important. I’ve recently received one myself, in a form that’s already come to countless people and will come to countless more: news of a potentially serious health problem. My semi-annual dermatology mole check turned up a localized melanoma cancer in my ear that will need to come out immediately. The prognosis is very positive – this thing is “non-invasive” –... Read more

Contemplative Practice

2012-01-04T09:00:02-08:00

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Rest

Last updated on: January 4, 2012 at 9:00 am By Rick Hanson

Busy, busy? The Practice: Rest. Why? This practice is definitely a case of teaching what you need to learn: I’ve been working through a big bucket of tasks lately with little chance to rest. (I console myself with knowing that the bucket is emptying a lot faster than it’s filling with new tasks.) Sometimes you can really feel what you need to do by feeling what’s happening for you when you don’t. “Don’t,” that is: ease up, unwind, recharge, put... Read more

Contemplative Practice

2011-12-28T11:43:47-08:00

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Give Over To Good

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 at 11:43 am By Rick Hanson

What is living you? The Practice: Give over to good. Why? In every moment, you and I and everyone and everything else – from quantum foam to fleeting thoughts, intimate relationships, rainforest ecosystems, and the stars themselves – are each a kind of standing wave, like the ever-changing though persistent pattern of water rising above a boulder in a river. We are the result of multiple causes flowing through us. As Buckminster Fuller famously said, “I seem to be a... Read more

2011-12-01T08:00:27-08:00

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Feel Cared About

Last updated on: December 1, 2011 at 8:00 am By Rick Hanson

Studies show feeling cared about buffers against stress, increases positive emotions, promotes resilience, and increases caring for others. Plus it feels darn good. Read more

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2011-11-24T08:00:37-08:00

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Be Friendly

Last updated on: November 24, 2011 at 8:00 am By Rick Hanson

Friendliness takes a stand that is almost subversive these days: that the world has more opportunities than threats and that most people want the best for others. Read more

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