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January 2012

January 18, 2012

Empty The Cup

Are you full to the rim? The Practice: Empty the cup. Why? Once upon a...

January 11, 2012

Remember The Big Things

What matters most to you? The Practice: Remember the big things. Why? In every life,...

January 04, 2012

Rest

Busy, busy? The Practice: Rest. Why? This practice is definitely a case of teaching what...

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 have dueling rallies in DC coming soon. Stewart's is "Rally...

May 15, 2011

Balancing Joining and Separating

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

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...

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...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

About Your Wise Brain

Your Wise Brain is my blog, posted at Psychology Today, Huffington Post and other major...