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Category Archives: Insights from Positive Psychology
Creativity: Honor Your Inner Rhythms
“The Tao is the one. From the one come yin and yang; From these two, creative energy; From energy ten thousand things, The forms of all creation.” Tao Te Ching, 42 The world is filled with natural rhythms—yin and yang, … Continue reading
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Compassion and Self Compassion
“To follow the Tao, Transcend ego. Through loving compassion And find yourself In a higher sense.” Tao Te Ching, 7 The wisdom traditions of Taoism and Buddhism teach the lesson of Oneness. Thus, compassion includes self-compassion. The more we can … Continue reading
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Cultivating Compassion
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” The Dalai Lama Are you too busy, too rushed to feel compassion for the people around you? Even when we have the best intentions, our capacity for compassion … Continue reading
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Information and Inspiration
Know the sunlight While confronting the shadows, Becoming a leader to all. Tao Te Ching, 28 We experience a daily deluge of information—news, gossip, external demands, TV, radio, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and more. But we are much more than information. … Continue reading
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The Center Space
“Thirty spokes meet at the wheel’s axis; The center space makes the wheel useful. Form clay into a cup; The center space gives it purpose. Frame doors and windows for a house; The openings make the space useful. Therefore, purpose … Continue reading
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About Anxiety
Have you left me or have I left you? and how do we get back together? Anxiety is a normal response to not having a soul. I don’t know what I mean by soul. I know something is missing, so I call … Continue reading
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Dharma or Drama?
As Juan says in his last post, “Each day we get busier and busier.” It’s hard to be present to the unfolding miracle of our lives when demands and distractions pull us away from our dharma. Dharma is a Sanskrit … Continue reading
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The Joy of Discovery
There’s a part of you that is forever young, forever in discovery. As children we naturally follow our curiosity, playfully exploring and using our gifts. But through the years, we collect layers of experience, demands, and responsibilities that can dim … Continue reading
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All the World’s a Stage
Shakespeare wrote that “all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players” (Greenblatt, 1997). How we relate to the world around us shapes the daily drama of our lives. Are we mere puppets, dancing to someone … Continue reading
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Creation or Stagnation?
Does your environment foster creation or stagnation? A recent study in Psychological Science has shown that while administrators and corporate CEOs talk a lot about creative innovation, they routinely block it. Threatened by the uncertainty of the creative process, they … Continue reading
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