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April 26, 2015
Mindfulness Matures
A recent article in the Sunday Times is critical of the mindfulness movement. I read through some of the comments to the article and they thought the piece was cynical or misinformed.
I think the presence of a critical, high profile, article such as this highlights that mindfulness is maturing as a concept and a movement. It can and should take the observations and respond to them where necessary and reject them where they don't fit.
Virginia Heffernen in the piece entitled,
I think the presence of a critical, high profile, article such as this highlights that mindfulness is maturing as a concept and a movement. It can and should take the observations and respond to them where necessary and reject them where they don't fit.
Virginia Heffernen in the piece entitled,
April 24, 2015
The Road To Character Walked By Jordan Spieth
I am reading with strong interest David Brooks's new book, The Road to Character.In this book, he argues that this generation has lost its connection to character. We are in an age of self-promotion, self-aggrandizement, and self-importance.
Masters...
April 22, 2015
I Was Born Thirty Years Too Late
If I had been born in 1933 instead of 1963, I would have largely missed the demands of the Information Age. If I had come of age as a writer thirty years ago in 1985, there would have been no Internet and I would still be creating manuscripts on a typewriter.
I am not a Luddite. I am fully engaged with all manner of technology. The possibilities of the Digital Age are staggering, inspiring, and, often, overwhelming. I admit to nostalgia about the old days.
As an introvert, I am not...
I am not a Luddite. I am fully engaged with all manner of technology. The possibilities of the Digital Age are staggering, inspiring, and, often, overwhelming. I admit to nostalgia about the old days.
As an introvert, I am not...
April 20, 2015
The Colors and Seasons of Introversion and Extroversion
"Minion Yellow is a custom colour designed to represent the sweet and subversive characters. An extroverted hue, it projects playfulness and warmth and is suggestive of intellectual curiosity and enlightenment."
So...
April 17, 2015
How to Create Solitude in the Context of Relationship
Solitude is necessary for my existence just as water is. Without it, I wither and become listless in my desiccated state. I am not, however, a hermit. I am in a committed relationship, married in fact, and must negotiate my needs for solitude within this relationship.
Unlike Fenton Johnson in his recent Harper's article, I feel that we can attain hydrating solitude within the confines of a committed relationship. This feat...
Unlike Fenton Johnson in his recent Harper's article, I feel that we can attain hydrating solitude within the confines of a committed relationship. This feat...
April 15, 2015
Three Reasons Why I Wrote the Awakened Introvert
I am excited to announce that my next book,
The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills for Maximizing Your Strengths and Thriving in a Loud and Crazy World
, is just about to be released! I am happy that...
April 11, 2015
The Interovert Revolution (no this is not a typo)
I recently misspelled introvert in a draft of an article I was writing. While I was correcting, I read what I had written: "interovert." It was an easy enough fix, just remove the "e." However, interovert has meaning on its own.Mindfulness practice builds our...
April 5, 2015
The Value of Unplugging
As you know from my last post, I was on vacation and while I was dealing with technology, I was also mostly unplugged, at least in a relative sense.
I contemplated the...
March 24, 2015
I Want my WiFi Now!
A recent adventure I had illustrates the limitations of the technology in certain places and how easily our expectations can give rise to a world of frustration.On Thursday March 12, I listened with great interest to
March 14, 2015
The Train’s Eye View of the Landscape
I am sitting on a train riding from Essex Junction, Vermont to Hartford Connecticut where I will be teaching my workshop at the Copper Beech Institute.
I haven't been on an Amtrak train since I was in graduate school over 20 years ago. We are moving along at a good clip and the tracks run parallel to the 89 Interstate. The hills and mountains are still snow covered and the sun is shining.
It's a different way to see the landscape. We are higher up than a car would be and I don't have...
I haven't been on an Amtrak train since I was in graduate school over 20 years ago. We are moving along at a good clip and the tracks run parallel to the 89 Interstate. The hills and mountains are still snow covered and the sun is shining.
It's a different way to see the landscape. We are higher up than a car would be and I don't have...
