Category: DEFINITIONS
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MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now
MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now If you’re a Seinfeld fan, you’ll remember the classic Season 9 “The Serenity Now” episode which aired on 9 October 1997. George Costanza’s father, Frank was trying a relaxation technique prescribed by a self-help cassette tape. Every time he felt stressed, the instruction was that he must shout the calming…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional
MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional When beginning something, whether it’s a new job, a creative project, a relationship, or starting a business, people often take steps forward without full knowledge of what lies ahead. Oddly enough, that’s sometimes a good thing. If humans were perfectly rational, they might never start anything…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded
MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded I often write about “feeling grounded” and “gaining ground” – but what do I really mean? And why is being grounded one of the most important inner skills we can learn?
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MAKING MY PEACE … with indifference
MAKING MY PEACE … with indifference … emotionally flatlining … There is a strange quiet in the emotional room when indifference walks in. It’s not the slam of anger, not the ache of sadness, not even the stretch of numbness that comes with burnout. It’s something flatter. Quieter. Blander. Lately, I’ve found myself brushing up…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain
Making My Peace … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain Being rejected is not the end of the world – it’s the start of a re-think and improvements in life, and that makes it good for the brain say psychologists. I wrote in the previous post that rejection…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with rejection – from a city!
Making My Peace … with rejection – from a city! Rejection can be hard, difficult, and painful, with a long-lasting legacy. I still have nightmares about one such painful rejection. An unusual and unexpected rejection. A bolt out of the blue. I was stunned into silence – and, yes, tears. And I think…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with having plenty of enough
Making My Peace … with having plenty of enough How do I know when I have plenty? Is having plenty the same as having enough? One of the philosophies I live by is to reject greed. But one thing I forgot to define is when to determine when I have plenty or when…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with disease, disorder, and other dis words
Making My Peace … with disease, disorder, and other dis words I’m not fond of ‘dis’ words – they make people tense and anxious, or angry and resentful. I’m talking about disease, disorder, disinterest, discontent, disagreeable, disabled, disappointed, dissatisfied, dishonest, disadvantaged, disliked, disqualified, disconnected … ‘Dis’ words suggest something bad, something negative. Hearing…