Contributing Toward Happiness

The DBT skill of Distract with Wise Mind ACCEPTS includes contributing to others to help reduce our distress. Taking the time to replace our attention away from ourselves onto others can help us feel better and quite possibly bring joy. This…

Breathe

Take a moment and breathe…

Jon Kabat Zinn – Me Me Me

Mindfulness: “The awareness that arises through paying attention on purpose in the present moment nonjudgmentally - in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.” – Jon Kabat Zinn. Who are you, and what are you doing? https:/…

Pocket Mindfulness

This article breaks down 6 different mindfulness practices that you could try almost anywhere. Mindful practices around breathing, observations, awareness, sounds, immersion, and appreciation. Pick a few and try them out throughout your wee…

Influence Nonverbally

When someone thinks a certain way, and you want them to see things from your point of view, how often are you able to persuade them via discussion? Not as often as you would like, I presume. We think that if we give the best argument for others…

Be Kind to Yourself

Let’s take a moment to be kind to ourselves through this guided meditation. Take a moment wherever you are, at work or at home. https://soundcloud.com/breathworks-mindfulness/kindness-to-self-using-imagery

Mindfulness at Work

Check out this article that shared how to use mindfulness in the workplace for greater effectiveness; Effectiveness within yourself as well as within your work and career overall. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/…

Slow Down

When I want to get an important point across, I tend to have emotions behind it. My emotions will tell me that something is important and therefore I will speak a certain way to appease my mind, feeling as though I am tending to this important…

DEAR MAN

So often when we want to ask for something from someone, or even say, “No” to another person’s request, we get straight to the point; and as a result,many times we get fight back from the other person. By using a different strategy…

To Vent or Not to Vent

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When life hits us hard enough, we sometimes want to let it out and tell all those around us. Venting can be both cathartic as well as ineffective for us if we are not careful as to how we go on and vent. It is a dialectic. Vent to someone…