More excitement than most people can handle

Speaking of mental chatter, most people get one of its properties backward. Doing nothing isn't boring; it's overwhelming. People think of doing nothing as boring, as in devoid of anything…

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Less lingo please. More plain talk.

People use too much lingo. What do I mean by too much? I mean it when big or out-of-context words confuse more than illuminate or create meaning. Everybody knows it,…

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Jumping for Joy

By the second day of silence at last week's five-day meditation retreat, the mental static of everyday thoughts had mostly passed. During the 9am-11am session we switched techniques from focusing…

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