by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 2, 2019 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness, Resilience
Back in 2013, I wrote a blog entitled, “The Buzz about Mindfulness – What is It?” where I noted the rise of mindfulness that was buzzing all around. Athletes, elementary school children, medical students, practicing doctors and their...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 17, 2018 | Learning, Practice, Purpose
I love Thanksgiving! The crisp air and brilliant autumn colors. The savory turkey smells tinged with the sweetness of pumpkin and spice. The excitement of having a day with space to reflect on our blessings. On a typical Thanksgiving at our...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 8, 2018 | Attention, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
Spending more money than we earn isn’t sustainable over time, we all know that. Yet that’s exactly what many of us do day-in and day-out when it comes to our life energies. We’re on deadlines. We experience urgency. We get caught up in the whirl of life that’s all...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 5, 2018 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
I grew up out in the country and I always loved the long winding walk down the driveway to meet the bus for that first day of school each year. There was something about the crisp fall air, freshly sharpened pencils, and squeaky new shoes that filled me with...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 12, 2018 | Attention, Learning
“We live in the world our questions create.” ~~ David Cooperrider Remember Sam, the business owner who couldn’t understand why his people didn’t simply ‘just listen” to him? His first step to remedy that situation was to learn to pause. His second step involved...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 13, 2018 | Attention, Mindfulness, Purpose
I met Sam last Wednesday morning for coffee. He couldn’t have looked more different from the man I’d met just a couple of years before. He was smiling. He looked younger and more fit. He was clearly enjoying our conversation, bringing me up to speed on his latest...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 5, 2018 | Attention, Practice
How do you spend your days? Ever feel like you’ve got to steel yourself for the day because there’s just so much to do? Ever say to yourself, “I just can’t find the time!” when you’d love to accept the offer to have dinner (attend a...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2018 | Practice
While skiing on the slopes recently, I was relishing the fresh powder and the fact that I was, well, skiing. Thoughts of work, of bills to pay and decisions to be made back home were merely fleeting thoughts and far, far away if they were present at all. I was on...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 20, 2017 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience |
Over these past weeks and months I’ve become increasingly perturbed and angry about the increasing violence all around us: in our backyards, our communities, across the globe. I find myself agitated and afraid at times. I struggle with the intensity of my emotional...
