by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2019 | Consciousness, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose
Our once-a-month Thursday breakfast conversations – coffee in hand – typically result in making great connections, learning something useful, and still getting off to work in a timely fashion. Plus, it’s a totally inspiring way to start the day! Yet, this...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2019 | Learning, Mindfulness, Purpose
It was early one Saturday afternoon when I first heard a soft, muffled knock on a window while clearing out the bed of irises in our front yard. Occasionally, my husband will knock on our window and smile at me, or maybe signal that I have a phone call from Mom. Yet...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 1, 2019 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness
Recently, on a phone call with a vendor, while attempting to articulate a situation gone south and deep in the details, I was interrupted mid-stream with a torrent of words – an imagined finger angrily wagging in my face. The voice booming through the speaker on...
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 | 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 | 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...
