by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 1, 2021 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
Thanksgiving – I’ve loved it since I was a kid! Time away from school. Savory smells of turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie promising a few days of fun. Time to be silly with family while playing games, hiking or simply hanging around. Lots of family. COVID put the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2021 | Practice, Purpose, Resilience
Let’s face it, we’re 21 months(!) in and we’re all tired of COVID. We’re tired of hearing about it on the nightly news and listening to vaccination rates across the country. We’re tired of feeling whatever we’re feeling about it (agitated, anxious, and angry are among...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2021 | Attention, Mindfulness, Resilience
Even with my day breezing right along . . . I can get twitchy. Waiting at a stoplight. Anticipating an important call or email. Fussing in the kitchen after dinner (instead of relaxing). I’m guessing you can relate. On a day-to-day basis, we don’t label these...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 20, 2021 | Consciousness, Learning, Mindfulness
I‘ve spent years wishing that I had more space in my life and on my calendar. My internal press to get stuff done, make things happen, be on top of it the right way . . . has always seemed to crowd out space, leaving less room for reflecting, creating, or doing what I...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Dec 1, 2020 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Resilience
Prior to COVID-19 descending last spring, our lives were so oriented around time that we were hard-pressed to leave home without our posse of electronic devices strapped on, tucked in and gripped by our hands. We’d learned to live our lives by the clock, allowing...
