by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 16, 2016 | Learning, Mindfulness, Resilience
Kinetic tension filled the office. Quarterly reports were coming out, and no one knew what to expect, no one knew what the big boss would do. The uncertainty of not knowing and wondering about job security, kept everyone on tenterhooks, irritable and touchy. As the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 8, 2016 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Resilience |
Resilience, springing back into shape after being stretched or bent, requires cultivation just like the perennials in my garden. A critical first step, like noticing it’s time to water the flowers before they dry out or to pull weeds before they take over the entire...
by Brian Fippinger | May 4, 2016 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning, Resilience
Everybody loves a good challenge. The ALS website says that more than 17 million people participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to support ALS and other causes. We all remember this one, how could we not. Pictures like this one showed up on every screen we owned...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 23, 2015 | Attention, Learning, Practice
Hearing the shrieks and howls I couldn’t help but set down my steaming coffee, the New York Times, and go to the window to have a peek. Their unabashed laughter, you could say, compelled me into action. Outside for our annual August Block Party, a colorful...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 21, 2015 | Attention, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Resilience |
Vulnerability is sexy. Yep. Stay with me here. Mostly we tend to want to hide our vulnerabilities for fear of ridicule and disconnection (at least that’s true for me). Or, fear of actually feeling feelings that make us uncomfortable like grief, disappointment,...
