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 | 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 | Apr 3, 2019 | Attention, Learning, Practice |
“Be careful what you wish for,” is a phrase we often bandy about. You’ve likely said it yourself. And with good cause. There’s some awareness, on our everyday level, that we have a lot of power to influence what we wish for. Come to find out, we do. Seems that...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2019 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Resilience |
With searing pain and teary eyes, my knotted calf screamed out in pain. At the aikido dojo, while practicing a move on my knees, I persisted in sitting back on my haunches and not being up on my toes; something all aikido students know as essential for successful...
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...
