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Resilience & a night at the Blues Fest

Resilience & a night at the Blues Fest

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 8, 2016 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Resilience | 1 comment

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...
Moving From Being Driven by the Urgent to Moving with the Important

Moving From Being Driven by the Urgent to Moving with the Important

by Brian Fippinger | Mar 28, 2016 | Attention, Embodied Leadership, Practice

I apologize for the delay with this installment of “Moving From Being Driven by the Urgent to Moving with the Important”  This installment is about creating boundaries and I had it all created….proofread….and was searching for just the right images when a video came,...
Feeling Alive

Feeling Alive

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 31, 2015 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning, Purpose | 1 comment

“We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its urgency, ‘here and now’ without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.” ~ Jose Ortega y Gasset What makes you feel the most alive? When is life the...
Tuck Your Crazy? The Power of Pause

Tuck Your Crazy? The Power of Pause

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 14, 2015 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning

On vacation recently, we happened to meander into a shop on the main drag of the small town where we were staying. It was full of chotchkies. Within no time we were chuckling, then roaring–we even took a picture!  “Your crazy is showing. You might want to...
What are You Practicing These Days?

What are You Practicing These Days?

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 15, 2014 | Attention, Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Practice

What are you practicing these days? If practice makes perfect (as my first grade teacher said) or if practice makes better (as our aikido sensei teaches) or if practice simply makes possible, it makes good sense to know what we’re practicing. As human beings...
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