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 1, 2021 | Culture, Mindfulness, Practice
Signs of life are all around these days! Magenta magnolia trees in bloom and lightening yellow forsythia brighten our blocks. Chatter and chirping, squawks and bird song fill the early morning air. Beyond nature waking up, more of us are out biking and enjoying...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2021 | Learning, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
COVID, politics, grief, inequities – have ravaged & revealed. They’ve revealed our fault lines, our expectations, our fictions about how the world works, the personal stories we cling to like life rafts, trying to avoid the treacherous, uncertainties...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 1, 2021 | Learning, Mindfulness, Practice
The most common concern I hear from leaders of all stripes is, “There’s never enough time!” No time to respond to emails, follow up with people, attend every meeting, and indeed little time for an extra workout or catching your kid’s Zoom recital! Pause a moment to...
