Mindfulness 101 – Observe, Describe, and Participate
Possibly the most helpful, life transforming, skill I’ve ever learned in Mindfulness. Mindfulness is very deep in practice, but getting started can be simple.
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How to Resolve a Conflict
I got in an argument with some housemates recently, and it got me thinking about how I win arguments and solve conflicts. It turns out, the way to win an argument is to be on the same side as the person you’re arguing with.
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Introspection Capstone
With enough practice, the power of introspection can completely solve a disaster before it happens in the first place…
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Introspection 101
A while ago, I learned a very clever strategy to apply to my recovery. My therapist at the time encouraged me to pay attention to how every individual word I say affects me emotionally…
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Decompression
I had an experience today that caused a lot of stress. In short, I helped a friend through a very hard time in which he discussed self harm in a potentially lethal way…
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Failure v. Success
Let me tell you about a couple people I know. I’ll try to keep the details of the first one a bit vague because sad to say, his story isn’t a good one. But I want to compare his story to another to show how he might have fared better. I’ll call this one Sandy…
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Quitting Smoking
I picked up smoking regularly back in 2008. I don’t remember exactly when my first smoke was but I remember what it was. I was offered a cigar. I remember saying that I would never smoke…
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