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Let’s go lo-tech to better understand hi-tech Dear Daughter, Some say life’s a box of chocolates. I rather think it’s more
09/01/2018 14:25 GMT
On the Japanese island of Okinawa, which prior to 2000 had the longest life expectancy of all the prefectures in Japan, to live a healthy and happy life to over 100 remains commonplace, and any centenarian can readily name their <em>Ikigai</em>.
30/08/2017 15:41 BST
I routinely get between <strong>7 and 8 hours sleep</strong> a night, but is it <em>good sleep</em>? You know, the kind that refreshes and restores, because to be frank, I don't always bounce out of bed each morning feeling fully rested and powered up ready to go.
21/03/2017 13:19 GMT
But if we feel vulnerable and open to criticism, or are knocked-back by even the smallest of set-backs, then it is all too easy to believe that we're powerless to act, incompetent, unable to relate, and doubt our-self in every area of our life.
09/03/2017 16:44 GMT
Neither would it seem that this is a one-off seeking to encourage <em>wellbeing</em> across Japanese society. The country has more than a wee bit of a track-record in trying out novel and innovative approaches to promoting general wellness.
07/03/2017 13:45 GMT
Sisu is a Finnish term that can't be readily translated into English, but is a derivative of the word Sisus which quite literally means the internal organs (or guts), of either an animal or a person.
20/02/2017 14:43 GMT
That we should be investing early in the lives of our children is for me, a no-brainer! It's a fundamental given in helping them to grow-up to become independent, vital, creative, collaborative, resilient, resourceful, productive and happy adults.
06/01/2017 12:14 GMT
Sixteen hundred years ago, Augustine left behind Selfhood for Sainthood. Mindfulness
of course isn't a short-cut to Sainthood, but starting this year it might just help you to find your Best Self!
04/01/2017 13:53 GMT
They are getting the inside track on developing an emotional and social skill for living smarter, happier and healthier lives. They are developing their resourcefulness and building their resilience. They are clearing their minds, focusing their Attention and tapping into their creativity and ingenuity.
29/11/2016 11:41 GMT
We can't do that if we are not wholly present and if technology or some other medium is allowed to intercede. In this respect these can consume our Attention and paradoxically fragment this inter-connectedness.
16/11/2016 13:53 GMT
A wee while ago, I spoke at a professional development event at the BBC in Glasgow on Mindfulness and Leadership. Whenever I talk about any aspect of Mindfulness, be that the personal or the professional, I always provide the evidence-base. The Why, not just the What and the How!
07/11/2016 11:34 GMT
