Thinks I find along the way
Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like “Breakdown,” has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home in Malibu, Calif., a source confirms to Variety. He was 66. Police responded to his home a 10:50 p.m. Sunday night and he… via Tom Petty Dead of Heart Attack at 66 — Variety
Imagine all the people, living life in peace.You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one. Source: Peace Begins With Peaceful Actions – Lion’s Roar
I wish we lived in a country where we didn’t have to have regular talks with our kids about totally preventable gun violence, but here we are. Until now, my two sons have been too young to know about the regular horrors that lax gun regulations visit upon our fellow citizens, but I have a feeling I’m going to have to be talking to my seven-year-old about this later today. Source: How to Talk to Your Kids About Mass Shootings
You know you’ve made it big time not only when you get to meet the Dalai Lama. You know you can retire when you’ve made him laugh with a terrible joke.
Source: Australian news anchor’s terrible jokes cracks up the Dalai Lama – Holy Kaw!
But Having Resilience May Be Protective. Source: Depression Does Not Discriminate | Psychology Today
Is online friendship-making the new online dating? Source: Making Friends: There’s An App For That | Psychology Today
A new paper finds that direct mail, door-to-door canvassing, and television ads almost never change people’s minds. What does this mean for American democracy? Source: Most Campaign Outreach Has No Effect on Voters – The Atlantic
New sociological trends on the inability to disagree. Source: 4 Steps for Effective Social Media Arguments | Psychology Today
Mike Yung has a voice powerful enough to carry over a busy subway platform. Most of us won’t hear it in person, but even on video it’s a thing to behold.
Source: This subway busker has an incredibly powerful voice – Holy Kaw!
I spent 30 days with no social media in order to help my mental well-being. But what I found was even better than just Zen. Source: I Lived A Month With No Social Media–And Found My Life Purpose In The Process | Peaceful Dumpling
It takes great courage to grieve. At times, we may feel trapped – perhaps, imprisoned by our pain. Source: Mindfully Musing – At Peace With the Unknown.
Over years we accumulate a lot of knowledge, experiences and wisdom, yet we often ignore the basics. We need to de-clutter out minds, our hearts and cleanse ourselves of toxic emotions. Source: Don’t hold on to thrash | Actspot’s Blog
Yes, there’s even a song…
But at least you’re doing it. Once you’re doing it, you have a chance to do it better. Waiting for perfect means not starting. Source: Seth’s Blog: “You’re doing it wrong”
Watch this video until the end. If you don’t want to go to Norway by the end of it, then check your pulse––you might be dead. Source: 6 minutes that will convince you to go to Norway – Holy Kaw!
Listen up! Your body is pretty smart. Source: How To Listen To Your Body To Solve Your Health Problems – mindbodygreen
One of the most well-known couples researchers, John Gottman, is able to predict divorce with 90% accuracy. How does he do it? By watching partners communicate with each other, and coding their ratio of positive to negative exchanges. Couples should have at least 80% positive interactions. The other 20%, according to Gottman, may never get resolved. The arguments that are present at the start of a relationship are going to remain salient all the way through. Instead of focusing on those sources of conflict, the goal is to enhance the 80%. Work on making the relationship as positive as possible and let the rest go. If you find yourself in a relationship with a ratio slanted towards the negative, it may not be the healthiest. Try to make things work for a period of time, but recognize that expecting a partner to change is not the wisest strategy. It might be time to move on. Source: 3 Signs You’re In A Bad Relationship | Psychology Today
Paleo, vegan, Mediterranean—a functional doc breaks it all down. Source: The Best Diet For Inflammation – mindbodygreen
Many of us are committed to a journey of change and personal growth. While these are traits to be admired and celebrated, they can also have a darker side. We can become a little militant and dogmatic when we’re on our journeys.
As we focus on our attempts to make changes in our own lives, our views can start to narrow and become very black and white. We become so tuned into what we are doing that we forget there’s more than one way to do just about anything.
We seek out others that agree with us to back up ‘our views.’ This may be part of our primal wiring to be part of a collective. We seek a tribe.
Being part of a tribe can be intoxicating. Being with people that share our passion is exciting. It’s great to have a common goal or view and be able to talk about our passions with others that really get it. We’re all in this together.
Being in a tribe can also distort our perspective. Only seeing and hearing a biased view. Ironically, we can lose objectivity as we seek clarity. Becoming more rigid as we search for methods and hacks.
Or maybe we enjoy citing this study or that to ‘prove’ our point. Using science (bad science oftentimes) as our weapon of choice to make ourselves feel and sound knowledgeable.
Both these traits can lead to us becoming dogmatic, thinking our way is the only way.
Source: We Can Choose Different Ways Without One of Us Being Wrong
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