Someone posted recently to my timeline that love and despair were mutually exclusive; that they could not exist within the same space and time. Source: Mindfully Musing – How to Comfort Our Pain.
7 Things You Need to Know to Live Your Best Life & Make a Better World
For the past couple of years, I’ve had several ah-ha moments that have made my life better. Here are seven of those realizations. Source: 7 Things You Need to Know to Live Your Best Life & Make a Better World
Baño de bosques, la tradición budista convertida en terapia que beneficia tu salud
More on the benefits of forest bathing…
Sumergirse en la naturaleza beneficia a la salud mental y física, concretamente disminuye el estrés y la ansiedad, mejora del estado de ánimo y reduce la presión arterial, lo que ha llevado en los últimos años a practicar como terapia los baños de bosque o Shinrin-yoku, una iniciativa cuyos beneficios recoge un informe elaborado por el Observatorio de Salud y Medio Ambiente del Instituto DKV de la Vida Saludable, en colaboración con el Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal). Source: Baño de bosques, la tradición budista convertida en terapia que beneficia tu salud – EcoDiario.es
How Do We Move Forward After Losing the People We Love?
Caring for ourselves and holding onto memories may hold the key. Source: How Do We Move Forward After Losing the People We Love?
Why are you already celebrating Christmas?
Like "autumn creep," the encroachment of Christmas upon the final Sundays after Pentecost and the four weeks of Advent is one of those unfortunate results of living in a society in which we allow corporate marketing departments to set the tempo of our existence. The high consumer spending that accompanies Halloween and follows Thanksgiving must begin earlier and earlier each year, and the birth of Jesus Christ must be made synonymous with the purchase of certain products and a rather banal color palette, which is why Starbucks is already selling its bad coffee in red, green, and white paper cups. Whatever happened to waiting?
The Good Old Days
We take it for granted that nostalgia is an ordinary, harmless emotion. You won’t get a referral for a psychologist because you’ve posted a childhood photo with the caption #ThrowbackThursday, or because you have a weak spot for Lucky Charms or Fruit Roll-Ups. But that’s a relatively new way of thinking.
The scientist who coined the term “nostalgia” in 1688 thought of this emotion as a neurological illness caused by demons. Other scientists latched onto this conception of nostalgia as a disease. It took marketers, centuries later, to realize that nostalgia has benefits.
An Unknown ‘Void’ Found in the Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays
It may be a clue to how the giant structure was built. Source: An Unknown ‘Void’ Found in the Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays – The Atlantic
The Protestant Reformation, explained
The Protestant Reformation, explained. Source: The Protestant Reformation, explained – Vox
Students Protest Intro Humanities Course at Reed
Activists are disrupting lectures to protest “white supremacy,” but many students are taking steps to stop them. Source: Students Protest Intro Humanities Course at Reed – The Atlantic
Pope raises prospect of married men becoming priests
What’s next? Female priests?!
Pope Francis has requested a debate over allowing married men in the Amazon region of Brazil to become priests, in a controversial move that is likely to outrage conservatives in the Church, Vatican sources say. Source: Pope raises prospect of married men becoming priests
The Sniper Mind: Eliminate Fear, Deal with Uncertainty, and Make Better Decisions
You’re gonna wanna read this…
Hidden Brain: the rise of the humble checklist
The simple “to-do” list may be one of humanity’s oldest tools for keeping organized. But checklists are also proving essential in many modern-day workplaces, from operating rooms to the cockpits of jumbo jets. This week, we explore the power of the humble checklist to help us stay on track and focus on what’s important, particularly when pressure is intense and the stakes are high. Source: Hidden Brain : NPR
Eric Zimmer on changing your behavior
Eric is the host of one of my favorite podcasts called The One You Feed. Here he talks about how to change your behavior.
Bright, shiny objects! 
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