Occupation: Author Birth: 1959
Unfortunately, as a society, we do not teach our children that they need to tend carefully the garden of their minds. Without structure, censorship, ….
Most of the circuits in our brains run on automatic. The more you think a thought, the more energy goes into that circuit. Eventually it gets enough ….
Emotion only lasts in our bodies for about 90 seconds. After that, the physical reaction dissipates, UNLESS our cognitive brain kicks in and starts c….
I can choose to come into the world as my right brain personality, which is more compassionate, more open, more loving, and more right here, right no….
For me, it's really easy to be kind to others when I remember that none of us came into this world with a manual about how to get it all right. We ar….
The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude..
Most of the different types of cells in our body die and are replaced every few weeks or months. However, neurons, the primary cell of the nervous sy….
To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst th….
I realized, "Oh my gosh! I'm having a stroke!" And the next thing my brain says to me is, Wow! This is so cool! How many brain scientists have the op….
It takes 90 seconds from the time we have a thought that is going to stimulate an emotional response. When we have an emotional response it results i….
My left brain is doing the best job it can with the information it has to work with. I need to remember, however, that there are enormous gaps betwee….
We can all learn that we can take full responsibility for what thoughts we are thinking and what emotional circuitry we are feeling. Knowing this and….
Our right hemisphere, it thinks in pictures and it learns kinesthetically through the movement of our bodies. Information ... explodes into this enor….
When we are being compassionate, we consider another's circumstance with love rather than judgement... To be compassionate is to move into the right ….
The left hemisphere is very interested in language; it communicates in words, it has a past, a present, and a future; it has a time component and it'….
In the course of four hours, I watched my brain completely deteriorate in its ability to process all information. On the morning of the hemorrhage, I….
Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated..
My favorite definition of fear is: False Expectations Appearing Real.
Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think.
Please be responsible for the energy you bring into this space..
We have the power to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world..