Category: Kindness
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Are There More Dimensions to Our Liberation?
Could there be more dimensions to our liberation? This was the question that came to mind as I was watching an interview with ALOK. ALOK (Alok Vaid-Menon) is a writer, public speaker, and artist whose very existence seems threatening to some. Why? You’ll see it in this interview.
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The Power of Good Questions
When how to express our needs is never taught, and a direct question is considered rude, learning how to ask for what we need is no small task. So how do we start asking better questions? How do we empower ourselves and cut through confusion in conversations with others?
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Are You Using Anger As a Fuel?
When times are worrisome (I do mean politics, yes!), we have to be careful not to turn to anger for fuel and not to confuse hatred with a measure of care.
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Expert Conversations on Trauma, Part 3
Trauma-informed care doesn’t mean every physician has to be a therapist; it means doctors are aware that there can be underlying causes to the pain someone is experiencing. Is the pain coming from chronically oppressing your anger? Has your depression developed due to a strong disconnect from yourself? This is one of the ideas that Gabor Maté is explaining in this video.
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Can You Lie to Yourself Better?
Neurolinguistic programming tells us that to have a better life, we have to start having better thoughts. But how do we do that? Listen to what Marisa Peer – a therapist, speaker, author, and overall lovely lady – has to say.
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A Simple Exercise To Move Through Discomfort
I understand it’s not enough to say “just normalise discomfort”. OK, cool, but how do we do that? What can help us to take that uncomfortable action? Luckily, there are some practical tips here.
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Expert Conversations on Trauma, Part 2
What happens to us in our childhood shapes the way our brain develops. How we respond to the world is how it makes sense for us to respond to it. Trauma – including neglect – plays an enormous part in all this. In the second article in this series, see what Dr. Bruce Perry has to say.
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One Small Habit with Big Science Behind It That You Might Want to Try
Are there simple and easily formed habits that can push us towards being more compassionate with ourselves? Is there an “easy way’ to start the journey of being kinder to ourselves? Of course – many. Here’s one of them.
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Something to Open Our Hearts
I think that sometimes someone’s presence and kind words are enough to remind us that a life of love and inner peace is possible. On the first day of this year – or on any other day – we can get that radiating kindness from Thich Nhat Hahn.
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Are You Ready to Normalise Discomfort?
I was thinking to myself: what would be the message I’d like to hear on the last day of the year? Or on the first one? Or…at any time? This is that message.
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