I’ve been eating mindfully since I wrote my series on mindful eating, but it’s not always easy. I find that if I begin eating a meal mindfully, then I’m much more likely to finish the meal mindfully. But what’s the best way to begin eating a meal mindfully?
The best way is to start of with [...]
Yesterday, I returned from my niece’s wedding in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding was in a small white chapel designed only for weddings. I was there with my wife, Lisa, my siblings, and about sixty other guests.
The formal wedding begins with the bridesmaids walking down the center isle followed by my pretty niece carrying [...]
If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve become a Buddhist. I find this difficult to admit because I’ve always been anti-religion. Most religions seemed to do more harm than good. They espouse a set of beliefs that cause some people to be intolerant, anti-science, and violent.
But my attitude began changing [...]
This post is Part 2 of a two part series. You can read Part 1 here.
In Part 1, I discussed the first six happiness activities in The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky. This post discusses the last six happiness activities.
7. Learning to Forgive Others
When you [...]
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself. – Sir Thomas Browne
I read many blog posts. Most posts briefly occupy my mind and disappear. But a few weeks ago, my friend Ian at Quantum Learning wrote a post called “Do my words improve silence?” that reverberated through [...]
Since I wrote my series on mindful eating, many new readers have subscribed to my blog who may not have read the series. I also know some of you read the series without actually trying mindful eating. You know who you are.
As a result, I decided to cook and serve one last dish [...]
Contrary to what we usually believe…the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced chick-sent-me-high-ee), a professor and former chairman of [...]
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. – Mary Catherine Bateson
When you read the word “death”, what’s your first reaction? Is it distaste? Fear? Sadness? Aversion? Horror? Pain? If you have a negative reaction, you’re not alone. Most people enjoy contemplating death about as [...]
This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
If you’ve been following this series, you know I used the book Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food by Jan Chozen Bays, MD as my guide. Jan is an [...]
Continue reading about 30 Days of Mindful Eating – Author Interview
This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
It’s the last day of my mindful eating trial and I’ve finished Jan Chozen Bays’ book. I’ve learned three new things from the book and my experiences.
Be careful of rigid rules. You can create rules that [...]
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