Glimpse into Me

10 Nov

Posted at 09:36h in Glimpse into Me by

I realize you’d rather hear how I feel than read how or what I think. So this blog post may be a bit different. I’m going to tell you how I feel right now. Sad to feel alone [It’s been harder than I anticipated to move to a new city to spark a social movement.] Lonely because I’m sad Frustrated cause I’m aware that these feelings are stemming from thoughts that I’m choosing [but so engrained in my DNA I can’t stop thinking them by flipping a switch.] And, excited by the opportunity I have to expand, to grow, to change. [Which first means...

06 Nov

Posted at 22:40h in Glimpse into Me, well-being by

[caption id="attachment_645" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="My suitcase often looks like this."][/caption] Coming off a real grounding weekend, spending it in the one place where I have a dresser of things alongside my suitcase. Essentially, I’ve been living out of my suitcase sine June of this year as I decided to sublet in New York and head west to the plum city, Cleveland Ohio. However, what I didn’t really consider when I jumped into Cleveland headfirst was (a) I still had things going in New York that would need some attention through the end of the year and (b) Living in both...

04 Nov

Posted at 16:30h in Cognitive-behavioral, Glimpse into Me, Opportunity/Threat by

Crisis! A cell phone conundrum: incoming text messages seem to be “broken.” Very few replies to my messages. “No one loves me,” becomes my belief system. I  default into threat mode and my confirmation bias goes into full force. It takes very little for the world to prove what we believe. Have you heard the Pygmalion effect research? Teachers were told: these kids are the top performers to a group that was randomly assigned (mixed ability). That group out-performed the control by nearly 3 times, who were also randomly assigned. I believe that what we expect we experience. I expect that people love...

03 Nov

Posted at 22:18h in Glimpse into Me, Opportunity/Threat, Relationships by

“There’s no one I can be more myself around than you, Louis.” Heard this twice this week – from two dear friends in separate moments – and am feeling so joyful to think that this is true. I’m honored, really, to be that in someone’s life. I’m working on letting that kind of love in, too, because really I believe transparency leads to transformation and truth, moments of growth and learning. Interestingly, though, the invitation to truly be seen and vulnerable sometimes sends me into complete threat mode, where my fight or flight response takes over. Typically, I find myself fleeing. That...

01 Nov

Posted at 11:47h in Action Research, Cognitive-behavioral, Glimpse into Me, Mindfulness, neuroscience, well-being by

[caption id="attachment_629" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="Who the hell knows?"][/caption] The story of my life. Yours too, I may presume. But not. So step off. It’s mine. Kidding. Step on. We're all fuck ups. Really, I believe this. Cause what happened to our childhood innocence and love – for ourselves, for others? Yes, I’m a fuck-up. And I’m pretty straight, sort of speak. What I mean is, I’m becoming more and more aware of my own insanity and what I’m realizing is that boy, I’ve been conditioned in a funny way. Wow. And I can’t judge it. I can’t hate it. Cause when I do,...

29 Sep

Posted at 17:56h in Glimpse into Me by

Louis Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP, is a Fellow at George Mason University’s Center for Consciousness & Transformation, and owns a NYC-based consultancy which specializes in consulting (facilitating + coaching) services to learning organizations and individuals of all kinds. Louis uses a unique, proprietary approach to building social, emotional, psychological, and communal capital which facilitates growth and resilience, even in the face of challenges. He partners in the SOMO (Social/Emotional+) Leadership Movement, a city-wide intervention in Cleveland, Ohio, teaching positive psychology in learning labs all across town: in businesses, schools, community groups, living rooms -- and baking principles of applied positive psychology into as...

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