March 2015

31 Mar

Posted at 07:04h in Glimpse into Me, poetry by

There Is A Place There is a place Where pain is a seed, Where Soul attends To Self and its needs. Where thinking and doing Are effortlessly right. Insight and compassion Hold us, irrevocably, As moon holds the night. The brain sprouts thoughts, As the ocean makes waves, And the dawn falls forward Through close of the day. Where the nature of things Is open and free - And love flows Between us Spontaneously. Soften, soothe, Accept what is, Be kind to others, Attend to your needs. Here I am the sun, the stars, A little boy - For sky has clouds, Trees have leaves, and I am freaking out with joy. Craig Stanton is a student of mine at George Mason University in the Leadership & Wellbeing...

20 Mar

Posted at 05:44h in Glimpse into Me, Mindfulness by

I spent the past 3 days in a digital detox by eliminating all email, Facebook, Twitter, and insta-anything from my diet. It was a very intentional effort to unplug and restore. Instead, I went old-school and even drafted some of this by long hand! Can you imagine? What I learned is just how addicted I am to these mobile and screen-based technologies. I don’t use the addict word lightly. It had come to the point that even before getting out of bed, I’m checking my emails and social media accounts as part of my morning ritual. Half-hazed or on the toilet or...

05 Mar

Posted at 10:32h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, change-agent, Glimpse into Me, Goal Setting, spirituality by

As I sit her preparing for the launch of the Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program in Philadelphia this Saturday, I am filled with amazing gratitude. Gratitude for this awesome program and my beautiful friend and co-conspirator, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya who teaches me so much: she teaches me to hustle with heart, to learn with vigor and to live with integrity. It wasn’t that long ago that CAPP was just an idea and now, we are beginning with our first rollout outside the NYC market. It’s a good day! I am grateful for the 25 students who have registered to join this...

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