by Helen Kain | Changing our Minds, Emotional Intelligence, Flourishing, Gratitude, Happiness, Home, Mind/Body Connection, Resilience, The Mind
Budweiser’s 2015 Superbowl Commercial currently has over 25 million hits on YouTube, and I suspect it’s not because of the beer. Humans require safety, satisfaction and connection, author Rick Hanson points out in his latest book, Hardwiring Happiness. We...
by Helen Kain | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Flourishing, Mindfulness, Positivity, Team Dynamics
Today’s question: What is the key to harmonious relationships? John Gottman, relationship expert, suggests that the ratio of positive to negative remarks and interactions has a lot to do with it. Five-to-one is the recommended dosage for a sustainable, happy...
by Helen Kain | Aging, Energy, Flourish, Flourishing, Motivation, Physical Health, Resilience, Values
“Life isn’t a train ride where you choose your destination, pay your fare and settle back for a nap. It’s a cycle ride over uncertain terrain, with you in the driver’s seat, constantly correcting your balance and determining the direction of progress. It’s difficult,...
by Gordon Parry | Intelligence, Learning, Mastery, Memory, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, Values
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein Aristotle described wisdom as the most finished form of knowledge. How does knowledge achieve this finished form? Brain research provides a clue. As brain cells...
by Gordon Parry | Living on Purpose
We are never finished. These four words can conjure up feelings of resignation and discouragement, or hope and desire. Repeat them a few times and notice how they strike you. How does it sit, knowing that living life on purpose is never finished? In this final...
