by MAI Team | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
A couple of nights ago my husband, Glenn and I had an excellent meal with a bottle of wine at one of our favourite local restaurants. We were full of bonhomie as the evening drew to a close, and I excused myself to use the facilities before heading off on our walk...
by Helen Kain | Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness, Optimism, Pessimism, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
My aunt Pat was something of a dish. Lively and humorous, with a caustic wit that rarely failed to entertain, she augmented the very restrictive rations available to Britons during WWII with “two shilling teas” to which she was escorted by a bevy of besotted...
by Helen Kain | Changing our Minds, Conflict, Learning, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
My husband Glenn is a car guy, and one of the apples of his eye is his 2003 Morgan, which lives at our place in Cape Cod. Our daughter Kirsten and her fiancé Michael, shown in said car, are tying the knot next month here in Canada and we thought it would be fun to...
by MAI Team | Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, Mental Fitness, Motivation, Optimism, Pessimism, Physical Health, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Resilience, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Trevor Greene, retired Canadian Forces Captain, can now do 30 squats while gripping a ladder attached to a wall. This would not be remarkable in any way except he had an axe put through the back of his head five years ago in Afghanistan. He had been sitting with...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emotional Intelligence, The Brain Diaries
Posted March 23, 2011 by The Coaching House Ltd. Michael, my prospective son-in-law, works in the customer service department of an auto collision shop. Recent repairs to the road in front of the shop involved the digging of a deep trench to facilitate underground...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Physical Health, Self Confidence, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Laura, a young friend of mine, died a month ago, ending a six year struggle with anorexia nervosa. The funeral was one for the memory bank, filed under Unforgettable, Heartbreaking. Her former baseball coach, her pastor, and searingly, her father, all spoke movingly...
