Even though it's scary, everyone longs to be seen, to be known. To have your hopes and fears acknowledged - the ones behind a polite smile or a frown of frustration. To have your true caring seen, as well as your positive intentions and natural goodness. The post See the Person Behind the Eyes appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Discover some simple yet powerful ways to become happier in this conversation with Gretchen Rubin—author of The Happiness Project. In this Foundations of Well-Being interview, Gretchen gets very practical and shares an easy path towards greater well-being, from the first things you do in the... The post Gretchen Rubin Interview on Gratitude appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online. Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think... The post Rick’s Picks: Wealth Inequality in America appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
The Rural Life / By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer Rewiring Your Brain Sometimes things intersect in a way that makes you sit up and take notice. This happened to me recently. It started with some spectacular nature programs—the BBC series available on Netflix. My husband and I love them,... The post Rewiring Your Brain: An Article from Jennifer Forsberg Meyer appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
A lot of people know intellectually that they have good qualities – but deep down they don’t feel that good about themselves, often with related feelings of inadequacy, worthlessness, being “less than,” exclusion, harsh self-criticism, unloveability, and shame. Find out how you’re doing in these... The post QUIZ: How Self-Worthy Are You? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
A lot of people know intellectually that they have good qualities – but deep down they don’t feel that good about themselves, often with related feelings of inadequacy, worthlessness, being “less than,” exclusion, harsh self-criticism, unloveability, and shame. Find out how you’re doing in these... The post QUIZ: How Self-Worthy Are You? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online. Douglas Preston writes for slate.com about his ski trip with the Dalai Lama: As we finished, a young waitress with tangled, dirty-blond hair and a beaded headband began clearing our table. She... The post Rick’s Picks: I Took The Dalai Lama To A Ski Resort And He Told Me The Meaning Of Life appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Already Happy Now. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here. The post Already Happy Now appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
“Life is always unfolding, you’re always in an emerging process… only junk can really make you feel stagnat or chaotic, and the beautiful thing about being a human being is you have a choice. With awareness, you can use liberate yourself and free yourself to... The post Aspiration: An Interview with Dan Siegel appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online. In her final days as Commander of the International Space Station, Sunita Williams of NASA recorded an extensive tour of the orbital laboratory and downlinked the video on Nov. 18, just hours... The post Rick’s Picks: Inside an Orbital Laboratory appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
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