What is an introvert? Someone with a natural tendency to spend much of his time alone, to be quiet and reserved in social situations, and to reflect his opinions deeply, to analyze all the time. An extrovert, by contrast, is more inclined to be outgoing, to socialize and make new friends, and to express his opinions freely, to talk all the time. Introversion is simply an inclination, a tendency to behave in a certain way. Any personality is essentially just that—a set of behavioral … [Read more...]
Is Meditation an Escape from Reality?
Sometimes when I talk to people about mindfulness meditation, it seems that what they imagine in their minds is a scene like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVCZmGkB4oo Even if I were to grant that there's something meditative happening in this scene, it's still far from any sort of mindfulness. "Find your power animal" is a spiritual visualization technique, not mindfulness meditation. Now let's look at a scene later in the … [Read more...]
What Archery Taught Me about Worry and Cooler States of Mind
Last Sunday I tried archery for the first time in my life. As always with such things, I was hooked immediately. If it weren't for dinner reservations, I wouldn't have stopped even after six hours of shooting arrows, blood-painting my arm, and straining my shoulder in a bliss of flowing joy. It took me a while to get somewhat comfortable with the primal weapon, but once I had roughly assimilated the basic motor patterns, I learned something fascinating. Whenever I wanted to hit gold, I … [Read more...]
Meditation Helps Addicts to Find Inner Peace and Recover (MPC#57 with Chris Shae)
To live in mindcoolness means to have found inner peace. But this most precious state is not the end of a life's journey. You can enter that state as you are walking, no matter the rocks that hamper your way, no matter the grazes and wounds on your feet. You can live daily in inner peace, regardless of what you're struggling with. (Chris Shae) In this episode of the Mindcoolness podcast, I interview Chris Shae (@lifejourneyblog) about how mindfulness meditation helps people to deal with … [Read more...]
Solving the Problem of Acceptance
The Problem With radical acceptance, you accept your past, future, and present. Your past involves your childhood, bad memories, and traumatic events. Accepting your past makes sense because it creates peace of mind and allows you to look ahead. No problem here. Your future involves your plans, goals, and ambitions. Accepting your future makes sense because it creates outcome independence and regulates your fear of failure. No problem here. Your present involves your bodymind, physical … [Read more...]
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