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  • Wordy Wednesday

    Temporal Attachment We can think of attachment as it relates to people of things. However, we can also be attached to time.  Think about a situation you are in right now. It may feel like this situation will always be the way it is in the present time: our suffering or joy, our relationships, or our possessions…

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    Metacognition The act of moving the experience of an emotion from the limbic system of the brain into the prefrontal cortex. At the prefrontal cortex, the emotion becomes purposeful action. A recommendation from psychologists is to pause for 30 seconds as you imagine the consequences of stating out loud the thoughts in your head. To…

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    Body Reflexivity  Your body isn’t for comparison, correction, or consumption. It simply means yours is no better or worse than anyone else’s. -Kate Manne, Associate Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University and Author of Unshrinking Similar to Body Positivity or Neutrality, which refers to loving yourself for how you look in all…

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    Word of the Day Brainwriting  Step One: Generate ideas independently. Step Two: Regroup to evaluate ideas and discuss. * Why is Brainwriting more effective than the traditional Brainstorming meetings? During brainstorming meetings, stakeholder’s participation can become one-sided in favor of the biggest egos, the loudest voices, and the most powerful individuals.  During the brainwriting process, all stakeholder…

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    Wabi Sabi The art of honoring the beauty in imperfection. We do not need to create intentional imperfections but rather we need to accept that flaws are unavoidable. * The legend of Wabi Sabi dates back to the sixteenth century when the Japanese tea ceremony faced a big shift. Perfect dishes were replaced with chipped…

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    BIOPHILIA  A love of life. A love of all that is living. The human desire to connect with nature. According to biologist, E.O. Wilson, “biophilia is a hardwired instinct that is key to human happiness” (McGonigal, 2019, p.169). Modern humans tend to feel awe, contentment, curiosity, and wanderlust when in nature, and these emotions contributed to early humans’ ability…