The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have tragic consequences for many families. However, in some cases, the forced need to work from home provided unanticipated opportunities for professional growth. For example, I became a Zoom aficionado during the past year, both in my professional and personal spheres. That never would have happened without the enforced solitude that COVID brought. Our extended family was not unscathed – we had six cases, but thankfully no fatalities – as of yet. We all become much more solicitous of each other’s welfare as well. We intend to keep up these habits post pandemic. What about you?
Stressed out? A Koru Mindfulness course will calm your nerves!
i will be conducting Koru Basic Mindfulness courses this week with start times on Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd, or Thursday 3rd June 2021. More information is available here:
https://student.korumindfulness.org/course-detail.html?course_id=5132
The Universe – a Thought rather than a Machine – and is the Brain the Receiver?
Generator, receiver of consciousness – or both? Some Quantum Physicists are starting to move away from the traditional paradigm that the universe is a mega-machine and some now consider that the universe may actually be a giant thought that leads to material creation. Some neuro-physicists are investigating the theory that the brain is actually a receiver of a universal consciousness rather the generator of consciousness.
My questions – could it be both simultaneously? Are we in the early stages of a paradigm shift?
Get Frickin’ Resilient Right Now!
Welcome to my 2021 Wellness website. This is my first post. From here on I will discuss all matters pertaining to resilience – mental. physical, spiritual – whatever – how to get there, how to maintain it, and perhaps – how to pass it on to others once you attain your personal version of it. I will post blogs, re-post other people’s blogs, and throw out items for discussion from time to time. Resilience is unique to every individual and there is “no one-size fits all” prescription to finding your solution. However, we can learn from the experiences of others who have found themselves in similar situations. My approach is eclectic – all areas of human endeavour, all eras, all cultures, all gender expressions, and all types of challenges that someone had to overcome – often after numerous dispiriting attempts – and failures.
I start from the viewpoint that resilience is attainable by anyone. I like John Buchan’s description of the human spirit, i.e. “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” (Buchan was a diplomat, a First World War propagandist/an intelligence officer, a politician, a historian, a best-selling novelist in his day – and as Lord Tweedsmuir – the Governor-General of Canada).
That’s enough to start us off. I plan to showcase contemporary persons to start – well-known AND not so well-known. The common denominator will be that they found a way to find themselves.
