The Near Cousin Of Optimism Is Hope:

I Don't Really Follow Meditation Hype. But My Impression Is That Poor Studies Are Cited As "proof" Of Meditation's Benefits, Findings That Apply To Advanced Meditators Are Sometimes Touted As Accruing To Beginners, And, Occasionally, Some Benefits Are Simply Imagined. This May Be Most True In The Business World, Where Many Companies Are Bringing In Teachers Who Are A Bit Loose In Their Use Of Research As Evidence For The Usefulness Of The Method.

The Amygdala In The Emotional Center Sees And Hears Everything That Occurs To Us Instantaneously And Is The Trigger Point For The Fight Or Flight Response.

For Better Or Worse, Intelligence Can Come To Nothing When Emotions Hold Sway.

Every Morning, I Go Off To A Small Studio Behind My House To Write. I Try To Ignore All Email And Phone Calls Until Lunchtime. Then I Launch Into The Sometimes Frantic Busy-ness Of A Tightly Scheduled Day.

Buying Phosphate-free Soap Allows You To Say, 'my Detergent Doesn't Have The Harsh Chemicals Others Do.' The Question Is, How Are You Washing With It? The Very Worst Thing For The Earth About Detergent Is That We Heat Water To Use It.