Tag: Character

• July 12, 2011

  The Riddle of Exulting in Our Defects

  Why do we keep going back to behaviors we know will hurt us? Why does the comfort we seek in them feel so real in the moment, only to leave…

• July 8, 2011

  Why Sleep Is Your Most Creative Time

  What if the most creative and receptive hours of your day are not the ones you spend at your desk, or in a meeting, or staring at a problem? What…

• July 5, 2011

  Two Ends of the Same Spectrum

  Most of us do not notice the drift until we are already far from shore. We did not make one big dramatic decision to abandon our spiritual practices or disconnect…

• June 28, 2011

  What Is the Hole in the Doughnut?

  There is a feeling that most of us know but few of us can name: the sense that you are being left out, overlooked, forgotten, or pushed to the margins…

• June 24, 2011

  The Double-Edged Sword of Negative Thought Patterns

  Most people understand that certain substances can trigger an allergic reaction in the body. What far fewer people understand is that negative thoughts — anger, worry, self-pity, depression — can…