Our minds are busy places, especially during recovery. The thoughts and feelings just keep coming and coming, and sometimes (maybe even most of the time) it feels as though you are not wholly in control of the flow as it rushes by. Many of those thoughts and feelings...
There was a time when Cheers—a show set primarily in a bar in Boston—was at the pinnacle of sitcom popularity. It still holds a pretty prominent place in our collective cultural memory. You can probably at least hum the theme song that touted the benefits of going...
We like this quote from Sharon Salzberg, a bestselling author and leading figure in the meditation community: “Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.” There are three key components in the quote—resilience, compassion for...
Are you a magic fan? Do you enjoy marveling at illusions created by the likes of David Copperfield or Penn & Teller? Lots of people do, of course—and there is plenty of research that explores why that might be the case. It can be fun to be fooled by a talented...
If you have ever played tennis, you are probably familiar with the “sweet spot.” When the ball makes contact with your racket’s sweet spot—right in the middle of the strings with the racket held at the perfect angle—you can feel it. You can hit the ball with both...
You have no doubt heard the saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” The saying is thought to be an update on a verse found in the Biblical book of Proverbs: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” You will note that the...
