Sometimes, early in the morning before the city wakes up, lying in bed, I hear the silence like the pause between breaths. And in that silence, I hear a train. I hear the squeal of the wheels on the track, sometimes the singing of the brakes. Sometimes I hear the long, drawn-out whistle that tells …
“Let go of all those things that you are carrying around that aren’t yours.” In this morning’s guided meditation, the guide gave that instruction. And I began to wonder what I am carrying around that isn’t mine. I could tell that I’m carrying around too much because my shoulders have been too tight and my …
Scientists at the University of Oslo studying the brain have a new theory that daydreaming is important to memory storage. They found that the hippocampus uses daydreaming to move memories from short-term to long-term storage, allowing us to hold onto memories – the same way that sleep-dreaming does. This happens throughout the day in fractions …
This week, for some reason, the right side of my torso has been in pain. Not the usual pain that we all feel, the stress in our shoulders from hunching over our laptops and phones. Not the tension that runs down through our jaw and neck from holding back unsaid words. A pin-pointed pain, sharp, …
Have you ever noticed how, when things get scary, we may run towards comfort? Comfort may be simple: comfort foods. Foods high in fat and carbs, filling foods that make us feel warm. Comfort may be habitual: when my mother died recently, my sisters and I ran towards the habits that are core to us. …
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