The task of worrying is to come up with positive solutions for life's perils by anticipating dangers before they arise. If we are preoccupied by worries, we have that must less attention to expend on figuring out the answers. Our worries become self-fulfilling prophecies, propelling us toward the very disaster they predict.
Daniel GolemanSmart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.
Daniel GolemanThe basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.
Daniel GolemanTrue compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.
Daniel GolemanAll the classical meditation traditions, in one way or another, stress nonattachment to the self as a goal of practice. Oddly, this dimension is largely ignored in scientific research, which tends to focus on health and other such benefits. I suppose the difference has to do with the contrast in views of the self from the spiritual and scientific perspectives. Scientists value the self; spiritual traditions have another perspective.
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