Happy December, SynerLINK friends,
This season brings many of us to explore what we are thankful for as we review the past year, and this month’s lead article raises many thought-provoking questions about this practice. I really appreciated this article, which discusses the nature of gratitude practice. Although I’m not a fan of those places in the article that seem to promote judging one another for how deep or shallow we perceive their gratitude practice to be – after all, I’m in support of gratitude in any form – I loved the idea of exploring gratitude for things we don’t normally feel grateful for. What would it be like to embrace gratitude for the variety of our experiences – those that are small and everyday, those that are imperfect, or those that we may normally label as negative? (Warning: some adult language.)
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Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.”
― G.K. Chesterton
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
Article of the Month:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bethany-thies/we-cant-have-nice-things_b_4283704.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
Really amusing – but true – resource for taking it easy on yourself.
http://southernbellehousewives.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/tips-for-a-worn-out-mom/
Beautiful essay on what really matters.
http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/10/28/if-i-live-to-be-100/
A great overview of the effects of stress on your body. Go ahead – have those hard conversations, and support others in being real, too.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-4-year-old-girl-asked-a-lesbian-if-shes-a-boy-she-responded-the-awesomest-way-possible
Really nice blog post on the wisdom our bodies have to offer.
doctorneha.com/2013/09/23/body-talking-listening/
How is our self-talk keeping us from fulfilling our potential?
http://qz.com/139453/theres-one-key-difference-between-kids-who-excel-at-math-and-those-who-dont/
The importance of praising effort, not skill. Not just for children!
http://beaumontparenting.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/are-you-using-the-right-words-when-you-praise-your-child/
A lovely essay about a lovely program to help doctors reclaim the spirit of medicine.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/medicines-search-for-meaning/?comments%23permid=10152542&smid=fb-share&_r=5
How can we better embrace uncertainty in our lives?
http://www.breathe2change.com/living-with-uncertainty/
We need more friends…and more ball pits. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHV4-N2LxQ
A BIT OF HUMOR
The mind-brain paradox…
http://www.xkcd.com/1163/
