On the Nature of Life
The older we become, the more we seem to resist change in all its facets. In this article we discuss common factors sustaining that resistance, and how a genuine sense of wonder at the ever changing nature of life, harbours the possibility of experiencing true joy.
A new challenge (1)
Personal account of my trip to China to learn Tai Chi. Part 1: Arrival and start-up.
Do we fight, flee, freeze or fawn?
Of our four defense mechanisms against both physical and emotional threat (fight, flee, freeze, fawn – or pleasing behavior), most people have learned to rely on just one or two of them. Having access to all four provides balance because of one’s confidence that any threatening situation can be acted upon adequately. And that in turn increases the pleasure of life!