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Exercise and Mindfulness

Usually we don’t associate exercise and mindfulness. However, here are some ideas about how to unplug from your technology when you are exercising and be present while you practice the strength resilience skill of exercise
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9/11 and COVID-19: Remembering and Lessons Learned

We were all changed by 9/11 and have been, and will be, changed by COVID-19. How have you been changed by those events? And what have we learned?
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A Safety Check of Your Brain

Just like you need to do a “safety check” on the tools of your trade, if you think of your brain/mind as a tool you need in your work, you need to do a safety check on your brain and make sure that it is working effectively. Here are some tips to help you make…
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Improving Sleep By Practicing Gratitude

Especially in these difficult times many of us have a hard time getting to sleep because our minds are focused on a host of worries, what we think we “should” or “shouldn’t” be doing, and what we think others “should” or “shouldn’t” be doing. Here is a simple tool/skill to interrupt these thoughts and can…
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Mindfulness Practice: It’s Easy

Mindfulness practices are both simple and easy, which is why a lot of people struggle to commit to do them. “Oh, that’s too easy.” Here is one simple Mindfulness practice that may help you in this time of high stress.
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Empathy In Public Service and Healthcare: Why It’s Important

The lack of empathy from police, EMS workers, and healthcare causes significant negative consequences for the community and the “providers.” These consequences cost $$ and cost careers and family relationships. There are some suggestions on how to maintain and increase empathy.
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Post Traumatic Growth In The Time of COVID-19

We have all been traumatized by the impact of COVID-19. However, this also gives all of us an opportunity to grow. How have you grown from surviving COVID-19.
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Failure and Persistence

We have all failed. In fact, most of our most valuable life lessons have come from our failures. America has failed and the data proves it. What have we learned?
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What To Do With The Time Given

In the “Lord of the Rings”, Frodo tells Gandalf that he wishes all that was going on would not have come in his life time. Gandalf, in his wisdom, replies, “So do I and so do all who live in such times. But that is not for them to decide. All have to decide what…
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How To Win The War On COVID-19

If we are going to use WAR as the literal and metaphoric image in our battle against COVID -19, then we need to behave accordingly. I was reminded of stories from WWII combat veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy.
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