Tag Archives: open focus

Time-Stressed

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Joel

Time-Stressed Sitting in Loews Hollywood Hotel, not a guest but waiting for our daughter and son-in-law, I had my computer with me and could/should be working on my blog post due the next day. Almost an hour passed, but being … Continue reading →

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Posture Affects Affect

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Joel

Just Adjust Posture The simple act of adjusting your posture works as an instant shift of focus. You may not notice the difference in how you feel, but research indicates a shift in affect (emotion/feeling) after adjusting posture.

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Mind Lifting

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Joel

Mind Lifting is Body Building for the Mind. Bad News: Life is one problem after another. Good News: Problems offer opportunities to check whether you are caught up in a Mind Drama of thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Each problem offers … Continue reading →

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Power Posing

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Joel

Stand up Straight The simple act of adjusting your posture works as an instant shift of focus. You may not notice the difference in how you feel, but research indicates a shift in affect (raw emotion) after adjusting posture.

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Core Self

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Joel

Seven Primary Affect Systems Working in his lab with rats, Jaak Panksepp found seven primary-process emotional systems built into the brain by evolution. We and all other mammals are born with these innate neural systems in our brains. We are … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Platitude Shmatitude

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Joel

Gratitude a Lot of Platitudes? Saying I’m grateful doesn’t mean much when I am bitter about my abusive childhood. Even if I leave my childhood somewhat behind, I am not the warm, tender, caring and loving man I would choose … Continue reading →

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Living on a Time Delay

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Joel

Living on a Time Delay We are on a half second-time delay — the kind of delay radio stations use to avoid broadcasting words that might violate Federal Communication standards. What we believe is happening this moment happened a half … Continue reading →

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Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Joel

Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies and Open Focus

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Balanced SEEKING

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Joel

A well-functioning balanced SEEKING system is essential to physical and emotional health. When the system is under-or over stimulated It can promote emotional disorders, ranging from depression to psychosis. Through many years of lab research with rats and other mammals, … Continue reading →

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Seeking Control of Emotions

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel

Even if you came up with answers to someone’s deepest problems, it would likely be a long time before they might be able to  accept this help. In words attributed to Winston Churchill, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but … Continue reading →

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