Joyful Intention
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Approach the unknown with joyful intention, and discomfort can be endured with grace.
Read MoreWhy Momo is Frightening
/Why does looking at Momo, really a sculpture titled “Mother Bird,” convey such fear? Simple, we evolved to be intensely disturbed by features that indicate physical sickness and starvation.
Read MoreDrawn Too Tight
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Life will drag you backward, forward, and sideways but you always have the option of lessening the tension on yourself.
Read MoreTools for High School Students
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Visit: mentallyagile.com/tools/high-school-students for a list of eleven stressor categories and positive coping tools specific for high school students.
Read MoreLaugh Until that Becomes the Reason You Hurt
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For a time, comedy was my singular source or joy. I could revel in a witty observation or a ridiculous premise by people who thought fast while I was thinking slow. Comedy was a life preserver in the truest sense of the term. My ability to laugh is part of why I am still alive today.
Read MoreTalking to Yourself
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It is so very easy to be hard on ourselves. When we come up short, that is an obvious testament to our lack of worth and ability. Yet, when a friend fails, we are there to remind them that failure is impermanent, and that they can do better next time.
Read MoreAnthropologist for a Day
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This visit, was to see if I could identify any clear signs of stress. Not difficult to do in a school with the academic reputation of Pace Academy. I knew the students would be stressed, probably more than I was, and I wanted to see how they carried their stress.
Read MoreRite of Passage
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I straddled the line between boy and man for years, and then I never really knew when I finally assumed the mantle of manhood.
Read MorePhysically Sick as a Depressive
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Part of the disease of depression is shame and guilt. I can know, intellectually, that I will experience shame and guilt for staying in bed, but it is remarkably difficult to overcome the power of feeling with the power of logic.
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