tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46900896031609232002024-03-05T23:49:28.721-05:00Learning by HEARTIdeas for Happiness/Health-Empathy-Attention-Reading-Time.Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-76151367986872723962020-02-25T21:45:00.000-05:002020-02-25T21:45:11.363-05:00Slow: Three SecondsI thought this was a great animated gif to help you ponder the power of slooooow breathing: blue is breathe in... green is breathe out...<br />
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Important AND Urgent: <b>Manage</b> these short-term crises and problems.<br />
Important NOT Urgent: <b>Focus</b> on long-term strategic goals.<br />
Urgent NOT Important: <b>Avoid</b> distractions and interruptations.<br />
NOT Urgent NOT Important: <b>Limit</b> time-wasting activities.<br />
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You will see this quote all over the Internet; I don't have a specific source for it... but it sounds like the Dalai Lama! You can find out more about Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama) at <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama">Wikipedia</a></b>, and you can find more quotes from the Dalai Lama at <b><a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama">Wikiquote</a></b>.</div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-17517753530255390072020-01-25T22:32:00.001-05:002020-01-25T22:32:39.091-05:00There's no such thing as too many books.This is a wonderful graphic from <b><i><a href="http://lastlemon.com/harolds-planet/hp363/">Last Lemon</a></i></b>, which is the work of Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar:<br />
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-4031485304430319912020-01-22T21:26:00.001-05:002020-01-22T21:26:14.857-05:00When everything is highlighted...Here's a great meme for the attention files:<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-26494904061090477072020-01-22T21:26:00.000-05:002020-01-22T21:26:11.113-05:00The Joy of Tech-MeditationFrom the <b><a href="http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/index.html">Joy of Tech</a></b> by Nitrozac and Snaggy (Liza Schmalcel and Bruce Evans). I like this techno approach to meditation! <i>In your mind's browser, clear your cache... now delete your history... now navigate to a blank web page.</i><br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-38339241762902169152020-01-21T23:48:00.000-05:002020-01-21T23:48:18.834-05:00Advice from a Tree.<div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-41001917141001453632020-01-21T23:47:00.000-05:002020-01-21T23:47:55.262-05:00Shake it offMovement is good for the body... and good for the mind too: if you have some worry, just shake it off!<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-32917355333659204552018-11-04T23:30:00.000-05:002019-08-15T17:12:35.274-04:00Control-Alt-DeleteSome good advice from the world of computing:<br />
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<b>10-20 minutes.</b> The power nap is ideal for a boost in alertness and energy, experts say. This length usually limits you to the lighter stages of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, making it easier to hit the ground running after waking up.<br />
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<b>30 minutes.</b> Some studies show that sleeping this long may cause sleep inertia, a hangover-like groggy feeling that lasts for up to 30 minutes after waking up, before the nap's restorative benefits become apparent.<br />
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<b>60 minutes.</b> This nape is best for improvements in remembering facts, faces, and names. It includes slow-wave sleep, the deepest time. The downside: some grogginess upon waking up.<br />
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<b>90 minutes. </b>This is a full cycle of sleep, meaning the lighter and deeper stages, including REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, typically likened to the dreaming stage. This leads to improved emotional and procedural memory (i.e. riding a bike, playing the piano) and creativity. A nap of this length typically avoids sleep inertia, making it easier to wake up.Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690089603160923200.post-42171940771126828182018-10-12T23:43:00.000-04:002019-08-15T17:12:23.324-04:00Small acts of kindness and loveHere is a fuller version of Gandalf's words (from J. R. R. Tolkien): <i>“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.”</i><br />
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<i>Why fit in when when you were born to stand out?</i></div>
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