One aspect of Buddhism is the intense focus on a small object. This is practice is said to lead to enlightenment—except when demonstrated by people on the autism spectrum.
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Conference Sessions in Motion
My LinkedIn feed has been filling me with green-eyed envy because so many of my connections attended the International Back and Neck Pain Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland.
The organizers got creative and held multiple parallel sessions of presentations while hiking trails in the Swiss Alps! From what I can tell, there were varied levels of difficulty and distance, and many ended at a restaurant or other scenic site.
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As clueless as Mark Twain
I'm not the only fool to mistake holy water for decor.
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Ready vs. Willing
We often talk about not being “ready” to take a big action.
Any therapist or coach will ask us “Are you ever truly ready?”
What we really mean when we say we’re not ready is that we’re not yet willing…
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Thoughts on Movement
I’ve admired Maria Popova’s productivity–she reportedly reads 12–15 books per week, tweets nearly every hour, and writes timely and timeless blog posts multiple times a day.
How does she accomplish so much with the same 24 hours per day that everyone is allotted? Where does she get the inspiration to make such deep connections between seemingly disparate pieces of writing?
Through movement.
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Book Nostalgia
When I was a kid, our weekly post-soccer game ritual was to go to the local bookstore and pick out a book for $5. We were always so excited. Books have that ability to pull out a rare instance of delayed gratification.
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Dr. Scott Haldeman, Joan, and me after a lovely dinner at Beaches on the Columbia River in Vancouver, WA.
Meeting Scott and Joan Haldeman
After working remotely with World Spine Care for nearly 10 years, I finally had the opportunity to meet the founder and president in person!
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