Playing death
Humor was once defined as “distance that approaches”. It is one of the best existing relieves for our tortured and overwhelmed left brain (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Emotions’
Honor your unconscious
Only extreme ignorance or arrogance can lead to believe that one fully controls one’s behavior. To begin with, we are alive beings, and we don’t know what life is: scientists can describe its parts or modify its working, but they cannot explain life. What I am going to discuss here is Carl Gustav Jung’s basic ideas on the unconscious, and you may agree with them or not, but one fact is already undeniable: the unconscious exists. (more…)
How to become optimistic with very little effort
I have a retarded mind: I very often go through the best ideas in books and posts without noticing them right away. They usually become some sort of “seed” in my head and take 3, 4 days to fully grow, without me having the least intention to do anything about them. And then one day, as a flower that opens after a delicate nurture, I say: “wow”, and do something about it.
Writing the successes of the day was one of those great ideas. Simple, non-coded, very little time-consuming, it pays off in a way that is almost scary. (more…)
Exclusive: left brain (kind of) explains itself
“There is nothing wrong with me. In fact, I’m a very good boy. I do all the math. I separate color and white clothes before laundry. I can tell when a traffic light is red, a floor slippery or a person angry, thus increasing my owner’s probability of survival. And man, do I enjoy all of it! (more…)
Tears? You won the lottery!!!
There is a basic principle in bioenergetics that proves that, if you repress sadness, you won’t be able to fully enjoy your happiness either. Our muscles, among other functions, are conductors for emotions, and if you keep them tense to reject bad moments, you’ll have to stand their numbness during the good moments too. (more…)
What to do with yourself when you’re mad
Here is the analogy that one of my teachers used to describe the human brain: he lifted his right fist and said: “this is a lizard’s brain”. Then he (more…)
“May you have a good life”
Inspirator #1
I recently heard the story of an actor from a small town in the country who moved to the capital in order to promote his career. At first, he tells, everything in the city was so new to him, that, whenever he entered a subway car, (more…)
Hemispheres at war
Almost a month has passed by (funny how fast January always vanishes: like all newborns, the year is full of energy), and maybe there is enough distance already to recapitulate what were the latest Christmas like.
In my case, they were of a strange kind. (more…)
The magic of journaling
While any moment is good to start, personal journaling has always been a classical example of new year resolution. And a very healthy one: it increases your awareness and allows you to squeeze to the most the juice of every moment. Furthermore: in an age where time plays and fools us so badly, I have come to think that journaling is a must for mental sanity. (more…)
The roots of Christmas
Days are shorter now, it is time to celebrate; now that the brakeless train of our planet is about to finish one more of its crazy rides, I want to wish all of you a nice new trip, with a special regard for those who got off or on along the previous 365 stations.
I read somewhere a beautiful anthropological interpretation of the meaning of the Christmas tree, previous to (more…)