It is worth recalling joys and forgetting disappointments. Why? Because each recollection makes an impression on the brain. And your accumulated brain impressions dictate your mindset – having a positive mindset, a growth mindset does… Read More
AI generated fake personas To see what they’re doing, you have to first know about AI generated fake personas. This is what enables this kind of scam to operate. Now, personas are a whole subject… Read More
‘Somewhere a lightbulb flashed and fired me up, yesterday…’ ‘ . . .and I haven’t been able to stop since.’ A friend of mine ignored me for a few minutes, and carried on sketching something…. Read More
William Stafford is a poet whose writings I didn’t particularly know, until Matt Trinetti’s blog on Substack introduced me to this poem. I could see it – that highlight in bold is mine. It is the… Read More
I am often reminded of my friend Sue’s Uncle Bill, as a reference point for a good state of mind. When asked ‘How are you doing, Bill?’ he would reply with a broad smile, and… Read More
I have just been to see a friend who has cancer. She is gardening and keeping moving, in order to look after her overall health, as well as her mental health. I didn’t realise until… Read More
How to start meditating – breathing one long breath. This is a recording which takes one minute to play. Use it to just check out how you are right now – one breath. Everyone should… Read More
Making up passwords and passphrases I’m writing this because I was told that one of my rarely used websites uses a password that has been in a data breach. Now I have actually taught lessons… Read More
Physical Factors The way physical changes in the body occur in response to our thoughts, feelings and reactions is not fully understood. However, here are some possible mechanisms. When we are stressed, we release hormones,… Read More