https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1869587019844219/ Audio Synopsis One of the tragic losses of the COVID-19 outbreak has been the loss of people’s goals and ambition. Myself included. It is so tempting to focus on the challenge at hand rather than ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/245199420138665/ Audio Synopsis Mr. Rogers, my emotional idol, would often say during a time of crisis, “Look for the helpers” — the people who are trying to build up rather than tear down. I find it ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/573189533612955/ Audio Synopsis As I writer, I try to keep in mind two quotes from Ernest Hemmingway: “The first draft of anything is s**t” and, “All writing is rewriting.” Writing and living have a lot in ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/724871608054889/ Audio Synopsis Do you remember the story when Pooh and Piglet went to visit Rabbit only to find his home empty and a sign on the door reading, “Buzy Backsun”? The story goes on that ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/587793488511705/ Audio Synopsis Several studies have found that the closer we are to someone the more we trust, admire, and give that person credibility in our minds.For example, research shows that most people feel politicians are ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/610644696191611/ Audio Synopsis Have you ever had an argument in your mind with someone about something? We all do this from time to time but for many people it’s a harmful mental habit. Mental discord can ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2468117620077293/ Audio Synopsis Many have described the pandemic as a time to reboot our computers. But, if we simply reboot the computer with the same software and the same pages loaded, what we see does not ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/782103632319671/ Audio Synopsis We are far too judgmental of our own behavior. Whenever we do something we should not see it as an example of bad habits in control. However, when we do something new that ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1085316531840159/ Audio Synopsis I love doing my daily LIVE JumpStarts in the morning for two reasons: The morning is the “rudder of the day” guiding you toward whatever horizon you will end up that evening. The ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/576649409646508/ Audio Synopsis George Carlin wondered aloud, “When was the last time you saw a kid just sitting in the yard playing with a stick?” Good point. We are constantly staring at screens designed to get ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/3420362171311751/ Audio Synopsis Who is your “them?“ Don’t kid yourself – – you have one: a “them“ you oppose. Unfortunately, it’s human nature to divide ourselves into us and them. Republicans vilify the Democrats and the ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/544102272956543/ Audio Synopsis There’s a saying, “Just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean the bull won’t charge you.” You can find a lot of timely truth in that old joke. The bull doesn’t know you’re vegan ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1635545183260234/ Audio Synopsis By now, you know I love dogs. Teddy’s been my canine lifemate for almost two years now but I’ve had dogs around me since the day I was born and during that time ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/348458062781982/ Audio Synopsis We’ve been talking about anxiety a lot lately. In fact, I did a live meditation addressing anxiety for the members of my Complaint Free Meditation group just yesterday. A friend from the group ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/466615557476523/ Audio Synopsis People tend to use the words “disagreement” and “argument” as interchangeable — they’re not. Disagreeing means to have differing opinions whereas arguing is trying to change the other person’s opinion to our own. ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/566964830873383/ Audio Synopsis I said in a JumpStart a couple of days ago that each of us is loved and protected by God and someone wrote in to say, “I’m 79 and I’ve heard ministers and ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/232935048007491/ Audio Synopsis “The power men possess to annoy me, I give them by a weak curiosity. No man can come near me but through my act.” – Emerson This is probably one of my favorite ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/179311356583841/ Audio Synopsis Most great spiritual masters teach mindfulness as a practice. Unfortunately, when people hear the term “mindful“, they tend to think “Sorry, my mind is already full!“ Most of our thoughts are controlled by ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/920879751704752/ Audio Synopsis Imagine you feel sad. Where would you feel sadness in your body and what would that sensation be like? If I asked you to feel even more sad, could you? Of course you ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1182468308758199/ Audio Synopsis We begin to take things for granted over time because of a scientific phenomenon called “Hedonic Adaptation.” Hedonic – having to do with the senses Adaptation – become accustomed to So, our senses ...
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2735102823267428/ Audio Synopsis As children, many of us experienced the trauma of having people we admired and even adults who were our primary caregivers say mean and hurtful things to us. There’s a name for this: ...
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