Technology: Your Mind on Crack
If generating “to do” lists were an Olympic event, the human mind would surely take home the gold. While undoubtedly useful for many tasks, the mind is also an unsettled and frantic creature whose basic state is agitation. The mind is in a state of constant craving; desperately seeking something to do, fix or figure […]
Making Friends with Fear
My dear friend is in a new relationship. It is her first in nearly a decade. It has been only a short time, but she is positively head over heels in love with this new man. It was a delight to listen as my friend sang her new boyfriend’s praises and expressed her deep joy […]
And Not But: Celebrating Contradiction in Relationship
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The Sweetness of Life: Joy as a Practice
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/life-joy_b_1616177.html
The Joy of Connection in One Simple Step
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/connecting-others_b_1562181.html
Brands ‘R’ Us: Identity Crisis in the Age of Technology
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/inner-selves_b_1414342.html
Why Meditate?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/why-meditation_b_1378059.html
True Friendship Can Handle The Truth
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/friendship_b_1340537.html
Happily Ever After?
In the online simulation game, The Sims, when an avatar accomplishes all of her lifetime aspirations, she achieves Permanent Platinum status, otherwise known as permanent happiness. Once Permanently Platinum, her mood bar cannot slip below a certain level and her environment no longer impacts her happiness. She is frozen in happiness. Interestingly, when I spoke […]
True Strength: Learning to Feel What Is
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