“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

“Be kind”. I love seeing this on t-shirts. Yet I’m struck by lack of kindness we see and experience daily. Any one of us might be unkind without meaning to. When we notice it, we often see it began in an animal-brain moment, a surge of sympathetic activation. Stress narrows our awareness, the prefrontal cortex […]

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Pithy Musings Episode 11: Cancel Culture – what are we doing to each other?

Canceling people out of professional and social circles is on the rise and accelerating with social media. As we embark on a New Year, let’s ask some important questions. When does canceling someone out make sense? Or, does it ever make sense? How do we know when is it toxic, divisive and it’s gone too […]

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