Healing Into Possibility

Attention

Ordinary Joy

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on October 14, 2013

We know that emotions contribute to how healthy we are. But do we pay attention to the fact that emotions also change how effective our actions are?

We know that emotions contribute to how healthy we are. But do we pay attention to the fact that emotions also change how effective our actions are?

Attention

Cultivating Curiosity

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on August 27, 2013

Every encounter we have with life changes us. In the midst of this ongoing change, what does it take to receive ourselves with an open heart?

Every encounter we have with life changes us. In the midst of this ongoing change, what does it take to receive ourselves with an open heart?

Relationships

What's Wrong With Getting It Right?

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on May 3, 2013

What ever happened to doing something well?

What ever happened to doing something well?

Grief

The Kindest Choice

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on February 25, 2013

Letting go is very hard to do. We want to cling to what we know. There is away to approach letting go that makes it easier and brings us countless possibilities.

Letting go is very hard to do. We want to cling to what we know. There is away to approach letting go that makes it easier and brings us countless possibilities.

Grief

A Response to Loss

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on December 25, 2012

The chemistry of our connection

The chemistry of our connection

Attention

Being Wary of Our Expectations

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on October 4, 2012

Expectations organize our lives, help us forecast likely outcomes and prioritize and budget our time and resources but can they cause us harm?

Expectations organize our lives, help us forecast likely outcomes and prioritize and budget our time and resources but can they cause us harm?

Attention

Making Categories

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on September 4, 2012

When we don’t know that our brains make categories and don’t understand how we measure whether or not something or someone fits into our categories, we run the risk of misjudging what we are encountering.

When we don’t know that our brains make categories and don’t understand how we measure whether or not something or someone fits into our categories, we run the risk of misjudging what we are encountering.

Stress

The Power of Imagery

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on June 27, 2012

The imagination that we delighted in as children is a tool we can use in surprising ways.

The imagination that we delighted in as children is a tool we can use in surprising ways.

Gratitude

Making a Difference

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on May 11, 2012

We might sit and dream that if only this accident or illness had not happened to us, we could be somebody useful or important. We might say we were no longer sufficient to do something truly worthwhile.

We might sit and dream that if only this accident or illness had not happened to us, we could be somebody useful or important. We might say we were no longer sufficient to do something truly worthwhile.

Trust

Trusting Each Other

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on April 3, 2012

What happens when we examine the way trust works? Trust requires a relationship between two people and all relationships are complex.

What happens when we examine the way trust works? Trust requires a relationship between two people and all relationships are complex.

Career

More Than 100 Percent

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on March 6, 2012

Our lives are not static. We don't stop growing because we are injured or we experience a loss.

Our lives are not static. We don't stop growing because we are injured or we experience a loss.

Resilience

Good Intentions?

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on January 31, 2012

The person we spend the most time with is our self. What we wish for ourselves plays out in every moment of our lives, 24/7 awake and asleep.

The person we spend the most time with is our self. What we wish for ourselves plays out in every moment of our lives, 24/7 awake and asleep.

Forgiveness

One Thing Leads to Another

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on December 29, 2011

When we look at the year just passed and face the results of the choices we have made, positive or negative, we may find that we are not so pleased with what we see.

When we look at the year just passed and face the results of the choices we have made, positive or negative, we may find that we are not so pleased with what we see.

Loneliness

Seasonal Suffering: The Sting of Expectations

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on December 24, 2011

Our expectations of what is true and what will be true are the product of the stories we create about our lives. They are not the same as what is actually happening.

Our expectations of what is true and what will be true are the product of the stories we create about our lives. They are not the same as what is actually happening.

Anxiety

Habits of Mind: The Flavors of Our Experience

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on November 20, 2011

Our experience is simply a group of sensations until we filter our experience through one of our habits of mind. Then it acquires a flavor.

Our experience is simply a group of sensations until we filter our experience through one of our habits of mind. Then it acquires a flavor.

Anxiety

Anxiety: A Modern Plague

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on November 3, 2011

What are major causes of this plague and what can we do about them? Most of us experience significant anxiety at one point or another in our lives.

What are major causes of this plague and what can we do about them? Most of us experience significant anxiety at one point or another in our lives.

Ethics and Morality

The Benefits of Restraint

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on October 11, 2011

We may think of restraint as some desperate force holding back the flood of greed, but no force is necessary, only practice. Restraint is a practice our bodies already know.

We may think of restraint as some desperate force holding back the flood of greed, but no force is necessary, only practice. Restraint is a practice our bodies already know.

Career

Preparing for Adversity

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on September 12, 2011

All of us are artists in one way or another, creatively responding to life's demands. Like any other activity or skill, though, the more we acknowledge our art and intentionally practice it, the more the practice becomes a part of us.

All of us are artists in one way or another, creatively responding to life's demands. Like any other activity or skill, though, the more we acknowledge our art and intentionally practice it, the more the practice becomes a part of us.

Friends

Learning With Our Friends: The Zone of Proximal Development

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on August 10, 2011

We don't suddenly acquire a body of knowledge and the skills necessary to implement that knowledge. All of us routinely use the energy and skills of another person to help us learn and we have done so all our lives. We learned this way as children and we learn this way as adults.

We don't suddenly acquire a body of knowledge and the skills necessary to implement that knowledge. All of us routinely use the energy and skills of another person to help us learn and we have done so all our lives. We learned this way as children and we learn this way as adults.

Attention

Possessed by Possessions

Alison Bonds Shapiro M.B.A. on July 16, 2011

Owning things can add to our freedom of movement and our freedom of choice, allowing us to do things and go places we might not otherwise be able to do or go. But owning things also requires using our attention, our time, our energy and our resources just to keep up with them.

Owning things can add to our freedom of movement and our freedom of choice, allowing us to do things and go places we might not otherwise be able to do or go. But owning things also requires using our attention, our time, our energy and our resources just to keep up with them.