DailyOM - Navel Meditation

DailyOM - Navel Meditation

something from the Taoist tradition. not to be confused with "navel gazing" or "looking for lint!"

The Guardian | Amy Winehouse: Why is there so little understanding of addiction? | Tanya Gold

Amy Winehouse: Why is there so little understanding of addiction?

Winehouse walked barefoot through the streets because that is where the drugs were, and even as her bewildered face splatters across the front pages, drug support charities are closing, expendable in this era of thrift.

And she died for nothing because she thought she was nothing.

Not that we will learn; the beehive was too high, the eyes too photogenically tormented, the voice too beautiful. Her new album will be released and it will sell 10 million copies, maybe more. And there, reader, is your meaning. The addict is dead.

Resiliency Discussion by Dr. Joan Borysenko with Cheryl Richardson

Listen and download the podcast here!

Listen to Special Guests | Cheryl Richardson: "Monthly Telegathering with Dr. Joan Borysenko November 30, 2009. The book is called It’s Not the End of the World: Developing Resilience in Times of Change. Hear the extraordinary story of how Joan found resilience after a family tragedy, and was able to shift gears and begin a whole new line of work that has helped thousands of people. And, learn how to develop this kind of powerful resilience, too!"

Dr. Borysenko points out that resilience research shows some components of resiliency come from the characteristics of:

1. Realism

• Have you ever thought that maybe a pessimist is a disappointed optimist or idealist?
• "Pessimist complain about the wind. Optimists expect the wind to change. Realists adjust the sails."
• Optimists tend to possess very little resiliency.

2. Faith

An openness to live in the moment.

3. Creativity

or Bricolage (the ability to make something out of nothing)

The End Of Gender? : NPR

The End Of Gender? : NPR

Is such a thing possible?? No. Not biologically, at least. But, we can definitely keep blurring the lines!

New Computer Video

YouTube - Hp G42 363TX

I was researching a new laptop I wanted to buy and came across this video, which I thought was really special and illuminating. It just struck me, the shiny new computer with this definitive Latino backdrop. Ah, the courtyard, the potted trees, the upside-down Coke stands, the street noise, the people, the wind blowing into an open home. So, different from our culture....

It positively made me feel like an isolated hermit! So American! Gotta get out more.

Hundreds March Against Sexual Assault In 'SlutWalk' : NPR

Hundreds March Against Sexual Assault In 'SlutWalk' : NPR

"I don't believe that how a woman dresses dictates whether or not a woman wants to be raped. No one wants to be raped. And no one deserves to be treated like that," she said.

SlutWalks began in April when a Toronto police officer suggested women should "avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized." He was talking to a small group of law students, but that comment incited an international movement.

CDC: Developmental Disabilities Affect 1 In 7 U.S. Kids : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

CDC: Developmental Disabilities Affect 1 In 7 U.S. Kids : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

Not only is ADHD disabling, but it's developmentally disabling, as well.

A couple of students in my MSW class debated that ADHD is not disabling. "It's simply a matter of learning skills to work around it." Well, most challenges are, no? However, how does this answer the question of how to deal with this neurological disorder? And, yes, it's definitely neurological, as well.