Taking In The Good
Nov 7, 2009-- Much as your body is built from the foods you eat, your mind is built from the experiences you have. The flow of experience gradually sculpts your brain, thus shaping your mind. Some of the results can be explicitly recalled: This is what I did last summer; that is how I felt when I was in love. But most of them remain forever unconscious. This is called implicit memory, and it helps form your expectations, models of relationships, emotional tendencies, and general outlook. In this Greater Good article psychologist Rick Hanson goes on to discuss how we can practice' taking in the good'. (7423 reads)
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There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.
Alan Cohen
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