Mindful Monday: The Filter of ‘both/and’ thinking

Mindful Monday: The Filter of ‘both/and’ thinking

By Wayne “Dr. B” Benenson, Ph.D.   This is my last post for the EVJCC blog. I am left with two seemingly opposite feelings, of both sadness and gratitude. I feel sad since I will no longer be sharing these monthly moments of mindfulness. And, at the same...
Mindful Monday: Tame your monkey mind

Mindful Monday: Tame your monkey mind

By Wayne “Dr. B” Benenson, Ph.D.   If the mindfulness movement had a mascot, it would probably be a chattering monkey. Imagine a jabbering monkey jumping from tree to tree. Now imagine a mind that jumps from thought to thought. The term “monkey mind” is an...
Mindful Monday: Forgiveness, the mindful way

Mindful Monday: Forgiveness, the mindful way

By Wayne “Dr. B” Benenson, Ph.D.    Most of you know the story of how Nelson Mandela fought his demons by learning to forgive his jailers. Nelson ended his 27 years in an apartheid jail to become president of South Africa and usher in a new norm of racial...
Mindful Monday: Know How to Pivot

Mindful Monday: Know How to Pivot

By Wayne “Dr. B” Benenson, Ph.D.     Woody Allen famously joked, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” At every stage of life we make plans, set out where we want to go, and imagine what it would be like when we have “arrived.”...