“[P]eople spend at least half their waking hours simulating rather than paying attention to the world around them, and this pure simulation strongly drives their feelings.”

– Lisa Feldman Barrett, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, p. 71. 

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Antifragility and Becoming a Wounded Healer

by | Jun 5, 2017 | Mindfulness

  Humans are not fragile teacups. If you drop us, we might break, but we can heal, and become even smarter, wiser, and more loving because of the awareness and empathy that we gain from suffering. A teacup, on the other hand, does not grow from a challenge. If...