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At the age of 29, John Nash was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In “A Beautiful Mind”, the movie about his life, his wife Alicia Nash says: The reason that belief is so important and necessary is that it keeps hope alive in us. Hope is not merely wishful...

Wow!! Again, Wow!! Did you see the opening ceremony of the Olympics? What a celebration of our humanity and the incredible and brilliant gifts within the human race. Yes, we are capable of ugliness and hatred, but this was a celebration of our best as a world. The...

In last week’s Wellness Wednesday, we shared a story of Steve Ring not only experiencing the messiness of life, but causing the messiness of life. However, in his unique sprinkling of gold dust (love, forgiveness, compassion), he achieved kintsugi with his sons. At...

Last week we introduced the concept of kintsugi, the Japanese art form that puts broken pieces together with a mixture of gold dust and glue. The cracks are not hidden, but celebrated and honored. In his book Life Is Messy, Matthew Kelly reminds us, “We possess the...

Last week we reflected on Matthew Kelly’s book, Life Is Messy. In the book, Kelly describes kintsugi, the Japanese ceramic art form in which artists take broken pieces and glue them together again. The sentences below further explain Kelly’s understanding of kintsugi:...

In his recent book, Life Is Messy, Matthew Kelly examines an inevitable aspect of the human condition. Kelly claims there is nothing we can do that will eradicate the mess of life. “The mess is here to stay. It’s unavoidable. It’s just life.” We each have our own mess...

Assumptions are accepted as true or as certain to happen without proof. Personal wellness can be significantly impacted by assumptions we make. Our wellness is enhanced if we can live more frequently in an Assumption-Free Zone. Let’s revisit the assumption I made in...

I had a Top 20 training with teachers in Duluth, Minnesota last Thursday. I drove the 150 miles from my home in St. Paul on Wednesday afternoon. I decided to leave early enough to arrive at my motel in time to watch my favorite baseball team on TV. When I got to my...

Our beliefs come in two varieties: self-enhancing beliefs (Julia’s belief: I am stronger than this challenge, and this challenge is making me stronger) and self-limiting beliefs (Mary’s belief: I’m a poor writer). We want to increase our conviction of self-enhancing...

In the last few Wellness Wednesdays we have been tracking our beliefs and the conviction or strength of our beliefs: The more we believe something to be true the more real it is for us. Thus, the more power that belief will have in our life. Julia’s belief that she...