Political resilience can mean feeling fine while fighting most effectively in a political war. Some specific ways to do that right now.  … [Read more...]

I recently ran across an article at the Washington Post by Jelena Kecmanovic, founding director of the Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute and an adjunct professor of psychology at Georgetown University, with some "science-based tips" for resilience during the coronavirus crisis. I find her tips helpful, so I want to pass some of them them along here, as they're easily summarized -- and I want to push them further, to the level of a "cure," as the psychologist Anthony de Mello often put … [Read more...]

You already know the facts of coronavirus. You and your loved ones are at risk. Entire populations are at risk. And not only from biological damage or death, but from economic damage. So let's move on to one sure and responsible way to deal with the pandemic threat. How can you drop most of the anxiety and stress? Deep down, you already know this one sure and responsible way to deal with this challenge. It's a mental medicine compounded of the following: … [Read more...]

Here's how to identify with the universal "I" and drop all anxiety Here's how to identify with the universal "I", right now -- how to identify with what you really are, which is the universe looking at itself from the point of view of a single human being: Sit quietly and focus on the sensation of your breath in your nose.As you do so, imagine the year of history 10 years before you were born. See some automobile produced in that year. Or hear some music produced in that year -- 10 years … [Read more...]