Every fall and spring, I teach on the topic of mindful nourishment at Stanford University. I developed this curriculum nine years ago and have researched it, taught it at worksites, online, and in academia. Within this class, I teach the foundations of mindfulness—to live a fully nourished life at work and at home. The class encourages practices that enable students to focus on how they are nurturing their minds, bodies, relationships, and hearts....
Management experts like Stephen Covey and President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke of the need to distinguish between the urgent but unimportant task and the important but not urgent task. A familiar example of our mental “urgency trap” is the momentary impulse to check email, interrupting more significant work. Such mental interruptions typically waste 20 minutes of productive work time. Physical interruptions, such as a coworker stopping by to ask a question, have a similar effect, and this constant start-and-stop feeds a sense of scarcity....
We experienced this last year during our family trip to Mexico (ah, vacations…remember those?). On our drive from the airport to the hotel, we were pulled over by the Mexican police for 45 minutes. Then, our hotel room ended up sharing a wall with an all-night New Year’s Eve dance party, which meant that we (and our eight-year-old) slept, not at all. And then after moving to a new resort to escape the noise, we experienced two nights of raccoon invasions....
** Every year, up to 26 billion pounds of plastic ends up in our oceans. By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish inhabiting the ocean! This is an alarming statistic, and it needs to be changed. There are plenty of ways you can help lower your plastic waste to prevent it from ending up in the ocean. Even making small changes in the packaging you purchase can make a huge difference....
** Ready to get some winter hair inspiration? Read on to take a look at some of this season’s trendiest styles: 1. Chic Bangs The winter months are the best time to consider a set of full bangs. These edgy bangs will add an instant touch of glam to your style and they work with hair of different lengths. We love this lob length! 2. Half-Up It really doesn’t get any easier than this half-up style....
