When I think of being humble and the act of humility, two things immediately come to mind. The first is the song, Humble by Kendrick Lamar and the second is something I once heard Bono of U2 fame say. In an interview about songwriting he shared the importance of being humble in regards to traits we are born with. Whether it is good looks, an athletic frame, or perfect pitch. Not that we don’t put a lot of work behind them to put these traits to use, but to remember that we didn’t necessarily earn them. We started toward the top, far from the bottom. This is such a unique take on the idea of talent, skill, gifts, passion, etc....
WHY BETTER IS WORTH IT PSYCHOLOGY AND DOING THE WORK I fell into a daydream earlier this week and started thinking about a psychiatric nurse I used to work with named Alan. He was a tall bear of a man with a gentle voice and the kind of dry sense of humor that teenagers just really get. We worked together on a locked psychiatric adolescent hospital unit and were among a small number of practitioners on the unit who enjoyed working at night. There was a sweet surrender to evenings on the unit. A quiet that was greatly anticipated at the end of a long day of unknowns. I facilitated a reading group three nights a week with a fellow...
This week I host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, award-winning speaker, TEDx presenter, and author of The Healing Power of Humor, You Can’t Ruin My Day, Embracing Life After Loss, and his latest book The AWE Factor, Mr. Joytologist himself, ALLEN KLEIN.
Allen shares his most valuable life lessons about letting go, living now, and lightening up.
LET GO: We can't see down the road. So, stop struggling and trust.
LIGHTEN UP: We are on earth to make a difference. Who ever said you need to be serious about it?
LIFE IS SHORT: Our last breath may be moments away. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
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In season 1 episode 26 I spoke with Dr. Marja Germans Gard about Awe and I think she would agree, we barely scratched the surface of the true wonder of this magical state. I’m thrilled to dive back into AWE today with ALLEN, as his book The AWE factor is truly beautiful and offers a variety of accessible and creative ways to contextualize and experience awe. In fact, I was absolutely tickled to find JOY guest and friend Bridget Watson Payne included, quoted about visiting the ocean on her birthday in the Nature-made awe chapter. My favorite part of ALLEN’S work is his storytelling. I took great delight in the serendipity and chance meetings ALLEN writes about in The Awe...
WHY INGREDIENTS MATTER PSYCHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS Let’s talk diagnosis. But first, let me backup a bit. I receive the most wonderful questions from JOY listeners and readers of my newsletter. Y’all are really paying attention and few things make me happier than answering your questions about psychology. What I didn’t know was going to happen when I started JOY, was that I would get asked quite frequently for my take on things that are floating around the psychological ether. Kind of like a myth buster. Here’s what that looks like. A DM of a post on social media that just doesn’t sit right with you. What do you think about this Lisa? Is there any truth to this? Thoughts? And...
