One of the themes that Thich Nhat Hanh addresses with great depth and clarity is that of interdependence. Given...
How Do You Make Toast?
Linda Anderson Krech, , Acceptance, Health, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, Acceptance, Action, appreciation, gratitude, japan compassion, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, Taking Action, 0We all struggle with tricky, sticky problems from time to time. Often we just play around with these problems...
Take the Next Step
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Mental Wellness, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, Action, joy, Mental Wellness, Thirty Thousand Days, 0Too often we approach life as if it were a chess game. Our first mistake is assuming life is...
How to Avoid Avoidance
Gregg Krech, , Kaizen, Mental Wellness, Morita Therapy, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, Getting Things Done, Procrastination, Purpose, Taking Action, 8We tend to move toward what we are attracted to. “I think I’ll have another piece of that pecan...
For many years I conducted Naikan Retreats, in which a person spends a week reflecting on his or her...
A Scroll was Found Between Two Hearts by Romie Georgia My mother was 96 years old when she died...
Finally
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, Acceptance, appreciation, gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, 2The following letter was inspired by Gregg Krech’s reflections during a two-week Naikan Retreat in Japan. During the retreat...
Thanking Mom
Linda Anderson Krech, , Holidays, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, gratitude, holidays, naikan, Relationships, 3This essay was written by one of our members, Peter Smith, after he completed our Naikan self-reflection program. Last...