I just returned from spending three days with my 87 year old mother in Chicago. She is dying of...
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“You Are Your Father”
Linda Anderson Krech, , Acceptance, Attention/Mindfulness, Kindness, Relationships, Acceptance, gratitude, japan compassion, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, 0One 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...
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...
Be Inspired! Table of Contents for Thirty Thousand Days – Spring, 2015
Gregg Krech, , Attention/Mindfulness, Gratitude, Mental Wellness, Morita Therapy, Relationships, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, Action, mental health, Mental Wellness, Purpose, Taking Action, Thirty Thousand Days, 0Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living: Spring 2015 Table of Contents with Quotes You Are Not Drowning...
Struggling with Acceptance
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Mental Wellness, Relationships, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, 0When I teach our Natural Approach to Mental Wellness course, we work with the theme of Acceptance. Normally we...
The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Gratitude, Mental Wellness, Morita Therapy, Relationships, Taking Action, ToDo Institute, 1My book, The Art of Taking Action, will be released on Amazon as an e-book (initially) by August 12,...