The Moral Mind...Fascinating!

www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html

Working Out

Sometimes I wonder if I am too old to work out...maybe I should just give up and let age take over? My body can ache and I can be tired but when I get into my workout I feel refreshed and when it's over I have renewed energy.
When I used to hear people say these things I thought they were nuts! I don't get the workout high but I sure do feel calmed and happier after a good workout AND my aches and pains decrease quite a bit.
I'm really enjoying the P90X workouts, again, and learn more every time I do them. With a mixture of Shakeology every morning and our Tart Cherry Bombs (see previous blogs) I have more energy and focus than ever before.
I feel peaceful and calm and more easily manage all things in life. My body is stronger and I have more stamina.
This combination of exercise and spiritual/psychological exploration and study seem to be just the right mix.

Emotional Intelligence

This is an interesting website with a lot of good information about how to improve emotional intelligence:

http://www.emotionalintelligencecentral.org/index.html

Check it out and tell me what you think. All the lessons are available on the website for free.

Energized Through Relationships

Lucky for me, a person who is energized through relating to people, I get to work in a field where it is all about relationship.
Some people get drained when they have to connect with people, I have been there myself at times in my life, and some of us get jazzed.
I have a high tolerance level for emotional connection. It takes several days of intensity for me to need my down time these days.
When I used to get tired out more easily I think it was because I didn't feel comfortable in my own skin...I wasn't being true to who I am and I didn't have confidence in myself. I had to be hypervigilant, trying to see how everyone was reacting, feeling, what they were needing. I was always trying to guage whether or not people liked me.
These days I like me, even if others don't.
When I am not worrying about what others think of me I am happier and calmer, more peaceful, more generous with myself and to myself.
I spent the last 3 days giving presentations to anywhere from 30-120 people. The days of my panic seems to be gone and I can "work the room" and feel confident that I will think of a way to help people talk and fill it in with something that I think might be helpful.
AND...I enjoyed myself and went home to chat with my son and then do 90 minutes of extreme yoga.
Life is good.