by John M. DeMarco | Dec 27, 2019 | Mindfulness
After completing a walking session with a client who was ashamed of being estranged from her brother, Baris reflected on his own lingering shame as he headed back toward the office complex. Baris’s daughter Esma, 23, hadn’t gotten along with her father for...
by John M. DeMarco | Nov 24, 2019 | Mindfulness
Across 2019 I’ve been peeling back the many layers of Buddhist teaching that support mindfulness practices, and attempting to apply them to my self-care, relationships, and work. I’d been studying and trying to practice mindfulness for several years; but it was only...
by John M. DeMarco | Oct 19, 2019 | Mindfulness
I’m at a Starbucks, thinking about loving-kindness. My Saturday began early, journaling about loving-kindness while my youngest daughter, Olivia, got ready for us to drive to her high school. There, Olivia and the other freshmen are cheering on people of all...
by John M. DeMarco | Oct 5, 2019 | Mindfulness
Tiana was trying her best to maintain eye contact with the woman who was rambling on about homemade cookie recipes, and fight the temptation to look around and see who else was at the open house. “A lot of people don’t like raisins,” the woman was...
by John M. DeMarco | Oct 1, 2019 | Mindfulness
No one will give you “permission” to live in the manner that’s optimal for you. It’s up to you to get clear about what optimal looks like, start “practicing” its associated habits, and begin to develop new muscle memory until it has...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 3, 2019 | Meaning, Mindfulness
Mindfulness, a core career and life strength, is the practice of becoming more fully aware of and attentive to, without judgement, what’s taking place within and around you. It’s focus and concentration on steroids, with a big dosage of stress reduction....
