Happiness is not so dependent on our external circumstances as it is our mindset.  Reflecting on practices we can use to remind us of the gift around us each day.

Resources

Shawn Achor TED Talk

Positivity by Barbara Frederickson

This is the 5th and final episode where we explore the Habit of the Heart from Parker Palmer's book, Healing the Heart of Democracy.  The 5th habit is: "A capacity to create community. Without a community, it is nearly impossible to achieve voice: it takes a village to raise a Rosa Parks."  Parker Palmer

 

Resources:

5 Habits Described by the Center for Courage and Renewal

Full interview with Parker J Palmer from 2013

Parker Palmer believes that if taken together, the 5 habits are critical to sustaining a democracy.  The habits are described as deeply ingrained ways of seeing, being and responding to life that involve our minds, emotions, our self-images, our concepts of meaning and purpose in life.  This podcast explores Habit 3:  An ability to hold tension in life-giving ways.

 

Resources

To hear Parker talk about each of the 5 habits or his full interview

Non-violent communication resources

Dance of the Me and We by Dr Ginny Belden Charles

Power and Love - Bringing Out the Best Ourselves

This program is funded in part by the Community Opportunity Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.

Bringing Out the Best of Ourselves is a 4-part series exploring how we can grow stronger individually and as a community.  This program is an interview with Dr. Roxanne Howe Murphy, the author of the book entitled Deep Living. Marcia Hyatt and Dr Mary Jo Lewis reflect on Dr Howe Murphy's wisdom and how to use it in every day life.

 

Resources

Deep Living Institute

Deep Coaching Institute

This podcast explores Habit 2 in the Parker Palmer's 5 Habits of the Heart; habits that are critical for a vibrant democracy.  This habit is entitled: An Appreciation of the Value of Otherness.

Resources:

Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker J Palmer -- link to the book, discussion guide and resources.

Full interview with Parker Palmer in 2012 and 2013

Don't Take Things Personally - Podcast

Defensiveness - Podcast

Listening to Conflict - Podcast

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. We review the existential comedy classic Groundhog Day.

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. We review the existential comedy classic Groundhog Day.

We crack the code of the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game.

We crack the code of the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game.

Join us for another retro-review as we look at the first Indiana Jones movie.