Posts by Dr Benna Sherman
How to Meditate
It’s simple — The power is in the loop; just keep going around. There is no way to fail. Just keep going around the loop. Focus on your breath (this is intentional) De-focus (this is inevitable) Notice that you’ve drifted from focus (be curious but don’t pursue) Re-focus (gently but firmly)
Read MoreA new year doesn’t need a new you
It’s a kind of social convention to make New Year’s resolutions. The idea has traditionally been to make a list of how you’re going to improve yourself in the coming year. The follow-up tradition is to break each resolution, typically before March and often before the end of January. It has become for many, probably…
Read MoreShow up, show up, show up
Change
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”—Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Read MoreFreedom
“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”—John Lewis…
Read MoreRBG
posted by Jill Squyres PhD 9h · Thanks to my dear friend Alan Goldberg for this lovely #rbg post: There are a few posts going around reminding folks that since RBG is Jewish, the proper thing to say about her passing is “May her memory be for blessing,” which is true, but I wanted to…
Read MoreMeditation– the power is in the loop
Focus (intentional) De-focus (inevitable) Notice (be curious but don’t pursue) Re-focus (gently but firmly)
Read Moreon Shame
(I did not write this and don’t know who did. It was shared with me by a patient, and I thought it deserved to be more widely shared.) shame never tells the truthit tells you you are not good enoughthe truth is you areit tells you you have to be perfectthe truth is you don’tit…
Read MoreBenna’s version of the Serenity Prayer, as a meditation
I seek the ability to change what I can and should.I seek the ability to accept and adapt to what I cannot change.I seek the wisdom to know the differences among them.
Read MoreThoughts for a Pandemic
If you can sit quietly after difficult news; if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm; if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy; if you can happily eat whatever is put on your plate; you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink…
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