I just listened to the rest of Swami Beyondananda's April Fools Day online show with three other comics - fun! :-) One mentioned research showing differences in the amygdala of the brain between liberally and conservatively biased types. Perhaps what we all need is just being Merry (A)mygdala'n. :-) … [Read more...] about Happy Hemispheres
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Putting The Elephant In The Jar
When I was a kid, one of the popular riddles went something like this: "How do you capture an elephant, using a pair of tweezers, a jar and binoculars?" The obvious answer, using the selective suspension of logic that makes kid humor fun, is to use the binoculars backwards, and then take the tweezers to drop the elephant (which now looks tiny) into the jar. Makes perfect sense, … [Read more...] about Putting The Elephant In The Jar
Wonderful interview of Jonathan Haidt by Bill Moyers
Nancy & I just watched a wonderful interview of Jonathan Haidt by Bill Moyers which speaks not only to the current political divisiveness in this country, but the deeper issue of demonization, polarization and 'we/they' thinking at the root of the divisive/divided minds we all mess with. A couple of favorite phrases from this interview: "Follow the sacredness" (meaning … [Read more...] about Wonderful interview of Jonathan Haidt by Bill Moyers
The bottom line of martial arts for kids
The other day a friend mentioned that she was taking her kids to Tae Kwon Do. Is the alternate spelling "tyke want dough"? :-) … [Read more...] about The bottom line of martial arts for kids