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A Formula for Suffering (Part 1)

By Jeffrey Noethe, Ph.D., on March 19th, 2010

Metaphors come in all shapes and sizes, which is good, because different people resonate with different images or concepts. Sometimes, even mathematics can be helpful in exploring an idea. A prime example is using algebra to better understand the nature of suffering. As a starting point, we will use two formulas that are attributed to [...]

March 19th, 2010 | Category: Emotions, Expectations, Metaphor, Mindfulness, Perception and Reality, Self-Care, Trust and Control | Comments are closed

Believing is Seeing

By Jeffrey Noethe, Ph.D., on March 8th, 2010

The idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy is that sometimes, for better or worse, we can make something true simply by believing in it. This basic concept goes by a wide variety of names such as the expectancy effect, the Pygmalion or Rosenthal effect, the placebo effect, the law of attraction, and the secret. Some people [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Category: Expectations, Perception and Reality, Trust and Control | Comments are closed

Dammed Emotions

By Jeffrey Noethe, Ph.D., on February 21st, 2010

Emotions are not static. From moment to moment, they intensify, shift, move, recede, and transform. I’m not talking about the thoughts and labels we associate with our emotions, which can be deceptive, but rather the underlying sensations or feelings themselves. At this level, our emotions are very much like a body of water (e.g. a [...]

February 21st, 2010 | Category: Emotions, Metaphor, Mindfulness, Trust and Control | Comments are closed

Kick Up a Little Dust

By Jeffrey Noethe, Ph.D., on February 5th, 2010

Foster possibility by always keeping things a little unsettled.
Allow chaos to work for you in your life.
Don’t over control. Don’t try to push the river.
When you resist and restrict the flow of life,
you only fight your own possibilities.

So, leave a little slack in the reins.
Leave the doors and windows in your life unlocked and slightly [...]

February 5th, 2010 | Category: Trust and Control | Comments are closed
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