Category Archives: A meaningful life

Is stress good or bad? Great talk on the subject. Excerpt: “People who experienced a lot of stress in the previous year had a 43 percent increased risk of dying.But that was only true for the people who also believed that stress is harmful for your health. People who experienced a lot of stress butContinue reading

“The five top factors that consistently increase well being: 1- Social relationship 2- Health and activity 3- Generosity 4- Learning new things 5- Building curiosity or Mindfulness” – Think Small by Owain Service, Rory Gallagher My conclusion: well being is not expensive

Through my work as a medical examiner, every day i talk  with people who are angry, frustrated, anxious, fearful, sad, resentful, disillusioned, dismayed and regretful. Dealing with negative emotions is a big part of my work.  How do I thrive in the face of such an ordeal?  I have come to understand that emotions needContinue reading “Our emotions and the pandemic…”

William James had a horrible childhood plagued with suffering and loss. At the bottom of the barrel of despair, he decided that he would live a year believing that he was 100% responsible for what happened to him. He became the father of psychology in one of the most influential philosopher of our time. WhenContinue reading “The prime belief…”

Powerful words can change the world… This is the most significant publication I have had the privilege to read in 2020. Please please share.

Take regular breaks from all media that feed you negative news. Set limits to the time you spend mindlessly surfing the web and facebook. You can look at the scores on WorldMeter but don’t obsess over them 1000 times per day. Don’t let your negative mind take over. Choose an attitude of gratitude. Move. Walk.Continue reading “Thriving in times of isolation…”

On how life is to be savoured, Together. About how to say « I care » or even better… « We care » I could not have explained  it better… Unexpected truth from unexpected scene in Altered Carbon S2E7 47:40 “It is the impractical things in this tumultuous hellscape of a world…that matter most. AContinue reading “About the little things in difficult times…”

Information, food for our brain and the value of quality journalism… Every day, I am sent articles by well-meaning people who only want to inform me but are unintentionally participating in a vast movement of misinformation. I would ask all my friends to stop sending me news from unknown sources.  If you want to shareContinue reading “Food for the brain…”

For the past year, I have been thinking about wellness, resilience and burnout prevention. I have given a burnout prevention workshop and I have worked with a large private company on a wellness approach for employees and clients.  It revolves around one simple concept “We care”. The pandemic and the sense of isolation that weContinue reading “My wellness approach… I care.”

On touching souls, the importance of education and understanding kindness… I have received a lot of love and attention in the last few days.  My post “La classe de 5e…” has been shared over 17,000 times. I have received hundreds of messages thanking me. I am deeply touched by all this. I will try toContinue reading “Touching souls…”

I love music. It’s a big part of my life. Music elevates my soul. I can spend an evening doing nothing but listening to music in my living room and watching wood burn in the fireplace. Today, as i am preparing fresh oven baked bread and a salad for a nice healthy lunch, I haveContinue reading “On living and really listening…”

Self-care is practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness. Last month, i wrote about saying 30 thank  yous in 30 days  and how gratitude really did make my life better. This month, I am reflecting on self-care. If you are like me, and i know most of you are…Continue reading “Just do it challenge”

30 thank you in 30 days… Just do it! For the last 7 months, I have been absorbing everything I can about burnout and work-related exhaustion syndromes. I read books. I parsed hundreds of pages of articles online. I watched videos, TED conferences, anything I could get my hands on. I even did 2 CourseraContinue reading “On saying “Thank you!” more often…”

Grief is an experience that touches everyone. Let’s not avoid this idea. This powerful speech is about the people who left our lives but stayed with us, who still live in our hearts.

Beautiful and really helpful gift inside this video. Emotions want and need to be shared. Negative emotions are divisible when shared. Positive emotions are multiplied when shared. When a someone cries or grieves, listen and acknowledge. Give them a hug. Thank you.

“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. But when it is wasted in heedless luxury and spent on noContinue reading “A reminder from ancient wisdom…”

I think everyone should listen to this speech once in their lives.