Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
Be happy, laugh more, go to the empathy gym, work on your own mental health, remember age is just a number, and visit the most beautiful places on earth and in your mind!
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change:
The Zen of archery is all about learning how to let go.
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change – The Atlantic
Laughter: The Best Medicine:
According to neuroscientists who study laughter, it turns out that chuckles and giggles often aren’t a response to humor—they’re a response to people…
Laughter: The Best Medicine | Hidden Brain : NPR
YOU 2.0: Empathy Gym
“There’s a fair amount of evidence now that the more fiction that people read, the more empathetic that they become,” says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. “Because fiction is one of the most powerful ways to connect with people who are different from us who we might not have a chance to meet otherwise.”
Zaki argues that empathy is like a muscle — it can be strengthened with exercise and it can atrophy when idle. On this episode of Hidden Brain, we talk about calibrating our empathy so we can interact with others more mindfully.
How to Exercise Your Empathy : NPR
How parents can help their kids’ mental health by working on their own:
The rate of kids dealing with serious mental health issues has been on the rise since the pandemic. But if parents want to help their kids, research suggests they should look at themselves and their own mental health issues.
How parents can help their kids’ mental health by working on their own | Here & Now
This Means So Much to Me!
Here’s to those that chase their dreams and prove age is just a number.
Inspirational…
Lindsey Vonn sets astonishing record on her first podium since coming out of retirement
The 51 Most Beautiful Places in the U.S.
From stunning desert scenery to gorgeous beaches, these are the most scenic spots in every state.
The Most Beautiful Places in the U.S.
Pay it forward!
Love,
Neville
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
–Elie Wiesel
Happy Soul Food Friday! 