Mind Balance Psychology Center, LLC

02/15/2025

"Waiting is a state of mind. Basically, it means that you want the future; you don't want the present." - Eckhart Tolle

02/15/2025

Forgiveness can help heal your pain, but it's no quick fix.

02/15/2025

Scheduling fun feels counterintuitive, but it's effective.

01/19/2025

12/03/2024

11/30/2024

Equally invested, and contributing equal energy.

11/30/2024

“True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship." - Eckhart Tolle

11/30/2024

After splurging on Black Friday, it's time to give back on Giving Tuesday! Join us here on Tuesday, December 3rd and help us reach our $58,000 goal. We're already 22% of the way there. Will you help us reach our goal?! Visit ahimsahouse.org/give anytime between now and Tuesday! 💰

11/03/2024

My research and my life have taught me that regret is one of our most powerful emotional reminders that reflection, change, and growth are necessary. In our research, regret emerged as a function of empathy. And, when used constructively, it’s a call to courage and a path toward wisdom.

One of the most powerful lines about regret comes from George Saunders’s 2013 commencement address at Syracuse University.

Saunders talked about how when he was a child, a young girl was teased at his school and, although he didn’t tease her and even defended her a little, he still thought about it. He said:

“So here’s something I know to be true, although it’s a little corny, and I don’t quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”

The idea that regret is a fair but tough teacher can really p**s people off. “No regrets” has become synonymous with daring and adventure, but I disagree. The idea of “no regrets” doesn’t mean living with courage, it means living without reflection. To live without regret is to believe we have nothing to learn, no amends to make, and no opportunity to be braver with our lives.

In our work, we find that what we regret most are our failures of courage, whether it’s the courage to be kinder, to show up, to say how we feel, to set boundaries, to be good to ourselves, to say yes to something scary. Regret has taught me that living outside my values is not tenable for me.

Regrets about not taking chances have made me braver. Regrets about shaming or blaming people I care about have made me more thoughtful.

Sometimes the most uncomfortable learning is the most powerful.

Daniel Pink

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11/03/2024

Have you ever felt flooded by your emotions? To keep from becoming overwhelmed, it helps to have a road map for coping, because the only way out is through. Start with these steps.