Most people want to be around positive kind people. And we can easily spot someone who isn’t. It’s a lot more challenging to identify that person if it’s you. Let’s call it a blindspot. In this show, Rick and Keith share how they’ve been troublemakers, the cost of being one and how to go from troublemaker to being positive, kind and loving all the time.
What We Are Reading:
– Naht Hanh, Thich, “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation” (1998).
– Harris, “Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics” (2017) News anchor and author of “10% Happier,” Harris outlines meditation methods that focus on inner peace and gratitude, crowding out the need to gossip, blame and argue.
– Cain, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” (2013) Silence as a tool for understanding self and others.
– Reynolds, “Easing Brain Fatigue with a Walk in the Park,” New York Times, March, 2013, http://well.blogs.nytimes.com