Monthly Archives: April 2010

A Perfect Storm of Stress And Then An Awakening

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Don Joseph Goewey

Twenty years ago Life challenged me to wake up to a fact of life. It was a time when circumstances converged with my bad attitude to create a perfect storm of stress. I had a high powered job at Stanford … Continue reading →

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The Attitude That Takes A Brain Wired For Stress And Rewires It For Joy

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Don Joseph Goewey

A large body of research reveals that small steps such as these are powerfully neuroplastic, meaning the positive change in attitude they generate actually expands higher order brain structure to change our experience of life. In my book, Mystic Cool, … Continue reading →

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A Mountain Was My Greatest Teacher Of Peace

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Don Joseph Goewey

Ironically, my greatest teacher on the sheer power of peace was a dangerous mountain called Mt. Shasta, which is the second highest mountain in the continental United States. Shasta is glacial and classified as a technical climb, meaning you need … Continue reading →

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The Heaven and Hell of Brain Chemistry

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Don Joseph Goewey

A Japanese samurai warrior visited a Zen master, seeking answers to questions that had plagued him. “What is it you want to know?” asked the Zen master. “Tell me, sir, do heaven and hell exist?” “Ha!” laughed the Zen master … Continue reading →

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The Whole of You (That Transcends The Fragment)

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Don Joseph Goewey

One of the four qualities of Mystic Cool is wholeness. Wholeness is the enduring sense of who and what you are that transcends the fragments. How do you transcend the fragmentation that the demands the world can make of you? … Continue reading →

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