In a bustling neighborhood in southeast Portland, situated between an e-cigarette store and a barbershop, sits a strange little business called Float On. Each day, around fifty people walk through the shop’s front door and into a brightly colored lobby full of plants and couches. They check in with a desk attendant (that’s […]
By David Gelles @dgell Our jobs pay the bills, occupy many of our waking hours and can even give our lives meaning. They can also be a source of significant stress: tight deadlines, long days and difficult conversations. No matter what your job, work can be anxiety-provoking. Mindfulness can help. In recent years, many companies […]
By Maria Popova on Saturday February 4th, 2017 Upliftconnect.com Seeking Truth Instead of an Opponent In disputes upon moral or scientific points, let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery. Said Arthur Martine, […]
By Sara Fabian on Friday August 3rd, 2018 UpliftConnext.com Six Practical Ways to Stop your Negative Self-Talk When there’s no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm. – African proverb Have you ever heard an inner voice telling you disempowering things, like “I don’t think I can make it,” “What if I […]
Let’s start at the beginning. Now that it’s typed, that reads like a cliché, but when faced with writer’s block, it’s as good a place as any to start. That’s the lesson — just start. You know me and my tendency toward the paralysis of analysis. You know I once put on my bedroom wall, with not a […]
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