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Explore insightful articles from Dr. Sood that will inspire you with unique insights and approaches to embrace mindfulness, gratitude and happiness in your work and personal life.
Mangoes sweet and sour
Dear friend,I love mangoes. Yet I often can’t tell which ones are sweet and which ones sour. Color isn’t always a useful guide. Some mangoes are perfectly ripe when green; others may already be yellow, orange, or red, yet their mealy starches haven’t turned into simple sugars. Fragrance and...
Read MoreLet’s still bless the sneeze.
A few times a week, you generate wind at the speed of 30 to 40 miles per hour—in a sneeze. Your tongue elevates, your palate lowers, your mouth partially closes, and your diaphragm contracts—all to get rid of the irritant in your nose. If you are lucky, you hear someone say, “Bless you.” Why do we bless the sneezes?
Read MoreJust as trees grow their branches toward the sun, spend more time with the people who are your source of light.
Competition for sunlight is one of the strongest factors shaping forest architecture. Trees have adapted by learning to bend toward the light. But is that what our mind does?
Read MoreHappy counting!
Dear friend,On a quiet foggy evening, I was sitting alone in a room feeling a little down. “How do I cheer myself,” I asked? First, I headed to the refrigerator. I wasn’t hungry, but that ice cream sure looked inviting. It bought me three minutes of happiness, but soon guilt followed. A quick 400 calories later, I was unhappy again. Next, I tried to forget myself watching a...
Read MoreGood listening
Dear friend,You enjoy a good speaker and detest a boring one because a good speaker, one who is in flow, helps your brain experience the same flow state. In an interesting study, researchers monitored the brain waves of people as they were listening to a speaker. (1) Slowly, the listener’s brain waves started tracking that of the speaker. The more they trusted the speaker....
Read MoreEvery person is resilient in a unique way. Ask not if I am resilient; ask, how am I resilient?
Spring paints the landscape green but also invites creepy crawly creatures. One person who is phenomenally busy in every town during the spring is the bug man. A bug man is your lifesaver if you don’t particularly admire wasps, spiders, and fire ants. The bug man is very comfortable with the bugs. But when it comes to medical stuff, he isn’t as savvy.
Read MoreAlthough shoveling doesn’t make the snow disappear, it pushes the snow to the side. Clear your mind every so often to keep moving forward.
Do some people dislike you for reasons best known to them? Are you worried about the future of your medical coverage?
Read MoreA right to be wrong
When I was a child, looking back, my challenges were small. Learning to brush my teeth, dress up, read, memorize ABCs, was not too difficult. My effort almost always led to the desired outcome. As a result, here is a simple formula I wrote up in my head: Effort + Intentions = Outcomes.
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