by Doug McGill To speak is only human, so we all have our problems with Right Speech. For some, the challenge is resisting the urge to gossip. Other people shade the truth all day long, dramatizing every memory in the retelling, or padding every anecdote of accomplishment. Some people use words ...
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The Mindfulness Watch
To cultivate mindfulness, I've heard teachers give the following advice: "Short moments, many times." To help me on that path, I bought a watch with a vibrating alarm. I set it to go off every 30 minutes. (No one else hears it; it makes a tiny buzz.) Every time it goes off, I stop whatever ...