Healthy Mind Heart Body

Author: Geoffrey Hale

  • A Brief Introduction to Taoism

    It was recently suggested that my beliefs seem very much in line with the philosophies of Taoism. I generally avoided religious and philosophical texts as a child so as not to distort my own relationship with existence and the universe. Now I appreciate the philosophies of others as challenges, supplements and reinforcements for my own…

  • Why does intensely loving someone cause raging self doubt?

    It seems the more intensely we love someone, especially someone new, the more prone we are to experience sense of self-doubt and impending doom. Omg, it’s been 2 hours and they haven’t texted me once! Are they okay? Do they not love me anymore? Are they cheating on me? What did I do? Obviously, relax…

  • 3 Ways to Open Up To Yourself

    While one may claim we’re stuck with ourselves and ask, how could we ever escape? I’ve suggested two methods by which we do escape to ourselves – blocking and masking. Blocking is the act of running from cognitive dissonance or otherwise avoiding any repulsive experience or memory. Masking occurs when we attempt to convince ourselves…

  • People Are Awesome

    This is the original People Are Awesome video that has spawned similarly impressive variations on the theme. This old viral video of people doing incredible things is closing in on 40 million views. Sit back, relax, and be amazed.

  • The Most Boring Man Alive

    I am the most boring man alive. I’m less funny, less entertaining, less interesting, less adventurous, less energetic, less excitable and less irrational than ever before. I’m more equanimous, more comfortable and more at peace than any me I’ve ever known. I’m like my perfectly stable father but on a double dose of Benzos, floating…

  • Success with Michael Cera

    Michael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Juno. Here, he has some good advice in this sketch but it’s posted here purely for your entertainment. I shouldn’t need to say this, but…