Electrical activity in our brain lights our inner world as electricity lights our homes. Every spark of thought, every pulse of emotion, and every creative surge depends on the harmony between the brain’s electrical waves and its chemical messengers. Together, they compose a living symphony where growth or stagnation begins,… Read more »
Pause for a moment and picture the last conversation in which someone insisted their view was the only intelligent one. Hear the sharp edges in their certainty, the hailstorm of put-downs, bogus, ridiculous, uninformed. It can feel as if ideas are weapons and words become pellets. Yet if we listen… Read more »
Life hands us puzzles daily, some obvious, some disguised as frustrations. The true test of our mind isn’t whether we face problems, but how flexibly we face them. Will we replay what went wrong, or re-frame what’s still possible? That simple choice determines whether our mind grows or shrinks. Why… Read more »
We all know the argument: “I’d love to change, but…” It rolls off tongues as easily as any old habit we no longer notice. A dean once told his university audience that he couldn’t transform teacher training because schools “out there” weren’t changing either. Not one person challenged him. The… Read more »
Deep within the folds of our brain’s temporal lobes sits a tiny almond-shaped powerhouse called the amygdala, the command center of emotion. It’s the silent sentinel that jumps to attention whenever life startles us, threatens us, or surprises is. It’s what makes our heart pound when a door slams, our cheeks flush… Read more »
Ever notice how stress sneaks in before we’ve had our morning coffee? One harsh word, one delay, one envious thought, and suddenly our brain is bathing in toxic chemistry. Listen to angry rhetoric, envy someone’s success, or join in name-calling, and we’re feeding our brain a dangerous cocktail of stress… Read more »
We live in an era overflowing with criticism, yet starving for creative vision. Whether in workplaces, classrooms, communities, or online spaces, harsh judgments have replaced the art of improvement. We’ve mistaken critique for progress and missed the very brain-based tools that fuel innovation. It’s time to change that. It’s time… Read more »
Lifelong learning isn’t only about gaining new knowledge, it’s about awakening deeper awareness. The Mita Growth Mindset positions awareness as the inner engine that drives learning, resilience, and emotional wellbeing. It’s the consciousness that helps us pause before reacting, see beyond immediate outcomes, and make choices that strengthen both intellect… Read more »
Awareness is not just a soft skill or a spiritual add-on, it’s the linchpin of mental and emotional wellbeing. It awakens the observer within us, the part that can pause amid chaos and see clearly what’s actually happening. Yet awareness is also one of the most underused capacities we already… Read more »
It’s time for a movement, a bold, brain-based awakening that calls us to outgrow our addiction to criticism and judgment. For too long, we’ve mistaken “critical thinking” for progress, as if dissecting flaws were the same as developing strengths. But what if our obsession with critique, of ourselves, of others,… Read more »
