happiness is closer than we imagine. In recent times, psychology, neuroscience and biology, among other disciplines, have developed new concepts related to the human mind and its ability to generate abilities far beyond those normally used. Now mention two: "mindfulness" or "mindfulness" and "resilience." Here are two simple definitions that can guide us in this innovative field. Mindfulness: The ability to focus the attention of the mind in the present in an object, feeling or experience. Resilience: ability to emerge from adversity, recover and reach a meaningful and productive life (Henderson, 2003)
This new approach has discovered that emotions and rationality are not polar opposites and that many of the values \u200b\u200bwe Western culture has made it less important than the knowledge of the possibilities of the human mind. Both their undiscovered strengths and the pitfalls that ignorance of its potential can be run. In a poem entitled "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters . " Portia Nelson describes how sometimes we get stuck on the road that leads to the conscience and freedom (Quoted in Mindfulness Stress Reduction. Stahl, 2010. Editorial Kairos. Translation own)
" Chapter 1: walk down a street. There is a large hole in the sidewalk. I fall into it. I'm lost ... helpless. Not my fault. It takes a lot to leave.
Chapter 2: I walk down the street. There is a large hole in the sidewalk. Pretend not to see. I fall into it. I can not believe I'm in the same place. But it's not my fault. Again slow to get out much.
Chapter 3: I walk down the street. There is a large hole in the sidewalk. I see. But I fall. It is a habit ... but my eyes are open. I know where I am. It's my fault. I go quickly.
Chapter 4: I walk down the street. There is a large hole in the sidewalk. Way around.
Chapter 5: I walk down another street "
minds also have the ability to read between them (mirror neurons), rather than the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clark, predicted in his visionary story "Childhood's End." Although as a society still do not have the capacity to develop a collective mind, the sum of our individual emotions can be like a utopia.
In societies like ours that have a series of calamities can all suffer from stress is therefore imperative that we learn to meditate, focusing on reality, stripping preconceptions, to understand that we can not keep passing by street, running the risk of an unhealthy habit that always falls on the same hole. Not enough to "see" the danger, we must break with the routine and the fear of change. A homely example is reminiscent baseball team "The cardinals of Lara" which for many years had not won the championship, achieved their goal changing the manager and the team. It is not enough to dodge the hole. Must travel down another street. It is very difficult. Yogy Berra, popular philosopher unwittingly defined "mindfulness": "You can observe a lot by just watching" This means focusing attention on something and then to understand acting. Let's start now to build mental skills and ability to defeat adversity. December 2012 is just around the corner and that day we choose to walk down another street, Portia Nelson, dixit.
alberto_quiros@intercon.net.ve
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