Dr. Rick Hanson

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

You're a puppet, frankly, being pulled by the strings of your environment and the reactions inside your body-mind to your environment. And so if you want autonomy, if you really want to be in charge of yourself, the cultivation of steadiness of mind and that emotional balance, even-keeledness you talk about is deeply important. And also, there's the opportunity to be competent.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.

to become more skillful at this kind of stuff. I know so many people who've invested deeply in getting good at stuff that they know doesn't matter very much at their job or their golf game or something like that. And yet they'll hardly put five minutes a day into getting more competent at managing their own thoughts and feelings and their own inner world.