MINDRAMP PODCAST - FLOURISH AS YOU AGE

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How can you FLOURISH AS YOU AGE?  Yes. You need to keep your brain as heathy as possible. But you also need to manage your mental states. This new podcast series from MINDRAMP explores what science, psychology, philosophy and contemplative wisdom tells us about cultivating mental states that promote flourishing.  Learn to optimize your well-being, happiness, meaning and purpose by managing the way you think and feel about the aging process. 

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FLOURISH - Psychedelic Mysticism

Apr 08 2024 11 mins  
I’m interested in mystical and psychedelic experiences because they seem to evoke radically altered states of mind that are akin to spiritual awakening. They enable people to feel more at peace with the flow of existence and are often a portal to feelings of bliss. What's not to like about all that? So, mysticism and psychedelics could be seen as forms of mental management t

FLOURISH - Mysticism: The mystery that there is something rather than nothing.

Apr 01 2024 13 mins  
Mystical experiences have a core set of characteristics that seem to promote mental wellbeing and flourishing. People who have mystical experiences, including psychedelic trips, report feeling a profound unity with something vast and deeply meaningful. This unity with “the divine,” (or whatever you want to call it) is accompanied by a diminished focus on ego-centric concerns. T

FLOURISH - Transcendent Equanimity

Mar 15 2024 12 mins  
A while back I wrote an article for 3rd Act Magazine that explored how equanimity is a key to flourishing as we age. In this podcast I revisit the article and add some perspective. I suspect that aging will be much easier for me if I adopt an even-minded attitude towards the challenges and opportunities of my aging process. Even better, I am more likely to flourish if I can cultiva

FLOURISH - Finding Flow

Mar 04 2024 11 mins  
Learn two suggestions for getting into the flow state. In the previous episode we suggested that the state of flow could be a good measure of qualty-of-life. The more time we spend in the flow, the greater our quality of life. So, how can we find more flow in our lives? Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, the father of flow, found that the flow state arises when there is a dynamic interplay

FLOURISH - Flow as a Measure of Flourishing

Mar 04 2024 9 mins  
My "Qualongevity" goal is to flourish and enhance my quality of life as I age. But, what do I mean by quality of life? How will I know when I am flourishing? How will I measure the quality of my life.?In this episode, I suggest that the state of flow - that state when we are so absorbed in an activity that time stands still - might be a good measure of quality-of-life. My

IS TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW? - U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling - Part 1, Background

Mar 03 2024 14 mins  
One of the huge issues facing the nation is whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed during and after his term as President of the United States? Is Donald Trump - or anyone else - above the law? On the face of it the answer seems obvious. In the United States no one is above the law, not even Presidents. But, Trump is disputing this idea. In our

IS TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW - U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling - Part 2, Executive Immunity

Mar 03 2024 65 mins  
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the nation’s second highest court, has ruled unanimously that Trump is NOT immune from prosecution, nor is he above the law. They explained every aspect of their decision in a 67-page document. To make it easier for everyone to have access to this important ruling, and to understand how the U.S. Court of Appeals came to thei

IS TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW - U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling - Part 3, Double Jeopardy Principle and Conclusion

Mar 03 2024 13 mins  
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the nation’s second highest court, has ruled unanimously that Trump is NOT immune from prosecution, nor is he above the law. They explained every aspect of their decision in a 67-page document. To make it easier for everyone to have access to this important decision, and to understand how the U.S. Court of Appeals came to th

FLOURISH - Awareness, Connection, Insight and Purpose

Feb 25 2024 14 mins  
Neuroscientist Richie Davidson 's research on well-being indicates that positive plastic changes to our brain occur around four dimensions of experience, each of which contributes to our ability to flourish. AWARENESS, CONNECTION, INSIGHT AND PURPOSEin this episode I review Davidson's definition for each dimension and explore how they can aid us to flourish as we age. Sup

FLOURISH - Four Key Dimension of Flourishing

Feb 22 2024 8 mins  
Dr. Richie Davidson 's work offers a framework for the cultivation of well-being. Davidson's extensive research suggests there are four key domains that are central to the subjective experience of well-being. Further, and importantly, each area can be strengthened through training. We can learn flourish by learning to enhance our: AwarenessConnection Insight Purposed Dr.