162 Stop, Breathe, Reflect, And Choose

162 Stop, Breathe, Reflect, And Choose

December 31, 2025 · 5 min · Season 1 · Episode 162

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This episode discusses the importance of mindfulness and choosing responses over reactions to enhance happiness.

Take refuge in the Buddha, your inner Self. Stop, Breathe, Reflect (Be Aware of what is going on inside and out), and Choose to respond. Choose to Flow rather than react. The flight, fright, or freeze Limbic (reptilian) part of our brain only knows to protect us. It knows speed not Happiness. When we are caught in reactivity we are in our reptilian brain, reacting rather than responding. As an alternative to jumping into our reptilian brain, consider this simple&...

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