Gratitude Practices List

Cultivating Gratitude

The benefits of counting your blessings When it comes to cultivating gratitude, many of us intuitively know that it feels good to reflect on what we’re grateful for and to …

New Guinea Fore People Watching Film

Paul Ekman: Breaking Ground in New Guinea

Experiences of filming other cultures abroad  Compiled from excerpts of Dr. Paul Ekman’s New Guinea Journal and Nonverbal Messages Autobiography   In my travels and studies, I found the people …

Facial Expressions of Emotion

Are facial expressions of emotion voluntary?

Dr. Ekman’s controversial claim about the involuntary nature of emotional facial expression Based on excerpts from this article.  I propose that all facial expressions of emotion are involuntary; they are …

Holiday Emotional Triggers

Emotional Triggers Quiz

Whether you’re triggered by a person, place, word, smell, thought or memory, identifying emotional triggers is an important first step toward living an emotionally balanced life. Find out what triggers …