Intressant - det finns alltså ett strukturerat sätt att bli bättre på att bry sig mer om sina nära och kära. Som att gå till gymmet och träna sin empatimuskel. Genom att mentalt önska andra människor välgång och lycka, ja det som jag själv vill ha, kan jag undan för undan bli mer empatisk och mer lycklig.
"When the Dalai Lama and I were working together, he talked about methods to expand that circle of caring and concern to include people we know but don't yet have those intimate feelings for. There are systematic ways to do this, such as a daily practice of wishing well-being—safety, health, happiness, ease in life—for ourselves, then for our friends and family, then for people we know and then for strangers. As Davidson's research at the University of Wisconsin also found, when people concentrate on wishing others well, they enhance the activity of their brains' circuits for happiness. Compassion doesn't just make us better people—it makes us feel good.
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/Happiness-Strategies-of-Emotionally-Intelligent-People#ixzz43FLYAw6t
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/Happiness-Strategies-of-Emotionally-Intelligent-People#ixzz43FLYBXT1
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