The Courageous Life Practicing Courage #31: The space between stimulus and response
As part of a 4-part series on the Power of Compassion on The Courageous Life, yesterday we released a beautiful conversation with Roshi Joan Halifax and Rhonda Magee.
Together they explored a variety of themes related to meeting the most pressing challenges of our time with backbone and heart.
To complement the conversations in this series I have be sharing some potent practices for opening the heart, and accessing more courage and compassion.
Today's practice is a re-release of the first Practicing Courage episode we ever produced and relates to one of the themes that Joan and Rhonda explored.
How we can respond vs. react in moments where we feel triggered?
An idea that is beautifully highlighted by holocaust survivor, Viktor Frankl, who famously said:
"Between stimulus and response there's a space. In that space is our ability to choose. In that choice lies our growth and our freedom."
Today's episode will explore how we might find this space more often in our lives, our work, and our relationships.
Throughout episode you'll be exposed to:
- Highlights from the science of courage
- An inspiring clip from a conversation with Dr. Amy Edmondson
- And a simple 3-part practice for finding more of this space, and more courage in the midst of our busy day-to-day lives.
Thank you for your practice today!
I look forward to continuing together next Thursday!
-Joshua
8 Week Compassion Cultivation Training with Joshua begins July 12th!
If you are interested in a deeper more experiential dive into these insights and practices I would encourage you to join me on July 12th, as I will be teaching an 8 week course on compassion originally created at Stanford University. Learn more by heading to practicingcourage.com/cct
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Looking for more practice opportunities?
Check out:
- Free Meditation Events - 60 minute community gatherings with Joshua held 2x a month over zoom.
- The Practice Pass - An annual membership that gives you on-demand access to robust practice experiences including the 28-Day Practicing Courage Challenge, The 5-Day Transforming Stress Challenge and the brand NEW Creativity Challenge.
- Past Practicing Courage episodes in the podcast feed
- The FREE Practice Library