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What if wellness isn’t about comfort… but about capacity ? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we explore a foundational truth: The path to wellness is not found in avoiding discomfort, but in learning how to build a relationship with it . This episode serves as a wellness primer —an introduction to how the mind, body, heart, and soul grow stronger through deliberate, meaningful challenge ....

What if wellness isn’t about comfort… but about capacity ? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we explore a foundational truth: The path to wellness is not found in avoiding discomfort, but in learning how to build a relationship with it . This episode serves as a wellness primer —an introduction to how the mind, body, heart, and soul grow stronger through deliberate, meaningful challenge ....

Sometimes the most powerful step forward begins with a pause. In this special interlude episode of Right Here! Right Now! , we invite listeners to slow down and integrate the insights from the first half of Season 5. Instead of rushing ahead, this episode offers a moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper themes shaping the season - perhaps shaping our experiences. Across the first...

In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of embracing both work and play as interconnected aspects of life, inspired by a timeless quote from Francois Auguste Rene Chateaubriand. The idea of fully immersing oneself in any endeavor—whether it’s labor or leisure—creates a space where the distinction between work and play fades, allowing us to approach life with a sense of wonder and cr...

What if "happiness" isn’t the goal? What if mattering the mission? In this deeply reflective episode of Right Here! Right Now! , we explore how fitting in, belonging, and mattering shape our lives, our relationships, and our resilience. Because belonging welcomes you… But mattering changes everything. Be present Be mindful Right Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message

Change doesn’t just alter our circumstances. It confronts our identity, challenges our illusion of control, and invites us to evolve from who we believe we are toward why we are . In this episode, we explore how we can shift our relationship with change — especially the unwanted and unforeseen kind — from resistance to revelation. Drawing inspiration from Stoic philosophy, modern neuroscience, Ada...

Just in time for Valentine's ♥ Day, we are talking love! And we will be talking about a special and perhaps a not so popular type of love...a love that is vital to being able to live a life filled with an abundance of more fulfilling love...a love that we must start to be more comfortable with…a love that, we will come to learn, is critical to being able to love better and more deeply and mor...

Control vs. Agency: Where Freedom Really Lives What are we truly in control of in our lives—and where does real agency begin? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we explore the deeply human tension between control and agency , especially in the face of change, loss, uncertainty, and the thoughts that often feel like they run our lives. Through reflections on internal and external locus of c...

What if real change doesn’t begin with a resolution, but with a decision about who you are becoming? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we step beyond the familiar “New Year, New You” cycle and into something far more sustainable: identity-based change rooted in presence. Using insights from psychology, mindfulness, and James Clear’s Atomic Habits , this episode explores why so many resolu...

What if purpose isn’t something to chase, but something to remember? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we explore the inner journey from purpose to meaning to mission —and how presence is the bridge that turns intention into lived reality. Through reflections, neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience, this episode invites listeners to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with wha...

What if the way you experience the world isn’t determined by what happens to you — but by what your brain allows you to notice? In this Season 5 premiere of Right Here, Right Now , we explore the Reticular Activating System (RAS) — the powerful attentional filter in the brain that shapes what reaches conscious awareness and what fades into the background. By weaving together modern neuroscience ,...

Hope part II we dive into the interplay between hope and purpose and how hope fuels our purpose; and purpose sustains hope. Purpose-driven hope helps us navigate life’s challenges and celebrate its triumphs. And we look to learn and have the capacity to embrace the journey over the destination: The joy of navigation and the lessons from detours. Avoiding rigid expectations to cultivate our resilie...

Today we will discuss hope and reflect on pivotal questions, such as: Can envisioning a better future help us navigate the present? What tools can guide us toward a better tomorrow? How can hope and mindfulness coexist without compromising present-moment awareness? What actions can foster hope and lead to a more fulfilling future? The Nature of Hope Hope will be presented as a belief that the futu...

From the inspiration created by The Essence of Mindfulness quote that inspired the last 2 episodes comes a poem that allows us to embrace time and each of our moments in time. I hope this inspires you to be more mindful and present and aware of the capacity that our moments in time have for each of us...in the present moment awareness of our mindfulness practice. Click here to check out the poetry...

Welcome back to part 2 of our Essence of Mindfulness journey.  Discover and unleash the power of the present moment awareness that we can bring to each of our moments in time.  Be compassionate with your practices - all of them people!! This practice of Mindfulness is not easy but I urge you to listen and come to this moment with an openness and a spirit of curiosity to imagine what each mindfully...

Happy New Year!  First episode released this new year!  A working and evolving and mindfully created and inspired thought of the essence of what the practice of mindfulness has to offer each and every one of us in each and every one of our moments in time! Be present... Be mindful... Be aware of how this moment impacts your very next moment... Right Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a mess...

A Holiday Rest - being more mindfully merry in our moments this time of year. A special holiday delight...a poem to help you slow down...in the moment of our holiday bustling... Be present... Be mindful... With the essence of our presence among all of our presents!! Right Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message

Through perhaps our greatest virtue of curiosity - a deep held passion for the desire to understand what we seem to not be able to comprehend or make sense of in the world we live in - comes this particular outline of lessons that I continue to learn. A continuous process of thinking and questioning and reflecting and more questioning as possibly one day deeper insight may come. Leading to wisdom…...

Healing is for the heroic spirit within each of us...Healing can be something we work on with a greater ability to smile and be immersed in some level of joy... “If you can recognize and accept your pain without running away from it, you will discover that although pain is there, joy can also be there at the same time.” Thich Nhat Hanh Come on this journey of healing with me... Be Present ... Be M...

Welcome back Right Here! Right Now! In today’s episode, we lead you through a powerful mindfulness mindset centered around reflection, presence, and resilience. This episode dives deep into how we can cultivate a mindset that transforms obstacles into opportunities for growth, drawing from Stoic philosophy, Buddhist teachings, and mindful practices. With the guidance of Marcus Aurelius’ famous wor...

Another bonus created for each and every one of my beautiful listeners! A special bonus episode featuring a mindfulness intention and creative poem I wrote inspired by the paradox of grief. It’s titled Presence of Your Absence —a heartfelt reflection on love and loss that I hope will provide comfort and connection or at the very least a moment of reflection of the love we can celebrate in the memo...

Listen today for the first time or listen again as we REPLAY one of my favorite episodes from season 3! Happy Thanksgiving people!  Today, let's turn this seasonal practice of gratitude into a powerful daily and mindful practice.  We often reflect on what we can be grateful for as we sit with family around the turkey and all it's trimmings...Reflect on how good it feels to be grateful as...

Unlocking Life’s Paradoxes: Counterintuitive Insights for Emotional Growth and Mindful Living Listen to Part I: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-lifes-paradoxes-counterintuitive-insights/id1616393846?i=1000677440158 Welcome back to Right Here! Right Now! I’m your host, Michael Scicchitano, and today we’re diving deep into a fascinating and transformative topic: paradoxes—those seemi...

Meditation is not for everyone all the time... Maybe today you gently give it a try... Be present... Be mindful... RIght Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message

Unlocking Life’s Paradoxes: Counterintuitive Insights for Emotional Growth and Mindful Living Welcome back to Right Here, Right Now ! I’m your host, Michael Scicchitano, and today we’re diving deep into a fascinating and transformative topic: paradoxes —those seemingly contradictory truths that challenge our instincts and reveal deeper wisdom upon closer reflection. In this episode, we’ll explore...