smh... student motivation hints

the first part of life isn't supposed to be easy... everything changes at age 25

when a student makes an amazing transformation I GOTTA KNOW WHY AND HOW?!?! here's some tips on exactly how it can happen!!

you know i just realized i actually have practiced smiling when bad things happen so much for the last 3 months that i now do it AUTOMATICALLY!! yeah, i used to think smiling was lame, overrated, and silly. for years i was held back by this belief, but i started trying it cuz it LITERALLY changes your brain chemistry and wiring, and you know what, i practiced it SO many times (cuz we know a lot of...

what if life really is as simple as a deep breath and a smile? do you wish it was? what's the secret...?

life is full of difficulties, struggles, suffering, dissatisfaction, can buddhism help us understand how to handle the most difficult things? acceptance is difficult, but through simple daily practice, we see slow changes

when i take a vacation to San francisco and LosAngeles, i miss my students! coming back sick and stressed reminds me why i do this, why i love this, and how it feels for students to be absent, stressed, or sick

the house of happiness is built slowly, steadily, by focusing on good things in life. negative things will always be there, ugly things tend to steal our attention very easily, BUT how can you fill your bag by focusing on more beautiful things?

freedom can be a choice, just like imprisonment. whether you listen to yourself, or those around you, can make you feel trapped in your thoughts, unable to make the choices that are truly good for you...

why do people avoid doing the right things they KNOW are good for them and they plan on, and do the things that aren't right or helpful?!?! simple: comfort, energy conservation. simple solution: love yourself, and accept that things are hard. stop wasting energy fighting, and GET DOWN TO IT.

the audio is unbalanced in this episode because moses was talking from his feet, and GENIUS ensues. forgive the varying levels of sound, i thought we got some SERIOUS knowledge from him it's well worth the volume changes. 

thoughts are a funny thing... your brain generates way more of them that we can make sense of, but can we practice turning it off?

with this conversation, rutherford and Moses talk to 5th period and arrive at the 2 types of happiness, a wild and meaningful tangent. 

there are so many things that make our lives rich, if we look for them. money is fake, yet useful, but experiences with loved ones and simple things we are lucky to have can help us cultivate gratitude in small ways that build and build...

recently i've been trying to let nature give me what i need, and learning to be the student in nature...

this is a very important episode to me, i had rough day and by the end of this meditation I actually lost myself and my words, if you listen close you can hear me not quite making sense at the end. at some point, words fail :) 

listen in to the second episode of Moses sharing his life journey with Rutherford in class. ENJOY!

In this series, rutherford presents classroom conversations with Moses. Each period is different and enriching; ENJOY! 

find a quiet place to sit still, in silence, with your eyes and mouth closed, maybe with soft meditation music playing. enjoy :)

Why I haven’t released a pod in a MINUTE and what we all can learn from it.

distractions are everythwere, and it's not our fault! Focus takes work, patience, practice, and time to develop, just like any muscle. Try it, develop it, strengthen it, and you will feel stronger, more in control, and successful! 

2 chicas staying after school to get caught up on work delve into the power of communicating with people that care about them to avoid stress building up into paralyzing overwhelm

trying to figure out what the true cause of not getting stuff done, because there are different solutions depending on the barrier. The first most important thing will be to focus on your successes instead of your failures, but what we can learn from our failures needs to come with self-compassion, patience, practice

comparisons are usually negative and demotivating, so we need to become aware of them and avoid them. other people lead other lives, and we need to make our own unique goals and habits regardless of other people in different situations. HOWEVER, comparisons to role models and positive friends can be incredibly motivating and inspiring the changes you know are good for you. 

discussing why happiness and positivity is at the root of new habits and behavior change. we've evolved NEGATIVE EMOTIONS to stay alive, but once we get past that and life is not threatened, negative emotions hold us back... so how can we find and use positive emotions instead?? 

Chasing the sweetness of success can motivate us to conquer harder and harder challenges. Allow yourself to become addicted to the process, the journey, the grind of hard work to achieving something difficult and meaningful.