Mindfulness, Negativity Bias and Wellness Change — Part One
Most of us have heard the word mindfulness. It’s made the cover of Time magazine, it’s now being practiced by the NFL (if you’re a pro running back, you can now be mauled by a calm and present linebacker) , everyone who follows Oprah or Dr. Oz, the US Marines (semper om), 
apparently a very small minority in Congress, and countless Hollywood celebs. This last list includes (I’m not kidding) Angelina, Giselle, Demi, and Arnold. Please get on board, Lindsay. Guys with serenity-soaked names like Deepak Chopra (Oprah should marry him; think about it…) and Jon Kabat-Zinn have made it popular and accessible to people like my mother, who can now use it to be more aware of my faults. That’s right, mine, not hers. Just kidding, Mom.
This post (part one) will focus on negativity bias, a basic, root-cause impediment to wellness change. The next post (part two) will cover how mindfulness can help address negativity bias and clear the path to wellness change.
