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MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: The Limits of Mindfulness Requires Action

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being

Indeed, mindfulness practice can make our heart as strong, as loving and resilient as possible. But there are certain things it can’t do. Mindfulness cannot protect or shield us from the reality of changing conditions in our world. Mindfulness alone cannot protect our rights. Mindfulness alone…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Speak Up, Get Engaged

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being}

Mindful practice helps us see more clearly what is going on around us. When we see clearly we are compelled to respond, to act in accordance with our values. Regardless of your views, inaction cannot produce meaningful change. It is important that we become engaged in true dialogue for the…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Value Clarity and Calm

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being}

This kind of dialogue requires great skill. It requires fortitude, patience, clarity, and calm. Mindfulness gives us the opportunity to be a vehicle for sanity, clarity, and compassion in an age of increasingly heated passion, impulsiveness, fear and anger. In turbulent times, when many are…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Look Deeply and Engage in Dialogue

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being}

We know that mindfulness practice is about looking beyond the surface of things, investigating inwardly and outwardly. Rather than take views and statements at face value, we must look beyond the headlines, the buzz words and platforms and seek to understand the full range of conditions in a…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Affirm Core Ethical and Moral Values

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being}

Mindfulness is not ethically neutral. When we see our fundamental shared vulnerability, we develop a strong commitment to not causing harm. We learn the very real and grave dangers that come from hatred, fear, and confusion. We eschew the use of violence out of empathy and compassion for…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Recollect Our Shared Humanity

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being }

At its core, mindfulness connects us to humanity – our own, and others’. The practice of mindfulness rests upon a spirit of radical investigation into the basic question: “What is it like to be human? To feel hope and fear, joy and pain, happiness and sadness?” Mental training exercises…

Five Financial Mistakes to Avoid After Landing that Awesome Job

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

Many women get excited about the opportunities that come with landing their dream job, particularly when that job comes with a much bigger paycheck. However, it’s easier than you think to make some detrimental financial mistakes when the prospect of a higher paycheck is right in front of you. Beware of five common financial mistakes many make after landing a higher paying…

MELT Mindfulness Practice Tip: Stay Connected, Strengthen the Good

By: Melanie Trausch, PCC

 {A Mindful MELTable ~ Mindfulness Tips for Occupational Happiness & Well Being }

In times of duress or extreme work stress, we often need more than awareness. We need family and friends, community, and the support of our heart’s own goodness. Reach out to those you love; practice heartfulness and connect to things that are meaningful for you.

Integrating mindfulness in…