thefunctionalperfe

"Do you sometimes feel “crazy” (out of balance or out of your norm) without any apparent reason? If you’re like me, perhaps that happens more often than it should…" Our brain chemistry affects us; The Functional Perfectionist discusses how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are direct results of the chemical processes in our brain, including the balance and interaction of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, and shares information on tools that help balance your brain chemistry.

The Functional Perfectionist shares a simple meditation practice (empty bowl meditation with Pranayama breath) that has consistently worked well, along with an effective adjustment to the meditation practice that helps to withdraw attention from the external world, reduce visual distractions, and redirect energy inward to better observe internal thoughts and sensations: Focusing on the space between your eyelids and eyeballs (the area behind your eyelids) with your eyes closed.

The Functional Perfectionist shares about feeling compassion fatigue due to the fact that so much happening in the world right now that requires continuous forgiveness, understanding, sympathy, empathy… and shares this simple workaround: "If I can’t bring myself to find compassion and forgive others for their (ongoing) trespasses quite yet, I can at least show compassion to myself."