Chris A Smith

@chris6572.bsky.social

Grandfather, writer, meditation teacher, counselor and, for a short stint, meditation coach for a 7th grade girl’s basketball team.

Friends—You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here. The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength. This is the message of my new book On Mindful Democracy—check it out!

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If you’re curious what mindfulness and democracy have to do with each other—or why I argue that democracy does not work without mindfulness—check out this interview with @drkopacz.bsky.social and @chris6572.bsky.social. And follow David and Chris—wonderful brilliant people doing good work.

David Kopacz, MD@drkopacz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

InnerViews: On Mindful Democracy Jeremy D Engels interview transcript on Substack shorturl.at/PqcSy @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social #OnMindfulDemocracy #DeclarationOfInterdependence

Friends—You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here. The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength. This is the message of my new book On Mindful Democracy—check it out!

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Dear friends, I’ve started a new Substack: Zen and the Art of Democracy. My goal is to reimagine democracy by returning to foundations—we all suffer, we all want to be happy, and we can only be happy if we learn to care for ourselves, each other, and the world we share. Please subscribe and share!

Zen and the Art of Democracy | Jeremy David Engels | Substack

Change how you think about democracy: it is a communal practice of caring for ourselves, each other, and the world, not a partisan battle between us and the--and democracy does not work without mindfu...

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Caring for Self & Others - won a Nautilus gold book award! Foreword Reviews says “A literary oxygen mask and a paean to health care workers, psychiatrist David Kopacz’s...book illustrates how relatable and treatable issues like burnout are." creativecouragepress.com/our-books/ca...

Caring for Self & Others

Do you want to reignite your passion for helping others? After the devastation of the pandemic, health care professionals are in dire straits. Caring for Self & Others: Transforming Burnout, C…

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Becoming a True Human podcast #9: Illness & Creativity Illness can be inspiration for creativity if we can receive it as a gift - as it creatively recreates who you are. To receive the gift of creativity encourages us to then share the gift with others. Spotify: t.ly/oBhod YouTube: t.ly/dsvMK

Episode 9: Illness and Creativity

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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