Atlas of the Heart : Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

Sometimes the most uncomfortable learning is the most powerful.

rapid aging, decreased immune function, greater inflammatory processes, less sleep, and poorer health behaviors.

chronic exposure to stressors can be detrimental to health.

chronic exposure to stressors can be detrimental to health.

emotions are responding to my “thinking” assessment of how well I can handle something.

Disappointed: It didn’t work out how I wanted, and I believe the outcome was outside of my control.

Regretful: It didn’t work out how I wanted, and the outcome was caused by my decisions, actions, or failure to act.

Discouraged: I’m losing my confidence and enthusiasm about any future effort—I’m losing the motivation and confidence to persist.

Resigned: I’ve lost my confidence and enthusiasm about any future effort—I’ve lost the motivation and confidence to persist.

Frustrated: Something that feels out of my control is preventing me from achieving my desired outcome.

with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves. Even when we don’t know where we are.

It’s dangerous to put your self-worth in other people’s hands.

As researcher and writer Sherry Turkle says, “
Boredom is your imagination calling to you.”

simple, boring tasks or mundane activities can allow our minds to wander, daydream, and create. The lack of stimulation that defines “being bored” gives our imagination room to play and grow.