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The Mindful Monday for March 16 is a reminder to take time to breathe: You are allowed to slow down even when the world doesn't. Looming deadlines, competing obligations and information overload can make us feel frantic at times. We might begin to believe that we don't have the ability or the right to slow down. Remember that rest is productive. When we take our foot off the gas, we can recenter our thoughts and priorities, which usually lead to better outcomes. Help us promote a culture...

The Mindful Monday for March 9 is a quote from humanitarian and philosopher Albert Schweitzer: "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."Sometimes we get trapped into thinking that happiness is contingent on the next achievement, promotion or reward. Rather than hinge our happiness on external things, how can we find happiness within ourselves? When we focus on inner happiness rather than chasing validation, we have achieved success.Help us promote a culture...

Wellness Day is March 3, and faculty and staff are included in the day's activities. All employees will receive the Healthy Minds Faculty and Staff Survey in their Georgia College & State University e-mail on March 3. Please take 20 minutes to complete the survey. These results will help us assess employee wellbeing and campus climate as part of the university's strategic efforts related to the Empower pillar of Imagine 2030.We also invite all employees to join us on Atkinson Porch...

The Mindful Monday for March 2 is a quote from Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön: "You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather." Your values and convictions hold you steady, like the sky. Good and bad conditions will come and go like the weather, but when you know who you are at your core, those things will pass over you like clouds.Help us promote a culture of wellbeing at Georgia College & State University!Receive the MM in your inbox each week by opting in for our mailing list.Follow...

The Mindful Monday for Feb. 23 is a quote from actor Will Rogers: "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." Dwelling on past mistakes or slights, especially those we cannot change, wastes our time and emotional energy. Preserve that energy for the positive things today holds, and let yesterday roll off your back.Help us promote a culture of wellbeing at Georgia College & State University!Receive the MM in your inbox each week by opting in for our mailing list.Follow @gcsu_bobcatsfirst...

The Mindful Monday for Feb. 16 is a quote attributed to the legendary ancient storyteller, Aesop, from his story The Lion and the Mouse: "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Small acts of kindness on our part usually require minimal effort, but the impact they make on the receiver can be huge. Random Acts of Kindness Day is Tuesday, Feb. 17. What random act of kindness will you do this week?Help us promote a culture of wellbeing at Georgia College & State University!Receive...

The Mindful Monday for Feb. 9 is a reminder about self-compassion: Be patient with the parts of you that are still learning. No one is expected to know everything or act perfectly all the time. The important thing is having a growth mindset and understanding that while you may not know how to do something now, you are capable of learning and mastering new things every day.Help us promote a culture of wellbeing at Georgia College & State University!Receive the MM in your inbox each...

The Mindful Monday for Feb. 2 is a quote from former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Dreams and goals are easier to attain when we have conviction behind them. What do you really want to achieve and why? When you identify your purpose, the challenges along your path become minor road bumps. Help us promote a culture of wellbeing at Georgia College & State University!Receive the MM in your inbox each week by opting...

The Mindful Monday for Jan. 26 is a quote from researcher and motivational author Brené Brown: "Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we'll ever do." Self-acceptance is a  lifelong journey. By celebrating your strengths and accomplishments, forgiving yourself for mistakes and maintaining a growth mindset where you are always learning, you will find inner fortitude that makes the hard things in life easier to manage.Help us promote a culture...