Will Johnson
Will Johnson
hurt athlete thinking
To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to go for a skill because I'm thinking, 'My knee hurts really bad.'
chance anything-can-happen
There's always a chance. Anything can happen.
life-lesson responsibility gymnastics
Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.
stay-strong strong voice
Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.
mistake gymnastics getting-back-up
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.
emotion process reflecting
Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating it and reflecting on it.
insecure partners disguise
In insecure relationships, we disguise our vulnerabilities so our partner never really sees us.
hurt pain california
When love doesn't work, we hurt. Indeed, “hurt feelings” is a precisely accurate phrase, according to psychologist Naomi Eisenberger of the University of California. Her brain imaging studies show that rejection and exclusion trigger the same circuits in the same part of the brain, the anterior cingulate, as physical pain.
people isolation being-the-best
Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.
love-relationship way emotion
The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.
connections world foundation
Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the larger world. Loving responsiveness is the foundation of a truly compassionate, civilized society.
meaningful mind important
Some great minds become great by turning the rubble of an exploded paradigm into something consistent and meaningful. Others become great by laying the gunpowder, grain by grain. Every important revolution needs both kinds of minds to complete itself.
memories children childhood
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.
internet meetings havens
I love those stretches where I've just been a writer - when I haven't been doing Internet start-ups - where I pretty much eliminate meetings from my life.