by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 19, 2022 | Health, Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics
On January 13, 2022, I underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. Afterward, I was groggy with three long draining-tubes below my rib cage. My chest hurt since the surgeon had to break bones to get to my heart. I needed to hug a heart-shaped pillow to protect my chest...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | May 11, 2022 | Health, Managing States, Neuro-Semantics
On January 13, 2022 at 7:30 am, I underwent cardiac bypass surgery. Dr. Fayyaz Hashmi replaced four arteries, two feeding blood into my heart and two out of it. For a 75-year-old, I was active, with a resting heart rate of 55 beats per second. Yet, a slight pressure...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 31, 2020 | Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics, NLP
I was never very tall, even as a kid. When I was in 8th grade, I had to go to a middle school for three months before beginning high school. One day I was in a music class. Being shy, I sat near the back of the room, which was like a miniature auditorium with stadium...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Jun 9, 2020 | Managing States, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics, NLP
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” ― Noel Langley, the Wizard of Oz Someone called my 90-year-old mother-in-law claiming to be her grandson. He wanted her to wire him some money. The need for senior citizens to protect themselves against scammers is a...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | May 28, 2019 | Language, Managing States, NLP
In his article “Aphorisms,” John Stuart Mill said, “There are two kinds of wisdom.” The first, he said, “depends on long chains of reasoning…The other is that acquired by experience of life.” And he adds, it is “….drawn by acute minds in all periods of...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Dec 14, 2018 | Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics
1. My Odyssey. When I am in trouble, I reach for calm. When I need to be alert, I reach for calm. Calm is not only associated with a state of relaxation. It is also a crucial ingredient for managing troubled waters. When you are in the clutches of fear or any strong...