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Having one of those days when you’re buried in paperwork while your boss piles on a list of unrealistic demands and a difficult co-worker manages to get on your very last nerve? If so, then it may be time for you to step away from your desk and take some time to meditate.

We’ve all had tough days like this while working on the clock. However, we don’t always deal with the stress of challenging situations and people at work in a healthy way. That’s why Black Enterprise invited entrepreneur, wellness expert, and author Quentin Vennie to stop by our office in New York City to share advice on how and why we must meditate.

Stay Calm at Work

Vennie explained why it’s imperative for everyone, especially working professionals, to give themselves a mental break and practice mindfulness.

“So often throughout the day we’re faced with so much adversity, so many things, so much stress, [and] we’re trying to multitask,” he said. “Sometimes I think it’s important to just take yourself outside of that. Focus your attention on one thing and move forward from that point.”

In a nutshell, here is why Vennie says mindfulness is crucial for success:

• We are what we think
• You can’t be faithful and fearful at the same time
• Focus on what you want to accomplish
• Gratitude is the best mechanism to defeat depression

Vennie also talked about using meditation as a tool to overcome affliction. Watch the full interview below.

Overcoming It All

Vennie, who says meditation has personally helped him overcome drug addiction and severe depression, was also recognized as a 2017 BE Modern Man of Distinction, where he shared his story. Here’s an excerpt:

I was born and raised in a single-parent household on the west side of Baltimore. My father was a heroin addict, and by the time I was 12 I had been shot at and spent more time visiting prisons than most of the people I was close to. Despite spending a lot of time in my old neighborhood in West Baltimore, I went to predominantly white schools in the suburbs of Baltimore County. I experienced racism, discrimination, prejudice, you name it. I was diagnosed with acute anxiety and mild depression when I was 14, and then diagnosed with severe generalized anxiety and panic disorder, and mild to severe major depressive disorder, at 26. I endured a two-year addiction to my anxiety medication, survived an accidental overdose and two failed suicide attempts, but was fortunate to discover a wellness system that saved my life (yoga, meditation, and fruit/vegetable juicing). Not only did it help me get off all medications, but it also made my anxiety and depression easier to manage.

 

I started telling my story of my battles with anxiety, depression, and addiction in 2012 when I first started my journey into sobriety, and on May 30th of this year, my first book, Strong in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Addiction and Redemption Through Wellness was published in the U.S. and Canada, and published in Australia and the U.K. on July 1st. I was able to successfully turn my trial into a triumph that has positively impacted people worldwide.

Now, it’s time for you to meditate with us! Follow along with this 14-minute meditation session guided by Quentin below.

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Mark Ruffalo is good at many things, like acting, charity work, and being handsome. There are some things however, that he is not so great at, chief among them being his inability to keep secrets about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The erstwhile Bruce Banner has frequently slipped up and given away major plot points in the Avengers franchise, much to the chagrin of his fellow co-stars.

Now, Jimmy Fallon is looking to captialize on Ruffalo’s loose lips in a segment on the Tonight Show. Fallon hooks Ruffalo up to a lie detector tests and proceeds to ask him about the events of Avengers: Endgame. So what did we learn from Ruffalo’s interrogation? Mainly that he can’t/shouldn’t be saying anything.

Ruffalo refused to answer questions about whether or not the Hulk is a shape-shifting Skrull, but the needle went wild. He also appeared to be lying about hidden clues in the Avengers trailer, and the romantic future of Bruce and Black Widow. One thing he didn’t lie about: Don Cheadle being sexier than he is.

Ruffalo also admitted to loving his Hulk action figure, and “playing with himself”. When Fallon asks about the future of the snapped characters, the lie detector goes wild before Ruffalo snaps his fingers and dusts himself. It’s a fun segment for the host and the actor, and it reminds us just how much camaraderie there is among the Avengers. Whenever they are interviewed, they truly seem to enjoy one another’s company.

As for Ruffalo’s spoilers, we’ll have to wait until April to see whether or not he spilled the beans.

(via io9, image: screencap)

• Forget everything you know about Suicide Squad. James Gunn’s new movie is being called “a total reboot.” (via CBR)
• The 90s songs featured in Captain Marvel are posting massive sales. So when are we getting a soundtrack?! (via SyfyWire)
• Here’s an absolutely adorable Aussie critter smooching something called a quokka:

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Spent 3 weeks crawling around the dirt, studying the Quokkas movements, mimicking their language and eventually gained their trust and was accepted as one of them, I now go by the name Quokkachris #rottnestislandwa @australia @rottnestislandwa

A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Mar 14, 2019 at 9:37pm PDT

• Here’s a detailed guide to building your own lightsaber at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. (via Polygon)
• American Gods is coming back for a third season, with a new showrunner at the helm. (via io9)
• Queer Eye is back with a new season on Netflix, so grab your tissues and get ready to happy-cry. (via Refinery29)
• If you’re looking for the opposite of Queer Eye, Tim Miller and David Fincher’s Love, Death & Robots is also on Netflix. (via IGN)
• Everyone can go home, this is the best tweet of the weekend:

if you were or are the friendly gent (blue coat) who was in the shop half an hour ago and left a big jar of bees on the table in the poetry section, please come back and reclaim your jar of bees. if you aren't, please rt until we find him #FindTheBeeGent

— LRB Bookshop (@LRBbookshop) March 16, 2019

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