Articles
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TAKING CARE OF NUMBER ONE
“Man who man would be must rule the empire of himself.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley This is a stressful and demanding age in which we live, replete with uncertain futures, confused values, tenuous relationships. Where deciding issues is concerned, many people have their feet firmly planted in mid-air! In contrast, in order to successfully master…
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STRIKING OUT AT THE INN
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through my wallet I felt not a single; nor did any change jingle. So foolish was I when last May I did read, Of opportune Christmas fund banking, indeed. But who can think Christmas, come…
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HOW TO FLEX YOUR CREATIVE MUSCLES
Occasionally, people write or ask how it is possible for a columnist to generate ideas week after week? Isn’t it exhausting? A common assumption is that generating creative ideas leading to productive activity must require expending astronomical amounts of energy and therefore tiresome. On the contrary, productive activity is stimulating; boredom is tiresome! Along those…
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STARTING OVER
Diane was thirty-one when Larry told her he was leaving. They had two children, a house, a German shepherd and eleven years of marriage in the till. Larry, a second- level manager at IBM, provided a comfortable financial foundation. Diane, who never worked a day in her life, suddenly felt as if she had been…
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HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS
As you know, psychologists treat a variety of emotional difficulties which occur in people of all ages. But there comes a time when another family member may need our help: The Family Dog. Yes, there are “dog psychologists”, too! Sometimes an integral part of a veterinary practice; other times, consultants to such a practice. This…
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HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BEST TEACHER
Thinking about it, kept you up all night. There would be no rescue from the agony; sleep was postponed indefinitely, while it waited. Laid open, beckoning– challenging you to master it. Though the test was in two days, the true test was your ability to conquer the fear that generates procrastination. And get going so…
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LOOSE ENDS
When her parents separated, Katie, a nine year-old, reported having nightmares that her father would return and abuse her. Rebecca’s five year-old view of divorce was that, “Mommy and Daddy yelled a lot, Daddy hit Mommy, the police came and made Daddy leave home.” <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Since his…
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CFIDS: RECOGNITION AND RELIEF: PART 2
ALLEVIATING “CFIDS” BY REDIRECTING STRESSCFIDS (chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome) is a pervasive disorder containing a cluster of profound, incapacitating symptoms. While the cause remains unclear, there are factors which, when present, seem to alter the condition. One such factor is stress. Though CFIDS is not caused by stress, it is stress-sensitive. Stress may…
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THE ROAD TO EVERYWHERE BEGINS WITH SELF-DISCIPLINE
Okay, so you decided you need to make a change in some aspect of your life– business, personal relationship, health. If you are like many people, you waited until staying the same produced enough unpleasantness that you believed you had little choice but to change. Perhaps a physical revealed high blood pressure. Your favorite pair…
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HOW TO MAKE THE MEANS JUSTIFY…THEMSELVES
A young actor had to play a scene in which he walked into his apartment after an enjoyable party and was confronted by a gun-wielding thug. When he put the key in the lock, the director yelled, “Cut! You just came from a great party…look happy. That guy inside doesn’t exist for you…not yet.” <?xml:namespace…
