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HOW TO THINK POSITIVE…FOR A CHANGE!
“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus “When it rains, it pours.” “Just my luck, I probably won’t get noticed.” ‘”There’s nothing to look forward to.” Sound familiar? These statements reflect a negative attitude, not atypical in our society. An attitude– experienced as…
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The Joy of Misery
Randy W. Green, Ph.D “I cut an inch off of every straw I see, just to make the world suck a little less. Jarod Kintz We are creatures of habit, because what seems familiar is often most comfortable. Our habits are our “comfort…
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How to Make Your Heart Grow “Fondness”—And Other Health Benefits: Part 1
How to Make Your Heart Grow “Fondness”—And Other Health Benefits: Part 1 Randy W. Green, Ph.D. “Educating the heart without educating the mind is no education at all.” Aristotle Did you know your heart and brain communicate? They are talking about you behind your back; and what they have to say…
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T.V. or NOT T.V….?
What can get, then hold a child’s attention faster and longer than a mother bearing chocolate chip cookies? Or a serious frown? What is more entertaining to a kid than a birthday party? Or a trip to the mall? What do parents seeking discipline take away more often than anything else? And what, according to…
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SOME HEALING THOUGHTS FOR INCEST SURVIVORS: Part 2
Incest is traumatic to a child in terms of both the sexual abuse, and the negative thoughts and feelings that are generated… and then recycled for years to come. Most children–even those who do not fully understand what is happening to them–feel that what they are doing is wrong; that they are bad, helpless, out-of-control…
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QUESTION & ANSWER # 4
Question: There is all this talk about building self-esteem in kids, but can’t that backfire? In other words, can children have “too much” self-esteem and what might that do? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Our awareness of “self” is held in relation to the “world” in which we operate, and how…
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NOW THE TRUMPET SUMMONS US AGAIN…
John F. Kennedy It was the summer of ”02. Three shifts, each consisting of 12 crewmen, were working together in a jet engine plant, tending 25 engines, simultaneously. And the sounds of their pneumatic hammers and drills, screeching and pounding away, was deafening. Brenda, a graduate psychology student who suffered from “Tinnitus” (ringing in…
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WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED, LOVE?
For centuries, theorists have bitterly debated it, poets have interpreted it through verse; and even, Frank Sinatra has sung about it. And yet, the question remains: What is this thing called love? Is it an intensely pleasurable experience, a painful one or both? Perhaps many of you have already begun generating the answer to that…
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WHEN THE SCHOOL BELL TOLLS…
…It sometimes falls on deaf ears. Ears that prefer other sounds to those which occur at school. Ears belonging to children who for a variety of reasons, refuse to attend school. Approximately two percent of all school aged children are “school phobic.” That is, for any number of reasons depending on their age and experience,…
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TAKING A LICKING…
“He who can lick can bite.” French Proverb Well…it’s that time again. Last week’s announcement has come to pass and regular postage has increased…again… Have you considered what it costs to mail a letter now? How about several letters or bills? At this rate, in a few decades it might be more cost-effective to communicate by telepathy. What…
