Articles
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A YEAR HAS COME…A YEAR HAS GONE
Randy W. Green, Ph.D.”The most positive men are the most credulous.” – Jonathan Swift “Five…four…three…two…one…Happy New Year!”New Year’s.Eve”: The mother of all anchors. An opportunity to remember the things you most want to forget. Its a time for endings and new beginnings; or new beginnings for things gone awry. It’s a time for justifying past…
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THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT OPTIMISM
The holidays are here. Time to eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow…it’s report card time! The end of another year. Time to evaluate the past and resolve to change the future. But the likelihood that the best planned intentions will come to fruition varies with the attitude of the “intender.” Is the glass half…
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THE ART OF RECYCLING USELESS OUTCOMES
One of my beliefs about human interaction is that there are no mistakes in communication, only outcomes. Sometimes when people behave in certain ways, the outcome they receive is not useful to them. Yet, as diligently as the alchemist, feverishly trying to change lead into gold, they often repeat the very behaviors which have not…
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LET THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANING
Once there was a clever magician who amazed audiences everywhere by pulling a tall black hat from a rabbit’s mouth. Performing locally at various clubs, fund-raisers, weddings, bar mitzvahs, he dazzled people with his talent. News of the act reached Jay Leno, who invited the magician to appear on the “Tonight Show.” So he and…
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LIFESTYLES
Once upon a time, people just lived. Today, we have life- styles. Many life styles. <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> We live in a multiple-choice world and, while that affords us many opportunities, it also means plenty of “trick” questions. In short, it can leave us feeling like dieters at a mile-long buffet, not quite knowing…
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THE LAST WORD…
“Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being.” -George Elliot The last word. The final chapter. The end of an era. So it has come. After nearly seven and one-half years and 295 column articles, Dr. Green’s column is being retired. “Cycled out”, to quote a Senior…
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HOW TO CULTIVATE STRESS AT 35,000 FEET
Several years ago, when airlines still flew “wide bodies”; and airline food consisted of an entire sandwich plus a snack, I decided for some reason to fly to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Florida during Spring Break. Wide-body aircraft, of course, could accommodate a huge number of passengers. And that day, they did……
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INTUITION IS A LOT MORE THAN A ”HUNCH”
INTUITION IS A LOT MORE THAN A “HUNCH” Randy W. Green, Ph.D. “I couldn’t wait for success… so I went ahead without it.” Jonathan Winters What is, “intuition?” And is it a sex-linked trait, attributable solely…
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HAPPY COUPLES FORMULA: A REACTION TO GOOD CHEMISTRY
What is the secret of a happy marriage? The overwhelming rate of divorce among couples, during the past two decades might suggest that there are no such secrets; or that they must be buried in remote places that even Indiana Jones would have difficulty uncovering. But despite the alarming divorce rate and the deterioration of…
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: ”RUSTPROOFING” YOUR HEALTH
“Give a man a fish and you’ve fed him for a day. Teach him how and you’ve fed him for life!” Health care costs in the United States are skyrocketing in large part due to the fact that many Americans do not take precautionary measures to protect themselves from the serious diseases in their lives.…
