Articles
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Being A little “Off-Beat” is Healthy: Part 1
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” John F. Kennedy Let’s face it. Given the choice, everyone would prefer to be healthy. In fact, most people would prefer that good health simply happened by osmosis. So they…
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MASTERING ADVERSITY: How to land on Your Feet
“Man Needs Difficulties; they are necessary for health” Carl Jung Did you ever notice how a cat always lands on it’s feet, no matter how high the challenge? Cats have an innate ability to meet adversity head-on; to transform a threat into an opportunity. Have you ever known people who can do the same? No…
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THE SINGLE PARENT JUNGLE II The Soft Shoe
Thrust into the jungle of single life and single-parenthood, you may feel out of step, off-rhythm. Recall, that in order to successfully negotiate life’s new demands, its useful to access experiences (resources) from your past in which you were remarkably successful and flexible, and use them now. A story will illustrate. Make yourself comfortable… Once…
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RECOGNIZING DEPRESSION: SOME THOUGHTS ON THINKING
Depression may be considered a state of emotional distress that manifests itself in a variety of self-defeating language and behavior. Frequently, it relates to someone’s “belief system”. <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> We do not operate directly on the world but experience incoming data through our senses–primarily, vision, sound and feeling. From this data, we form…
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CULTIVATING VIOLENCE
Several years ago, Governor Cuomo stated that violence in America is at an all-time high. He cited the incident in which a young man, angered by the government’s removal of family property, was alleged to have started a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes and valuable resources in California. What choice did he have? After…
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BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATION GAP WITH ADULT CHILDREN
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” Oscar Wilde The holidays are coming. Time for families to share special moments again. That is if their members can tolerate being around each other. When “bad blood” exists among family members– either between siblings or…
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THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF…
“When I grow up, I want to be a magician; or a policeman, or a fireman. Oh wait, maybe a movie star– I like playing a doctor. Or maybe a doctor! But I also like sports. I think I will be a baseball player…or a tennis champion.” <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Remember those daydreams? Most…
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MOOD SWINGS REQUIRE ADEQUATE PLANNING
“There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.” Charles Dickens “The advantage of emotions is that they lead us astray.” Oscar Wilde “You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not ‘myself’ today.” “Wow! Was she grouchy at the meeting? You never…
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”REGRETS – I’VE HAD A FEW…”
Hello! Are you home in there? Or are you in another time frame, such as the past or future? Regrets: the Monday-morning-quarterback of your mind. Some people invest substantial energy reviewing past failures, and how they could or should have been replayed, that they have difficulty operating in the present state. Others spend inordinate amounts…
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IN SEARCH OF AN UNFORGETTABLE MEMORY
It was truly amazing. The young woman could easily have taken that act on the road and become famous. But instead, she worked as a restaurant waitress in and merely dazzled people with her talent. Fourteen invited guests were seated together at a long table to celebrate an anniversary. One by one the young woman…
