I hurt my back. No, not a big deal and not something new. It happens and contrary to what my wife says, it has nothing to do with the fact that my twin sister has a birthday coming soon. Nothing at all! Now, I know what I should do when this happens. I know it! […]
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It really is. Happiness is not a future event. It is now. But, my kids are not listening to me. I hate my job and my boss. I can’t seem to get everything done that I need to. You can choose to be happy, even if your life is not where you want it yet.
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I like hacks. Not the kind of hack that gets personal and sensitive data from a computer system. I like the hacks that help us cut through thick things. Small hacks, help to cut through to what is really vital. Like when it seems there are 5 balls being thrown at you at the same
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I was reminded the other day about commas. We use them when writing to create a space, a pause. How often though do we pause? We speed read through without paying any attention to the comma. Yet, a comma can make a powerful difference. “Let’s eat grandma,” or “Let’s eat, grandma.” Most of you have
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The other day I was doing a task around the house and I took a shortcut. It wasn’t really so much a shortcut as just being sloppy. My mind was on the next task. I stopped and said out loud, “You can do better.” Now no one was around to see and who knows if
This is a topic that I have dealt with and in my 30 year psychology practice, I have had more than one person in my office with the same problem. They are trying to make everyone in their life happy and they are miserable because they feel like they are failing. When they perceive that
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Evaluation and creation. These are two processes that constantly go on in our mind and control or set the stage for pretty much everything else. It is important to start from gratitude because gratitude changes the game. I think that there’s a real key in the word practice. Scott Wilhite, who wrote the book, The
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You will either run your mind or your mind will run you. If you have to choose between those two, which one do you want? To run your own mind, you have to know a little bit about how it operates. Metacognition is a made-up word, in psychology all it means is thinking about thinking.
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Many parents have asked me for tricks to calm down a hyper child. I don’t have any tricks, but I’ve got five specific ideas that I think are going to help. The first tip is not going to surprise you at all. You get to be the example of calm and peaceful and centered and
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Honestly, I don’t know if you can control your thoughts. Let’s do a little test. Let’s just try this out. Think about bananas. Think about the color, texture, and taste of bananas. Imagine what they look like, what they feel like. You got it? Okay, step 2. Do not think about grapefruit. You know the
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