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Suffering Is Easy. The Challenge Is Growth!
posted by Bill White on Sep 7th 2010
Suffering Is Easy. The Challenge Is Growth! "If you've endured an emotional or mental health disorder, you know suffering. But suffering is the easy part. Anyone can suffer. The real challenge is gathering the inspiration, motivation, and strength to move forward in suffering's wake - and discover life's meaning and purpose." More...
Self Compassion
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Sep 7th 2010
Self Compassion"This past summer (2010) while driving cross country from Florida to Colorado, we stopped at a hotel for the night and, next morning, had breakfast before loading back into the car. Breakfast is self help and I selected what I wanted from the buffet and walked back to our table. Along the way I dropped two of the plastic plates I was carrying and spilled bread and cereal over the floor. I was immediately aware of feeling stupid, embarrassed and self critical for my clumsiness. My wife stopped me in my self attack, reminding me that I am human and these things happen. That helped a lot. " More...
Driven by Data
posted by Terry McLeod on Sep 7th 2010
Driven by Data"Years ago, it was much more common to "fly by the seat of our pants", making business decisions that "feel" right. A few billionaires can do that effectively. The rest of us need to base our decisions on something tangible. Other organizations' successes can teach us, as can data." More...
Cyberbullying
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Sep 6th 2010
Cyberbullying"Most of us are familiar with the problems that bullies create during childhood and adolescence. We even have a mental picture of what a bully looks like. The bully we imagine is big, rough, mean and aggressive. However, that is not always true and, in fact, on the Internet today, there is a new type of bully. This modern bully is intelligent, female, pretty and probably in honors classes in school. " More...
Chapter 1: My Early Happy Years (1940-1951): Part I
posted by Daniel Michael Parks on Sep 3rd 2010
Chapter 1: My Early Happy Years (1940-1951): Part I"In the years 1942, 1943 and 1945 I had three eye surgeries for strabismus, crossed-eyes. As I look at some of my old pictures, taken during that period of time, my eyes were so far into my nose that it was difficult for anyone to understand how I could have seen." More...
Perceptions of Life Today
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Sep 3rd 2010
Perceptions of Life Today"Charles Dickens great novel about the French Revolution is called "A Tale of Two Cities." The story takes place in London and Paris of the late 18th century. The famous opening quote to the book is, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." " More...
Chronic Pain: A New Treatment
posted by Brian Thompson, Ph.D. on Sep 3rd 2010
Chronic Pain: A New Treatment"Chronic pain is pain that persists for months and years, and it can be a complicated and frustrating condition. Those who struggle with pain know that medical treatments have limited use in helping to manage it. Although pain had traditionally been treated as a physical problem, we now know that psychological and environmental conditions influence the experience of pain. Pain can be exacerbated by stress, too much activity, too little activity, and a whole host of other factors. Additionally, it is common for people with chronic pain to struggle with anxiety and depression." More...
It's Just Not Fair! Insisting on Fairness & Justice is a Recipe For Conflict, Misery & Suffering
posted by Will Joel Friedman, Ph.D. on Sep 2nd 2010
It's Just Not Fair! Insisting on Fairness & Justice is a Recipe For Conflict, Misery & Suffering"We've all heard the child's wail, "It's just not fair!!" Look in the dictionary and find the word "fair" used as a moral standard means good, just, honest, impartial, unprejudiced and according to the rules. Oftentimes when someone blows a fuse over perceiving some situation as unfair, unjust and inequitable, the circumstances seem to have piled up on this person, who can often become emotionally flooded or overwhelmed, sometimes with becoming quite animated, irate and hysterical." More...
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