Monthly Archives: April 2012

Making Moments

by Mike Toohey, M.A. The more I live, the more I understand the importance of making moments. When we look at our past, we don’t remember it in its entirety – just certain moments. The important lessons we have learned … Continue reading

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Selflessly Selfish

by Chayim Newman, M.A. Willing to try an experiment? Grab a Post-it note and a pen… If you slept an average of 7+ hours per night this past week, put down a checkmark on your paper. If you ate three … Continue reading

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Breaking the Unbreakable Pattern

by Eric Sudler, M.S. Here we go again. Time to make a conscious effort to be insane. For each of us, we have reached a particular comfort level in one or more areas of our life. Although we want to … Continue reading

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Springing into Action

by Magda Murawska, M.Ed. It’s hard to believe that April is here already. It seems like just yesterday we were braving the cold and windy days, bundling ourselves in layers of clothing. Now we’re greeted with birds chirping and the … Continue reading

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Remembering the WANT in REBT

by Mary Russell, M.S. REBT is great at letting people off the hook when placed in difficult or unpleasant situations. Indeed, at the core of the REBT philosophy is the idea that you don’t HAVE to do anything. Looking at … Continue reading

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Control

by Ricky Hornblass, Ph.D. We all have a sense that we can control or have power over everything and everyone in our lives. I often talk to parents who feel tremendous guilt and anxiety when their children do not behave … Continue reading

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When Loved Ones Become Rational

by Magda Murawska, M.Ed. Thinking or acting irrationally happens to all of us. Even if you’ve read everything that’s out there on rational thinking (or guide others on how to identify their irrational thinking), it’s bound to happen to you. … Continue reading

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Good Fences

by Chayim Newman, M.A. In his 1914 poem “Mending Wall”, Robert Frost wrote that “good fences make good neighbors” quoting the 17th century proverb. He clearly did not know about New York apartment living. Seems everyone who has shelled out … Continue reading

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How to Keep Your Eyes Wide Open and Remain an Optimist

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. Of course I may be wrong, but I think that most people who see the world with a degree of clarity would agree that no person fully understands everything. The world is just too complex. In … Continue reading

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