Monthly Archives: October 2018

Ahead of the Game

Ahead of the Game Here is a passage I fortuitously came across, perfect for this blog post— something written by a girl in one of my eleventh-grade high school English classes. I was teaching the talk and she was walking … Continue reading

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Cognitive Attention Therapies – Meaning

Cognitive-Attention Therapies (CATS)

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Implicit Memories

Implicit Memories When you read about a “violent monster” committing a mass shooting, he  – it is virtually always “ “he” –  you usually don’t read about him beginning life innocent, loving, and trusting. In those first years of total … Continue reading

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Dissolving Pain

Dissolving Pain Dissolving pain requires doing the opposite of what we want to do. When we feel pain, we automatically want to distance ourselves from it and fight it, thinking that resisting or otherwise avoiding the pain will give us … Continue reading

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Self-Created Reality

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Joel Self-Created Reality Out of the millions of bits of information our brains process each second, 45 bits give or take are devoted to conscious thought. We can give our total conscious attention to … Continue reading

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Unconditionally Accepting Others?

Unconditionally Accepting Others It is hard enough to unconditionally accept ourselves. Unconditionally accepting others is really difficult and may be impossible. But letting go of hating and blaming is unburdening a load that makes this life easier.

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REST Script Insight Script #1

Rational-Emotive Self-Talk (REST) Insight Script No. 1 “I largely choose to disturb myself about the upsetting events of my life.  I know now that I mainly feel the way I think.

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(Cognitive Therapy) Script Your Mind with REST

Cognitive Therapy Fukae sensei, our aikido teacher in Japan, went out and bought a copy of my book, “Scripting Your Mind with REST, Rational Emotive Self-Talk.” (In Japanese) Right after reading it he told my wife it doesn’ help. I … Continue reading

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