TEN WAYS A THERAPIST CAN SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS

Written by Anne Dibala, M.D., The Recovery Coach™


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6.Honor your commitments and promises to yourself and others.

7.Findrepparttar good in every situation. Either we likerepparttar 101725 situation, or we can learn something from it.

8.Find and share at least several good laughs per day.

9.Share hugs – give and receive them – more at this time of year. Hugs are great spirit massages.

10.Listen and followrepparttar 101726 advice you give to your clients.

Excerpt from 1. Rememberrepparttar 101727 Season

Do you remember how you felt when you were a child and anticipatingrepparttar 101728 excitement of knowing that Christmas was coming? There was electricity inrepparttar 101729 air. Your parents,repparttar 101730 adults that you saw bustled around, shopping, laughing, and carrying packages in their arms. Santas rang bells in front of Salvation Army basket, and there might even have been a Salvation Army member playing Christmas carols on a trumpet. Even grown ups ... [cont'd. To purchase entire 27-page ePamphlet, go here.

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The Gift of a Near Death Experience

Written by Anne Dibala, M. D., The Recovery Coach™


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What prevents us from celebrating each and every day? Is it possible to find something special and unique in each twenty-four hours?

This moment in time, this day, will never be here again. This day is unique. There will never be another Wednesday, November 19, 2003, again. You will never live Thursday, November 20, 2003, again. The same combination of your unique body status,repparttar weather,repparttar 101724 people you meet,repparttar 101725 moods that you and they are in, will never come together in this unique configuration ever again.

Oh, perhaps, you may seerepparttar 101726 same people another day, but they will not be in exactlyrepparttar 101727 same mood,repparttar 101728 news will not berepparttar 101729 same, your kids will not berepparttar 101730 same age, you will not berepparttar 101731 same age. Hopefully, you, your kids, and your friends will all be a bit wiser and emotionally richer.

Many religions, although exhortingrepparttar 101732 individual to look torepparttar 101733 hereafter, focus onrepparttar 101734 actions and behaviors ofrepparttar 101735 here and now. Eastern and Western philosophies emphasize how we act and interact with other human beings here on this planet. It is considered psychologically healthy to be mindful of our emotional and physical condition today.

The teaching of mindfulness enablesrepparttar 101736 individual to be inrepparttar 101737 moment; not to live in remorse and regret forrepparttar 101738 past, but to learn from it. Living inrepparttar 101739 moment, inrepparttar 101740 now, (inrepparttar 101741 know?) involvesrepparttar 101742 actions of today, being mindful ofrepparttar 101743 behaviors of today. Healthy behaviors today will contribute to healthy, satisfying, and fulfilling tomorrows.

There is a familiar phrase inrepparttar 101744 Adidas commercial, "Just do it!" Considerrepparttar 101745 concept, "Just do it now with all your being."

This is not at all to suggest that we act recklessly, dangerously, or with abandonment. It is a proposal that we engage in all our actions, activities, and interpersonal activities, each moment, with all our physical and emotional attention.

How often we find ourselves talking with another person, writing notes about another matter, while looking at our calendar to check on our next scheduled activity?

How often do we drive along, half listening to another person inrepparttar 101746 vehicle withrepparttar 101747 radio on inrepparttar 101748 background, thinking about what we're going to do when we stop and go torepparttar 101749 store?

It's hard to be fully emotionally and intellectually invested with another human being while other activities are fighting to userepparttar 101750 same part of our brain. If you thought that this would berepparttar 101751 last day that you would be seeing a friend that you're having lunch with today, how would you treat him? Is there anything that you would like to have cleared up with him? Would you listen half-heartedly, distracted by some bothersome incident earlier inrepparttar 101752 day, likerepparttar 101753 fact that there was a traffic jam?

If your child started to talk to you when you were trying to readrepparttar 101754 sports page, would you turn off in your head and continue hiding behindrepparttar 101755 newspaper and try to ignore him?

How would you spend tonight with your closest friend or person with whom you live?

When isrepparttar 101756 last time you had a near death experience? Do you know when you will have your next near death experience? It's not necessary to have a terrifying event occur in order to have inspiring, fulfilling, vibrant moments fill each of your days. May you enjoy each today!

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