Contemplation #15 Why do you look at the speck in your brothers eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3 Freud called it projection; the tendency to see in others what we cannot tolerate in ourselves. Through the unconscious practice of projection we see our flaws in the behaviors of others. Unfortunately, projection only […]
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Contemplation #13 “Do not dwell on the past, do not dream of the future. Concentrate the mind on the present moment.” The Buddha Warning, thinking can be hazardous to your health! Clinical studies over the last 40 years have demonstrated beyond any doubt that the vast majority of human suffering is not caused by external stress, […]
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Contemplation #10 “No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke.” The Bhagavad-Gita Over the years in my role as a clinical and performance psychologist, I have worked with literally thousands of individuals. In doing so, I have become quite familiar with mental and emotional patterns […]
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Contemplation #5 “All of man’s problem’s could be solved if he could just learn to sit alone in a room with himself for an hour.” – Pascal (1623-1662) Over three and a half centuries ago, Pascal, the famous French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher recognized and wrote about the importance, yet difficulty, of learning to quiet […]
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Contemplation #2 “With great leaders above them, people barely know one exists.” The Tao It is an unfortunate fact that narcissism is attracted to positions of leadership and authority as metal is to the magnet. Many would be leaders are drawn to pursue positions of leadership and authority by their need to inflate their sagging egos; without recognition, status, and power, they feel lacking, […]
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Vic Rebman, Ph.D. For those of you who are following my webinar, here are the quotes from our 2nd session. These are great quotes to review and contemplate! Quotes on Self-Esteem: “In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem arises out of that realization.” – Echart Tolle “Productive achievement is a […]
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Dr. Vic Rebman For those following my webinar on creating success with balance, here are some of the quotes we covered in Session 1 that are great to review and contemplate. If you’re not enrolled in the webinar, they are still great quotes to review! Quotes on how our thoughts create our reality: “As a […]
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Really believe in your heart of hearts that your fundamental purpose, the reason for being, is to enlarge the lives of others. Your life will be enlarged also. And all of the other things we have been taught to concentrate on will take care of themselves. Pete Thigpen Ask yourself this question: Do you need […]
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Inside each and every one of us is the potential to accomplish great things in a way that is uniquely our own. Abraham Maslow, the great motivational psychologist, wrote about becoming “self -actualized.” He used the term to describe those unique individuals who had tapped into their inherent greatness, and found unique ways of sharing that […]
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Power Lesson #4 God can do no more for you than He can do through you. So often we look at life and our relationships and ask “Why God?” Why can’t things be different? We pray and seek change, but things continue along the same old path, and it seems the only change we experience […]
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