January 2014
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There is a hopeful
feeling in beginning afresh, and a new year allows that opportunity. So, Happy
New Year, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and envision- with idealistic
vision- the dream of where you would like to be a year from now. Abandon
critiquing whether it’s realistic at this point- go with joy and optimism!
What’s the fantasy? What is my ideal
life?
For example, a year from now, I will have a wonderful job; I
will have a friend to walk with, go to lunch with, share deep feelings with; I am dating once a month, I go to an exercise
class, I belong to a job hunting group, I am taking classes, I have a social
support network of 20 people! I will go out on a date once a month. I will walk
one mile a day and say hello or wave to everyone I meet along the way.
I will be struggling along with you with my own fear-ridden goals; mine relate to potential conflict and hostility. I can guarantee if you follow along as a fellow or sister scientist, that a year from now, you will have reached some of your goals. I promise you! We will brainstorm together where you are stuck.
I taught for 10 years
in the first education model in psychiatry in the United States. It was based on the premise that people
are not trapped by their genes, their personality traits, the way things have
always been. People can change how they think, how they behave, how they feel,
how they communicate—if they are educated in the proven scientific methods that
make it possible.
So--- HAPPY NEW YEAR AND
LET’S DREAM ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL YEAR!
