Dr. Phil’s Neighborhood

@DrPhil “We live right down the street from MJ’s house. Big crowds very somber. Cops all over. Family must be in such shock and pain.”
We owe Dr. Phil as he single-handedly brought therapy and emotional intelligence to the masses!

WHAT ARE YOUR 3 MAIN POINTS?

Last week, I asked our ND grads:
“If you had a chance to teach the world only 3 of the most vital concepts about emotional intelligence, the 3 most important things you’ve learned/realized, what would they be?”
Valerie 1.  "The past is not dead, it's not even the past." – William Faulkner 2.  "Your are not responsible [...]

Positive Emotions

When Needs and Desires are Fulfilled, One Tends to Feel:  from http://SuccessWithDepression.com/positive-emotions/
Absorbed Encouraged Jubilant
Adventurous Energetic Longing
Affectionate Engrossed Loving
Alert Enlivened Mellow
Alive Enthusiastic Merry
Amazed Exalted Mirthful
Amused [...]

We Have More Control Than We Think

"Nothing is good or bad but by comparison."
- Thomas Fuller

We have 100% CONTROL over our Judgments, Attitudes and Belief Systems.  Therefore, it is 100% our RESPONSIBILITY to manage these areas of our lives.

Living In “Learning Mode”

The Talmud says that the wisest among people are the ones who learn from all.
There are spiritual and emotional lessons to be learned from everything and everybody.  An open heart and an open mind can collect great experiences and wonderful knowings.

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead [...]

Who Makes You Happy?

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
    – Marcel Proust

Twitters Away!

Ok, sorry, I haven't been posting because I've been Twitterin' and Tweetin'.  It's fun.
follow me.  #MattPerelstein
(wow, that's a cool statement, "follow me", for that means I have somewhere to take you…  And that I do… follow me… into the depths inside us.  our feelings, our heart, our passions and our soul.)