Reset Your Life David Masters We all want to be happy. Period. In fact, I would argue that nearly what we do, whether it’s working, marrying, sports, hobbies, etc… so much is done with an overarching purpose: To feel happier. It’s not that we particularly enjoy all of these activities for their own sake, even […]
O.C.D. vs Imagination David Masters There’s an old saying that “an idle mind is the Devil’s Playground,” now I will add to that that “an overactive imagination is the devil’s workshop.” The imagination can be a powerful tool for understanding abstract ideas and creating all kinds of new and useful things for mankind to use, […]
The Approval Drug David Masters In this world of competitive hyper-driven personalities and ego-driven wanna-be’s, you are inevitably going to come upon a number of situations where you are challenged to prove yourself to someone for any number of reasons. Warning: Never try to prove yourself to anyone for any reason… because it is a […]
Love vs Fear (The Addictive Emotion) David Masters Fear is a natural instinct that is born in every human being with few exceptions. For example; I saw on a TV show recently a story about a man who was born without any sensitivity to pain. His life was very difficult because he could not tell […]
New Theory is Old News David Masters The ‘new’ theory of consciousness is old news to meditation and mindfulness practitioners without the validation of any science, going back thousands of years with many references in the New and Old Testament and many other world belief systems. From an article in The Atlantic 9/19 What a […]
Ballerinas Battle Fear David Masters Dance specific anxiety and life I was invited to work with a group of about 20 children from all over the world at the prestigious Anaheim Ballet from ages 10 to 18 years on the subject of stage fright, and performance anxiety. Dancers often experience stress while learning new skills […]
Turning The Tables on Anxiety David Masters A 2014 study found that reappraising anxiety as excitement helped people with performance anxiety more than merely focusing on “staying calm.” Another study from 2010 shows that emotional regulation, another term for cognitive reappraisal, can help reduce symptoms of depression. While cognitive reappraisal has been extensively studied with conditions like clinical anxiety […]
Proper Discipline Roy Masters Funny thing about people—if you leave them alone to be free, they take liberties; they become wild and ruthless. Then, when they force you to lay down the law in order that society may survive, you (the rule maker) become a despotic tyrant. This principle marks the beginning and the end […]
Passing On Pain or Power Roy Masters from ‘How To Survive Your Parents’ Crime, delinquency and mental illness, although rooted in individual willfulness and ambition, are actually planted and nurtured by culture. This is precisely the reason why nations cannot solve any of their problems. The stubborn pride of man traditionally points at the symptoms […]
A Nation In Need of A Father Roy Masters “Know that I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before my day comes, that great and terrible day. He shall turn the hearts of the fathers towards their children and the hearts of children towards their fathers, lest I strike the land with the […]
