The ability to balance our stress and maintain a strong internal optimism is vital to living a happy, healthy, and productive life. Weekly, I publish messages that serve as reminders - reminders to the importance of seeing the broader picture as it relates to our work, our relationships, our self.
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2007 MESSAGES
December
17, 2007 - Time Stand Still
I recall one day while sitting in class during medical school, I continued
looking at my watch because the content I found uninteresting. The class
seemed to go on forever. But in reality, it was the same fifty minutes
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December 10, 2007 - Choose
Your News
Many of you remember that after the Virginia Tech murders in the spring,
I spoke about going on a news strike. In light of this past week’s
events in the Omaha Mall and yesterday in Colorado Springs, my decision
is reaffirmed. You may wonder how I even know about these events...
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December 3, 2007 - Marvelous Monday
As my weekly message evolved, it became clearer to me that the best day
for distribution should be on Monday morning. The beginning of the workweek
is symbolic. Whether one is a student, a mother or father working outside
the home, or a parent not working outside the home, Monday signals the
beginning of activity and heightened responsibility...
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November 26, 2007 - In the Eye
of the Beholder
Generally speaking, our faces and our bodies are the barometer by which
we are judged by the world. What picture do we have of ourselves when
we close our eyes? Does our face and/or body language reflect how we are
feeling on the inside? ...
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November 19, 2007 - Clichés
and Commitment
A friend recently attended a motivational seminar where the instructor
asked him to perform an extremely challenging physical feat. The encouraging
mantra the instructor uttered was, “Commit and go.” Nike has
popularized the “Just Do it,” catchphrase. These are useful
sayings to include in your internal dialogue. ...
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November
12, 2007 - The Wonders of Music
As I lay on my mat after, for me, a particularly challenging Bikram Yoga
class, with my eyes closed I heard quite, relaxing music. With this, I
knew what I was going to write about this week. Recently, an Italian musician
and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded
in Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper. Whether or not this is accurate
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November 5, 2007 - A Beautiful
Mind
Over my close to twenty years practicing medicine, I have heard many complaints.
You can imagine that the list is quite lengthy. Most would think that
those coming to see me, an internist, would complain about aches, pains,
being tired, or other physical symptoms. Although I have not kept very
good statistics on this, I would venture a guess that mental health issues
makeup the lion share of complaints including some of the physical ...
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October 29, 2007 - Death, Dying and Quantum Physics
As I mentioned last week, I derive many of my topics for weekly messages
from enhanced awareness that I continually work to sharpen. Other
areas that I pull from are actual life experiences: some from the
past and some currently in my life. The last few days have been
taxing for my emotional sensibilities. It turns out that I have
had to face the loss of life or deal with end of life issues of
four separate individuals. ...
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October 22, 2007 - Meaning in Meaninglessness
Many people have asked me how I come up with my weekly messages. To explain,
I refer to a simple, meaningless event that happened to me one summer
afternoon while lying on a couch in the basement of my house in New
Haven, where I grew up. I was home from college; it was a Saturday
afternoon. The day was hot and hazy and I fell asleep while watching
a Red Sox game. Later that evening ...
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October 15, 2007 - Defining Ourselves
How do we define ourselves as individuals? Do we define ourselves by our
job; by our family; by our fortune or lack thereof; by our medical
condition; by the color of our hair; by others expectations of us?
What defines us as human beings? Many look at my family and me and
expect us to be and act in a certain way, because I am a doctor. So,
some of you may be shocked that this weekend I performed as a drummer
in a Rock and Roll band. ...
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October 8, 2007 - “Flight or Fight”
One of the physiologic mechanisms that play a big role in all aspects
of health is the “fight or flight” response. This response
is partly instinct coming from our reptilian brain and partly learned
utilizing parts of our limbic system which processes information
that determines what should cause our body to move into a fight
or flight mode. In general, non-humans do not possess the latter
brain. Humans have the ability to tell themselves when they should
be afraid. ...
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October 1, 2007 - Red Sox Fan
Although there may be many seemingly more important topics to influence
this week’s message, I have decided to focus on baseball again.
I preface my comments with the admission, which most of you already
know, that I am a Red Sox fan. Therefore, as I direct this message
to you Met fans, you can appreciate that I have been there, done that.
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September 24, 2007 - “mind, body, and spirit.”
I am sure you have heard the phrase “mind, body, and spirit.” Modern
medicine does an adequate job at addressing the body part. I ask the question,
what does the mind and spirit have to do with our health? ...
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September 17, 2007 - Stress, Optimism and Baseball
As I talk to patients and compose these weekly messages, the discussion
of stress and optimism comes up a lot. In fact, I have labeled these
as the two major components contributing to optimal health. Now
I would like to talk about baseball. ...
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September 10, 2007 - Stress is Normal...
As I have stated in previous messages, the two major components of sustaining
optimal health is first to learn how to effectively balance stress
and second, maintain a healthy optimism. How does one translate these
words into effective action to achieve these endpoints? ...
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September 4, 2007 - When you Believe...
Dreams are real while they last, can we say more about life? This was
a quote in my Intro to Psychology text while an undergraduate. While
watching the US Open the other night, Shahar Peer from Israel was
getting ready to serve. Before each serve, it was noticeable that
she was closing her eyes briefly. ...
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August 27, 2007 - Believe your decisions, not
limiting thoughts
Recently a woman asked my advice whether she should receive chemotherapy
for a recently diagnosed cancer. Although surgery could easily cure
her cancer, the oncologist insinuated that if she did not receive chemotherapy
she would likely not see her daughter graduate college. ...
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August 20, 2007 - “The Secret”
By now, most of you have heard about, read, or watched The Secret.
Earlier this year when I began this series of newsletters, several of
my patients approached me and asked if I had read it. Apparently, some
of my messages seemed along the lines of the subject matter in this work.
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