Yes you can’t!
Can’t is a damned interesting word, responsible for much mischief. With few exceptions, it is simply a cognitive distortion. However, when I say that, you may automatically tune out, assuming I that I am about to rehash some chestnut from my Dale Carnegie-Napoleon Hill,-Norman Vincent Peale-Jim Robbins bag of “positive thinking” tricks. Not so! I promise! Originally posted 2015-03-06 […]
Is drinking alcohol rational?
We were discussing whether the use of alcohol is (ever) rational, and it resulted in the following rant on my part. Excuse me if my bias is showing just a wee tad! Originally posted 2013-02-15 18:41:00.
What is the purpose of life?
We have been having a great time with our friends over at the REBT-CBT Forum discussing the timeless question, What is the Purpose of Life? Actually, REBT has quite a bit to say about this, but I fear that what it has to say is not very satisfying to those who raise the question! Click the […]
“Law of Attraction” compatible with REBT?
We have been having a lively discussion on the former REBT-CBT Forum about where (if anywhere) the “Law of Attraction” and “Creative Visualization” fit into REBT. Originally posted 2013-05-21 20:43:16.
Only understand REBT “intellectually”?
What if you only understand your REBT process “intellectually”? I am not as warm & fuzzy as Will Ross is on this point . . . Originally posted 2013-11-27 03:09:37.
You don’t get to judge me! (or do you?)
You don’t get to Judge me!!! Originally posted 2013-09-08 20:05:28.
Don’t take it personally!
Everyone is familiar with the expression “Don’t take it personally!” Good advice in my opinion, but what does it mean and how can we actually achieve it? Originally posted 2016-04-29 21:30:29.
Will REBT make you a “Pollyanna” ???
Will practicing REBT turn you into a Pollyanna ??? Originally posted 2016-12-30 03:55:27.
Give me your tired…
“Give me your tired, your poorYour huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore…” Just not all at once! Originally posted 2023-12-11 07:36:07.
“Thank Goodness I’m Alive” by Daniel Dennett
After suffering a heart attack, Daniel Dennett, American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist “Thank goodness I’m alive!” Originally posted 2017-08-12 05:45:35.