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Learn To Feel Good Newsletter
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Volume I, Issue 2, May 2001
Editor: Maury Sheck, Psy.D., drsheck@learntofeelgood.com
http://www.learntofeelgood.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Welcome from Dr. Sheck!
2. Quotation of the Month
3. Teaching Story: I Tried To Climb The Mountain Today
4. Who is Dr. Sheck?
5. Classified Ads
6. Subscription Management
7. Contact Information
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1. Welcome from Dr. Sheck
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I am thrilled to welcome you this issue of the Learn To Feel Good Newsletter! I planned this newsletter to be monthly, yet this is my second issue for the month of May. What can I say, I’m on a roll!
This issue, instead of me giving you my two cents on some area of personal development, I’m including what I call a “teaching story.” As a college professor, I’ve gotten into the habit of beginning each class with a poem or a story or some quotation that is relevant to the subject of the class. It seems to set the tone for the class. Stories have been around as long as the human race, and they serve a deep purpose, they have the potential to impart deep wisdom.
“I Tried To Climb A Mountain Today” is a wonderful story which might reflect our own attitude towards achieving one of our long sought after goals. Unfortunately, I received the story a few years ago via the Internet and I don’t know who wrote it, so I can’t give proper credit. If you happen to know the author, please let me know.
And please, if you have your own favorite stories, please share them with me, and I’ll try to post some on my <http://www.learntofeelgood.com> website. The website and this newsletter are projects that I truly enjoy and I hope that they contribute to expanding your life as much as they do mine.
Finally, I wanted to let any of you in the Los Angeles area know that I have several day-long workshops scheduled in June, July and August. Get A Life takes an entire day to explore and introduce a systematic approach for you to create the life you want. It’s about clarity, vision and commitment. Get A Life II takes an entire day to explore the blocks you might have which prevent you from having that life.
More information on both workshops is available at my <http://www.learntofeelgood.com> website. And both workshops have my absolute guarantee that if you’re not satisfied for any reason, your tuition will be refunded to you.
So, I’d like to welcome and thank all of my new subscribers as well as the people who have referred them. If you gain something from this newsletter or the website and find it valuable in some way, please pass it on to your friends, family and colleagues around the globe.
And it truly is an international community, as I have received feedback literally from all around the world! The Internet is truly one way to touch lives and contribute to others in a global way. My long-range goal is to increase my subscriber base to 50,000 members by the end of 2001. Please help me in this effort.
Again, thank you for your interest and support.
Maury Sheck, Psy.D.
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2. Quotation of the Month
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to be nobody but yourself, in a world
which is doing its best to make you everybody else,
means to fight the hardest battle which any
human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
-e.e. cummings
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3. Teaching Story: I Tried To Climb The Mountain Today
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I tried to climb the mountain today. As I inched my way up the path, I felt overwhelmed, so I had to turn back.
I tried to climb the mountain today. On my journey, darkness started
to fall, and I was full of fear, so I had to return to a safe place.
I was ready to climb the mountain today. But it was so hot outside, I
thought I better stay in my nice air-conditioned house and rest up for tomorrow's attempt.
I was about to climb the mountain today. But I had so many other
things to do, so instead of climbing the mountain I took care of much more important tasks. I washed my car, mowed the grass and watched the big game.
Today the mountain will just have to wait.
I was going to climb the mountain today. But as I stared at the
mountain in it's majestic beauty, I knew I stood no chance of making it to the top, so I figured why even bother trying.
I had forgotten about climbing the mountain today, until a friend
came by and asked me what I was up to lately. I told him I was thinking about climbing that mountain some day. I went on and on about how I was going to accomplish this task.
Finally, he said, "I just got back from climbing the mountain.” Astonished, I asked him, “How did you do it?”
He replied, “For the longest time I told myself I was trying to climb the mountain but never made any progress. I almost let the dream of making it to the top die. I came up with every excuse of why I could not make it up the mountain, but never once did I give myself a reason why I could. One day as I stared at the mountain and pondered, I realized that if I didn't make an attempt at this dream all my dreams will eventually die.”
“The next morning, I started my climb.” He continued, “It was not
easy, and at times I wanted to quit. But no matter what I faced, I placed one foot in front of the other, keeping a steady pace.
When the wind tried to blow me over the edge, I kept walking. When the voices inside my head screamed "stop!" I focused on my goal never letting it out of sight, and I kept moving forward.
At times, I was ready to quit, but I knew I had come too far. Time and time again, I reassured myself that I was going to finish this journey. I struggled to make it to the top, but I climbed the mountain!”
“I have to be going,” my friend said. “Tomorrow is a new day to
accomplish more dreams. By the way, what are you going to do tomorrow?”
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4. Who is Dr. Sheck?
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After countless years of personal psychotherapy, Dr. Maury A. Sheck entered the mental health field himself. His doctorate is in Clinical Psychology. A bit on the overeducated side, he also has degrees in Management and Engineering.
He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist (California License PSY15487) and Clinical Director of the Manhattan Counseling Center in Manhattan Beach, California. He is a Professor in the Department of Human Behavior at Ryokan College in Venice, California, teaching the two year core curriculum in psychology. In addition he supervises/trains psychology interns at the Airport Marina Counseling Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Sheck works with individuals experiencing personal and/or career challenges. His special niche is working with "high-tech" and business professionals who are successful in business, yet need support in learning to interact successfully on deeper, more personal levels.
He also has a great deal of experience in career transition issues, having created a number of businesses. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Sheck conducts business and career “coaching” both face to face and by telephone. He is the creator of the “Get A Life” seminar series which provides tools for “systematically having the life you want.”
Dr. Sheck is currently President of the Southern California Association of Imago Relationship Therapists (SCAIRT). Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT), created by Harville Hendrix ("Getting The Love You Want"), is a very successful form of couples psychotherapy. Dr. Sheck finds it extremely satisfying to support couples in working through their conflicts and distress, and helping them to enhance their relationship.
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5. Classified Ads
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This issue of the Learn To Feel Good newsletter is sponsored by
Silverwork, which retails and wholesales incredible 925 sterling silver jewelry from Taxco, India and Thailand. Please take a look at their beautiful website at: http://www.silverwork.org
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