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Independence Hall, the Importance of Keeping One’s Promises, and the Emotional Bank Account. In an “Emotional Bank Account,” deposits are made in the form of respect, kindness, love, deserved compliments, and keeping one’s promises. Withdrawals are made through sarcasm, insults, withdrawing love and affection, and by breaking promises. At some put, a withdrawal will have to be made. Things do occasionally “fall apart,” as Yeates said, The unexpected does happen. It’s inevitable. But if sufficient deposits have been made, the relationship will survive. Keep your promises. Or don’t make them. Philosopherdoc.com #Independencehall #emotionalbankaccount #stevencovey #adamnmilmanmd #sevenhabits
The Failure of Not Forgiving Others, and Oneself. Resentment, blame, guilt, are not emotions that benefit us. Viewing your past as a series of mistakes, failures, and missed opportunities which then coalesce to create the deeply flawed person you see in the mirror, traps you in your selectively screened, negative past, and prevents your better future. Philosopherdoc.com #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #jimrohn #maxwellmaltz #marypickford #fallingisnotfailing #forgiveyourself #yomkippur #forgiveness
The Solution to King Solomon’s Existential Fear of Death? Joy! In the here and now. Not in current or future possessions. In the simple easily overlooked blessings and pleasures. The future may never come, and the possessions that you believe will bring you happiness may not. And death comes to us all, eventually. Sooner for many than expected. So enjoy everything around you, what’s available to you, right now, today, and worry not about your ultimate demise. Philosopherdoc.com #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #ecclesiastes #kohelet #kingsolomon #joy #sukkot #festivaloftabernacles #existentialism #rabbijonathansacks
Each day well lived and for a purpose,to overcome adversity. To get though each day, or to get FROM the day? To take it “day by day,” is to live, without a long term goal, a vision. In the midst of the quagmire. Now, to live each day, as well as it can be lived, with discipline, intention and joy(!), as building blocks for a better, well defined future, that is the path. The only reality you have, is ther here and now. So you should, “make the best of it,” while envisioning a better future, that you deserve regardless of your imperfect past. Philosopherdoc.com #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #getfromtheday #philosopherdoc #meaning #purpose #vision #12stepprogram #twelvestepprogram
“That These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vein.” Thus spoke President Lincoln, 161 years ago today, in The Gettysburg Address. Just 271 words, and only 2 minutes for Lincoln to read, but has become immortal. Edward Everett the vaunted keynote speaker, spoke for 2 hours before Lincoln, but he and his speech, have been mostly forgotten. It was Lincoln’s prose, economy of language, his brevity, and message, praising the soldiers at Gettysburg who “laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.” For if the Confederacy had prevailed at Gettysburg, DC might have fallen next, thus prolonging the scourge of slavery on this land, and prolonging what Lincoln rightly referred to as a ”new birth of freedom.” Resolve! To do what is right. And eternal gratitude, to those who fell in the process. And to those who would say “America was never great.” Can you even find Gettysburg on a map? Philosopherdoc.com #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #abrahamlincoln #gettysburgaddress #resolve #commitment
Don’t waste your days, sailing in the shallow waters, up and down the coastline of life. Earl Nightingale said most of tend to sail along the shoreline, where the water is shallow, where it’s safe. But safety comes at the expense of adventure, fulfillment, and growth. He said if we only knew, that just beyond the “reeds,” are the deep waters, the ocean of possibility, that could take us wherever we choose to go. But we must leave the coast, the certainty, and go just a bit further, beyond the comfort, the known, to grow, to develop, to attain our better future. Philosopherdoc.com #earlnightingale #possibilities #adamnmilmanmd
The Value, of Your Value. “Work Harder on Yourself Than You do, on Your Job,” John Rohn would say. Words to live by. There are many values in life. Your value to your family and your community. But in the marketplace, at your job, your value is based on the skills you have acquired, and what you “bring” to the marketplace. Are you easily replaceable? Have you simply “been here a year, showed up on time, left on time,” and done the minimum? If so, and you wish to earn more, you must do MORE, BRING more, to the marketplace. You must become more valuable. Learning new skills that bring value. Work on the gift of communication: listening, speaking, vocabulary, reading other people, being present in conversation. “Work hard on your job, you’ll make a living. Work harder on yourself, and you can make fortune.” philosopherdoc.com #value #jimrohn #workharderonyourself
The Importance of Presence. Wherever you are make sure You Are There! A common characteristic of human beings is that we are unhappy with where we are in time and space. The old wish for youth, and the very young long for maturity. On vacation, we worry we should be at work. While working we yearn to be with family, at home or on vacation. This desire for “something else” can help us achieve, grow, and change. It can also rob us of the enjoyment of the moment, which is the only certain reality we can ever have. Be present. Philosopherdoc.com #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #presence #getfromtheday
What does it take to be happy? “How can I be happy,” we ask? By looking for “happiness,” as if it were a physical thing? Or perhaps, through creating, or serving others? It is in fact the latter. By taking the focus off of yourself, your problems, and focusing on creating, or in the service others. Their needs, and problems. Their happiness. By creating, or the pursuit of a worthy endeavor, or project, or the facilitation of the happiness others, one “finds happiness by the way.” The lasagna, was even more enjoyable, because it was for someone else. Philosopherdoc.com #happiness #adamnmilmanmd #overcomingadversity #johnstuartmill #service #contribution
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Adam Milman, MD, is dedicated to the health and well-being of the client's mind and body. He started practicing in 2008 and treats complex Primary Care cases, but has a specific interest in non pharmaceutical based strategies to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, and lifestyle-induced health problems, utilizing a multifaceted approach.

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