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Book: Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre
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  1. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    When each generation listens to different music instead of music that keeps a culture and society together, it can end up dividing us.
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  2. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    You can't be a risk taker and expect to win each and every time. If you could control the future, then you wouldn't be taking any risks. And while failure leaves a bitter taste in your mouth, the sweetness of winning more than makes up for it, and you'll never win at anything unless you take a risk in the first place.
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  3. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    But the question is, how can my head be filled with such sad memories and yet I am still able to make people laugh? It's not always easy, but the secret is to compartmentalize the various sections of your brain. I can put aside the sad memories when I have to, but they're always lurking around somewhere, and sometimes they pop up when I least expect it. The more you practice, the easier it becomes. But to allow the joy to come front and center in your life, you also have to feel your emotions, even the sad ones. You have to mourn, let the tears pour out. If you bottle the sadness in, the joy gets bottled right along with it.
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  4. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    I actually look for things to smile about. If I'm going to a concert later that night and I start to feel in a bad mood, I think about the wonderful melodies I'll be hearing later. I make a conscious effort to be positive. And if you want the most joie de vivre in your life, that's what you must do as well. Negative thoughts will pop into your head, as they do to me and everybody. But why give in to those thoughts and allow your mood to be dragged downward? My suggestion is to fight off the temptation to go negative and work at being positive. Try it out and see what happens. I'm willing to bet you find the experience worth repeating again and again.
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  5. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    the joy to come front and center in your life, you also have to feel your emotions, even the sad ones. You have to mourn, let the tears pour out. If you bottle the sadness in, the joy gets bottled right along with it.
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  6. Ruth Westheimer _ Doctor Is In, The: Dr. Ruth on

    If you're facing a problem, don't tell yourself that you can't do it. Convince yourself that you have the strength to deal with almost anything because of the way you were raised. And you do! Recognizing your core strengths is an important step toward having joie de vivre. You can count on better days to come because of the good days that came before. And you can find joy in the moment because you have the resiliency to overcome the problems that may be hanging over you."
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