MIND GAMES
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You are never going to be perfect. I am never going to be perfect. Perfection is not attainable. Happiness is always transient. Makes you want to give up already. Then, as if life isn’t difficult enough, neuroscience reveals our brains are wired from birth toward negative thinking. Negative thinking helps us expect and see danger because we know it’s out there, which aids our survival. Unfortunately, negative thinking also makes us miserable; but, we do it so often, we are experts in manufacturing our self created misery. You know this: If you do something often enough, you’re going to get really, really good at it. No wonder we are experts when it comes to seeing “the glass is only half full.” Our negative circuits are always busy! Why try, right? The answer is, you should try. Life is short. While you are here, you want to enjoy as much of your life as you can.
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Reviewed by Deborah Fox, News-Bulletin Staff Writer, Valencia County News-Bulletin: "Increasing the level of contentment in your life is simple science, says counselor and author Joan Leslie Woodruff, and her new book, “Mind Games,” published by AuthorHouse, will show you how ... Woodruff is a local author who has written seven books of fiction and one nonfiction, MIND GAMES. Her book, GHOST in the RAINBOW is currently in negotiations for film rights, and she anticipates the movie will be filmed locally."
About the Author
Joan Leslie Woodruff is the author of seven books, numerous short stories, and dozens of articles in professional publications. One of her novels, GHOST in the RAINBOW, has been optioned for movie and television by a well known film company in California. She was born on a USAF base, and grew up in New Mexico. Her ancestry includes Native American, German and Russian. She graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Loma Linda University of Medicine and Allied Health Professions. In 1976, she obtained certification in psychometrics from California State University. In 1983 she received her Master's, with double majors in counseling and education, from California State University San Bernardino. She has worked as an upper extremity rehabilitation specialist, an evaluator and a counselor. She is semi-retired and living on a small ranch in Central New Mexico, where she continues to write suspense mystery novels. Her nonfiction writing relates primarily to her professional background (as a therapist). Her books are available worldwide.