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David K. Reynolds

Recognized as the leading Western authority on Japanese psychotherapies.

David K. Reynolds is recognized as the leading Western authority on Japanese psychotherapies. He is a former faculty member of the UCLA School of Public Health, the USC School of Medicine, and the University of Houston. His books have been published by university presses (California, Chicago, Hawaii, and New York) and popular presses in the U.S., Japan, China, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. In 1988 the World Health Organization sent Dr. Reynolds to China to train psychiatrists there in Constructive Living. He currently lectures and conducts workshops around the Pacific, including approximately three months in spring and three months in fall in Japan lecturing and consulting in Japanese. He is the only Westerner to receive the Kora Prize and the Morita Prize by the Morita Therapy Association of Japan.
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Constructive Living
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Constructive Living

by David K. Reynolds

Dan Millman (author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and other great books) introduced me to this book as he's been deeply influenced by David Reynolds' integration of Zen Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy. In this Note, we'll explore some Big Ideas on how to live with greater self-mastery by more effectively relating to our emotions and consistently asking ourselves: "Now what needs to be done?!"

Quotes by David K. Reynolds

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The mature human being goes about doing what needs to be done regardless of whether that person feels great or terrible. Knowing that you are the kind of person with that kind of self-control brings all the satisfaction and confidence you will ever need. Even on days when the satisfaction and confidence just aren’t there, you can get the job done anyway.
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In every stressful situation, in every neurotic symptom, in every misdeed, there are elements of good.
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One of the key aims of Constructive Living is to pull your attention away from excessive self-focus and push it outward until you begin to see your self as part of your own surroundings.
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It’s in the responding to every moment’s needs, regardless of success or failure, that we mature.
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Every situation, every moment, provides the opportunity for self-growth and development of your character.
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Feelings follow behavior.
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Behavior wags the tail of feelings... We do, then we feel.
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At the office, the assembly line, the school, or at home, put effort into doing even the most routine tasks as perfectly as possible.
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