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Science, Philosophy, Reason, and Life Without Memory
Watching this video is a very sobering look at the way that what the memory provides to an individual in the everyday activities is taken for granted and that without a functioning memory there is no connection with the past, … Continue reading
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Happiness: Guilt, Criticism, and Projection
Happiness: Guilt, Criticism, and Projection An interesting thing that I have noticed about people who feel guilty is that they are not very happy and that they invest a huge amount of energy trying to hide– cover up painful or guilty … Continue reading
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Emotional Abuse–Invalidation, Scars Left Behind
I have heard it said that the greatest fear that a child has while growing up is the fear of abandonment and rejection—that they will be left alone. Abandonment alone is a subject that there is a plethora of research … Continue reading
Forgiveness Consequences and Usama bin Laden in Perspective
What should a response be to someone who does you wrong, violates your trust, and continually acts in ways that cost more than you can pay emotionally, physically, and financially? Assessing blame and taking responsibility for unjust or unethical behavior … Continue reading
Storms: Choices, Consequences, and Contentment
Connecting Choices to Outcome Do the choices that are made every day have anything to do with how things work out in life? Taking a walk around the neighborhood after a tornado; then taking a drive through the city, what … Continue reading
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Happiness: Living on the Street called Choice
A question often asked by people who are having problems, “When am I going to be happy”? The answer never comes for some individuals because there is not a clear understanding of what it means to be happy. For some … Continue reading
Happiness: Success and a Well-Lived Life
What does it mean to be a success in life in the 21st century? I suppose the answer you get depends upon who you ask. One important thing that seems to stand out this morning is that it is really … Continue reading
Easter: Spiritual Life and Invalidation at the Cross
All around the world Christians are remembering the darkest day of history when sinful men crucified a sinless savior on the cross. The attitude characterized in the conversation of the crowd gathered around the cross portrays the emotional abuse heaped … Continue reading
Creative Thinking: Living Outside the Box
When you live in a box, think in a box, it is hard to see anything outside the box. The tendency that people have who think in a box is to reject anything that will not fit in their box, … Continue reading
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