Author: davemacq
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What has influenced my life? And yours? (Part 1 of 2)
I was asked: Who influenced you the most, in your own inner work, and how? I’m choosing to answer this question in a more general way: What were the major influences on my life? I suggest this because I have been influenced by many sources; in parallel with this, I invite you the reader to…
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Question: How do I change . . .? (Part 3 of 3)
Question: “How do I interrupt my pattern of saying “Be careful” to my son all the time? I am aware I’m saying it an awful lot” (Part 3 of 3). My final suggestion augments choice by increasing awareness; it is a suggestion that can be applied to any life pattern where the individual wants to…
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How much do you know about the American 2nd Amendment?
A very interesting article, reminding me that “believing is seeing.” I will soon be presenting a post on Beliefs and Values. Opinion: What America’s gun fanatics won’t tell you.
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What Limits Me? (Part 3 of 3: What do others want?)
The third major issue I have is that I do not know what other people want. I was a therapist for 25 years, specialized in anger management. Over my career, I worked with more than 4000 people; many people told me that their lives changed as a result of working with me, sometimes in as…
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What Limits Me? (Part 2 of 3: What can one person do?)
The second limitation that I struggle with (see my previous post for the first) is the question of: What can one (more) person (me) do? We live in a very complex world that, in the space of my lifetime, has become a global village. As I look around, I am aware that large numbers of…
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What Limits Me (Part 1 of 3)
Hi to all. A question to you, the reader. What limits you in your ability to make changes in your life, or your world? I want to take the next few postings to explore what I am attempting to do here, with these postings. I strongly believe that we need a more mature culture (an…
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Gamification
These posts are likely to be quite random in their content, at least for a while. I read a lot, and am often reactive to the content, especially when the content illustrates what I consider the insanity of our culture. Here is what I came across this morning: gamification, the latest gimmickry to sell you…
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Off-Shore Fracking
Hi folks. It is my intention to engage in the issues of climate change, especially those related to the emotional maturity of our culture. One of my struggles in retirement has been that of what do I do with my skills, my proficiencies gained over 25 years of being a therapist. We are so badly…
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Question: How do I change . . .? (Part 2 of 3)
Question: “How do I interrupt my pattern of saying “Be careful” to my son all the time? I am aware I’m saying it an awful lot” (Part 2 of 3). So, is “Be careful” appropriate? Yes, with limitations. the child needs to know that an action has potential consequences, many of which may be…
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Question: How do I change . . .? (Part 1 of 3)
Question: “How do I interrupt my pattern of saying “Be careful” to my son all the time? I am aware I’m saying it an awful lot.” As usual, I suspect that my answer will be useful to many, so I’m addressing it as part of my general postings. Again, I am splitting my answer over…
Awakening From Your Anger 