Tag: civil disobedience
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Why I do anger management
In one sense, this post is a digression on my current theme of visioning a mature society. But it also gets to the heart of the matter of how we are to get to this vision. For me, anger is the canary in the coal mine, and it has movement. First, what a blog offers…
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Slowly maturing. A number of items have impressed me recently.
Two recent news items have crossed my desk that have impressed me that our culture is slowly maturing. (I’ve never doubted this; my questions invariably relate to whether or not we will mature enough to survive the next 100 years of cultural chaos.) The first came to me via an email from Avaaz; it quoted…
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Blogs I Follow: Richard Rohr
As you will note under Blogs I Follow, I subscribe to the blog of Richard Rohr at Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC). I do so because I find him to be the most spiritually mature individual of whom I am aware. (Overall my previous mentors, listed in my most recent post, also fall into…
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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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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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The Problem of Visioning
Having a vision is a problem! There are, unfortunately, multiple problems with having a vision. Earlier, I mentioned three phases to an effective vision. First, an emotionally rich, multi-sensory vision. How to achieve this? Whenever I analyze a problem, and create a detailed statement or list of how I should respond or what others should…
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Welcome
In the past two days, I have received two key emails. Both seem vitally important to me in the resolution of global warming. If you are not able to access them, I’ll be happy to forward my copies. Al Gore’s The Turning Point: New Hope for the Climate(Rolling Stones, 2014 June 14), and Charles Eisenstein’s…
Awakening From Your Anger 