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Religions - Allowed and Forbidden Relationships

Who do you associate with? Who are your friends? Who do you avoid? Our outlook on religion tends to become a big p...
2,7651040Jun 2014Jun 2014May 4

EE9 - Joy and Peace

The last chapter on Emotional Energy. ** Say it with me now ... s-l-o-w-l-y ... > Breath in Joy and Peace. Breath out Fear and Ange...
802270Jun 2014Jun 2014May 3

EE8 - Mean to Me

Does it feel like other people want to take away your Emotional Energy? > Why does this happen? > Do they want it for themselves? > Do...
699300Jun 2014Jun 20148 hrs ago

EE7 - Mellow, Chill, Relax, Calm, Peace, Meditate

Do you have a quiet time in your day? Do you step away from the things that clutter up life occasionally?
1,494720May 2014May 2014May 2

EE6 - Locus of Control

Are you an "innie" or an "outie"? ** From the Wikipedia description... Internal locus of control - - belief that events in our li...
68480May 2014May 2014May 3

EE4 - Love, Kindness, and Charity

Where do you get yours? -- From Others - Many people look to those around them and hope to feel loved, to have kindness extended to them and...
52190May 2014May 201419 hrs ago

Emotional Energy - Blog 3

The economics of mental health. (Can these words be used together? ) Economics is about creating wealth; where prosperity comes from, how i...
60870May 2014May 2014Apr 29

Emotional Energy - Blog 2

A huge THANK YOU to those who contributed to "Blog 1"! Emotional Energy - - Emotional Health - Mental Health/Stability - Degree...
800150May 2014May 2014Apr 29

Emotional Energy - Blog 1

Emotional Energy is the term I like to use for this. It could also be thought of as... - Emotional Health - Mental Health/Stability - Degree of C...
1,119250May 2014May 2014May 2

Spring Colors

After a long, cold and generally unpleasant Winter, our trees have new leaves and yesterday, when the sun was shining, I took a few pictures of our Sp...
1,009250May 2014May 201419 hrs ago

Decisions - What to Choose

How to decide... > Talk about it with friends/family? > Talk about it with the dog (or a friend's dog )? > Think it through on my own...
767260May 2014May 2014Apr 25

Leader, Boss, Guru

Who do you follow? What to do value? Do you choose or are you chosen? I've been around leaders ... doing the things they suggest is reward...
58060May 2014May 2014May 4

I'm an idealist ... but perhaps I'll get better ..

I've been enjoying music on YouTube tonight... mostly songs from my teen years in the 1970's ... I thought I'd share this one ... from another idealis...
687110May 2014May 2014May 4

Theist or Atheist. Do you know why?

Hello Everyone I believe we have a desire to know God built into us. I wonder why we have this? Could evolution explain it? Is there a b...
1,950520May 2014May 20146 hrs ago

Are You Afraid of Success?

We seek happiness, wealth, love, acceptance and more. Is it our nature to always want more? How do we know when we have enough? If we have enough, w...
950210Jan 2013Jan 201320 hrs ago

My Wikipedia Donation

Do you use Wikipedia? It is rather amazing that all this information is available for free on the internet. It's also impressive that so much of it i...
820140Dec 2012Jan 2013May 2

I like you. Come closer.

or ... I want to be alone. Stay away. We say and do things with everyone we meet that draws them closer or pushes them away. Sometimes we know wha...
1,129140Dec 2012Dec 2012May 4

The Path of Least Resistence

or the path of greatest effort? (1) I suppose it's natural to want the greatest satisfaction for the least amount of effort... to want to...
880190Dec 2012Dec 201214 hrs ago

I'm thankful for...

All the parents who have food to feed their children. Everyone who has a warm, comfortable place to sleep. Every home where everyone feels safe....
1,052270Nov 2012Nov 2012May 4

Universal Healthcare

There is a long-standing debate in the US about whether healthcare should be provided to all citizens. There are laws that prohibit hospitals from wit...
802220Oct 2012Jun 2013Apr 29

But will you be there when I need you?

He/She is fun, smart, loving ... everything you could ask for. But how about on the bad days? Will they be supportive and caring when life h...
859160Aug 2012Aug 2012May 3

I've Got a Secret

Are there things ... things about you ... thoughts, interests, experiences ... things that you will never share with another person? I hav...
1,211330Jul 2012Aug 2012May 1

Wood, Brick, Stone, Steel, Concrete

What would you want your home built out of? Wood is a very common building/framing material here. The main support beam is usually steel....
1,054330Jul 2012Jul 2012Apr 29

To Question is To Question, or is it?

Greetings All! When you would like someone to do something for you, do you welcome discussion or do you try to assign the task quickly? I'v...
826250Jul 2012Jul 2012Apr 20

Breathing - too much

Breathing ... a simple task we do constantly. We rarely think about it. We can control it yet our brains are built to control it automatically as well...
953260Jul 2012Jul 2012Apr 24

Rubbernecking the Blogs

Curiosity... is that why? Can't help but look? New blogs arrive daily... hourly... many roll t...
929170Jun 2012Jun 20126 hrs ago

Health, Well-Being and Getting Old

When I was young (last year ), I knew that when I felt sick, I just needed to wait until I got better. Ever since childhood, it has worked thi...
736190Jun 2012Jun 20125 hrs ago

Living an Unstructured Life

Good morning. Coffee or tea? I have a routine in the morning. It includes watching business and financial news. This morning, when I turn...
3,140180Jun 2012Jun 201242 mins ago

Conversation - Why? Let's Talk

Sometimes we do this - and sometimes this - and we react with or or Conversation can pass t...
754210Jun 2012Jun 2012May 4

Personal Power

There are many decisions in life that are affected by the amount of fear and confidence we feel. I'd like to propose this perspective, this fantasy...
1,100250Jun 2012Jun 2012Apr 27

Power Corrupts

Should we all be equal in all ways? Life doesn't function this way, does it? We're all different and in this difference there are strengths and wea...
809230May 2012Jun 20122 hrs ago

A Challenge Too Big for One Person to Solve

I've been thinking about this for a long time. What should my legacy be? Should I just live a good life... be honest and fair and treat people well......
753210May 2012May 20123 hrs ago

Talk Therapy

After reading Tangerino's blog, I'm inspired to ask about your views on "Talk Therapy" (that's what I call it, anyways ) One of the joys (as...
979290May 2012May 20123 hrs ago

From a distance ... one step at a time.

Go slow or jump in with both feet? We're all so spread out. There are wonderful people all over the planet and we meet a small sample here o...
1,324390May 2012May 2012May 4

Friends and Hugs and Flirtations

On CS we get to play with emoticons. In real life, our communication includes body language and faci...
910220May 2012May 2012May 3

House Cleaning

If you could afford it, would you hire someone to clean your home? Rich people with expensive houses seem to do this. They have plenty of...
1,261350May 2012May 20127 hrs ago

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