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Depression: Good For You?
2008-03-01 08:14:00 There's an interesting BBC article about depression. Here's an excerpt: Pills aren't the answer to helping many people recover from depression, says a report out this week. But there's growing evidence that gloominess could be a positive experience. What depressed the cavemen? It may strike us as a particularly modern malaise for a time-poor, fast-paced society but a new reappraisal of More About: Depression , Good
Standing Alone
2008-02-09 10:21:00 Some rock the boat more than others. But there will be a time in all of our lives when we stand up for our convictions, when we feel so compelled as to stand in front of a firing squad, because our conscience tells us so. This moment will be the most lonely one of your life. You will feel as a pariah. Part of your mind will doubt yourself, even though Others will hear you. And while some (or More About: Standing
The Benefits of the Socratic Method
2008-02-02 05:48:00 I have spent nearly three years in law school. During that time, I have been confronted with something called the Socratic method. The beauty of the Socratic method is that it forces you to defend your reasoning, thoroughly. "I just think that X" or "I just feel Y" are not acceptable responses, unless the professor chooses to leave it at that. It goes something like this. Was this court More About: Benefits , Method
Civilization or Indoctrination
2008-01-25 00:30:00 One of the things I think people lose sight of is our own human history. Our best science says that our species of being, homo sapien, first originated on the earth about 200,000 years ago. What we consider “civilization” began about 6,000 years ago. Most of the human history we know of occurred after that point. That means 97% of our existence on earth was in the form of communities of nomads. More About: Civilization , Indoctrination
Oneness
2008-01-14 07:43:00 This was a piece I encountered over at smirkingchimp. It advocates for finding interconnectedness between all things, a concept I find under-accepted at least in our modern society. A crude example would be someone getting AIDS in Africa. We are one with that person in two respects: First, because mankind is one, we are all part of the same "thing," the same experience, the same world. Second, More About: Oneness
A New Year
2008-01-02 23:24:00 2008 will be a year of change for me. I will be finishing law school, searching for a job, possibly moving to where that job may be, and taking the dreaded Bar. 2008 will also be a year of change for the nation, with the election of a new "leader of the free world." I also have a feeling there will be a lot going on, maybe in the form of natural disasters, maybe in the form of increased war and More About: New Year , Year
Not So Positive?
2007-12-10 10:28:00 Carolyn Baker at Online Journal writes: I occasionally receive hate email but more frequently receive ones like this: "I've just unsubscribed to your email list. Your website is filled with negative stories and articles, and I need to keep a positive attitude and do what I can to make my world better." How does one describe the tone of such a statement? Angry? Not really. Disappointed? Perhaps. More About: Positive
Feeling Hopeless
2007-12-09 09:32:00 I’m in a very pensive mood right now. I feel like I’m trying, but it’s not good enough. I feel like society is so set in its ways its not even worth trying. The effort is so great, and the immediate returns, so little. I don’t need money to feel like there’s a return, but I need some feeling of self-worth. Some affirmation. Some recognition. Like I’m trapped in my own little bubble, I spoke More About: Hopeless , Feeling
Are We Too Paranoid?
2007-12-06 04:13:00 Eugene Robinson, the Washington Post columnist, posits the question: We Americans like to think of ourselves as strong, rugged and supremely confident -- a nation of Marlboro Men and Marlboro Women, minus the cigarettes and the lung cancer. So why do we increasingly find ourselves hunkered behind walls, popping pills by the handful to stave off diseases we might never contract and eyeing the rest More About: Paranoid
Listening to Our Own Consciences
2007-12-01 00:47:00 Dave J at Wandering the Ether wrote in part: Did you know that the price of college tuition again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in financial aid? Did you know that in 2003 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the number of Americans without health insurance jumped sharply for the second year in a row, More About: Listening
The Link Between Consumerism and Depression
2007-11-27 03:57:00 From Alternet: Buddha, Spinoza, and Jesus all came to a similar conclusion about despair -- quite a different one than that reached by the modern mental health establishment. Although each described it differently, Buddha, Spinoza, and Jesus concluded that the source of our misery is avarice, material attachment, and self-absorption. While each used different language, they all provided a path More About: Depression , Link , Consumerism
You're Lucky
2007-11-05 05:39:00 Why do we define luck as extreme luck like winning the lottery. Right now, you are reading this through a computer through an internet which didn’t even approach the imaginations of previous generations. We live better off today than humans have in their entire existence. We are even the luckiest ones among us on this earth right now. The war-torn streets of Baghdad, the abject poverty of South More About: Lucky
Rich Man's World
2007-09-28 07:56:00 "Kings and queens who wear a suit but once, though made by some tailor or dressmaker to their majesties, cannot know the comfort of wearing a suit that fits. They are no better than wooden horses to hang the clean clothes on." --Henry David Thoreau By Jeremy Seabrook of the Guardian via Information Clearing House: Something is wanting in all the descriptions of poverty in rich societies. More About: World , Rich
Wow
2007-09-12 19:07:00 I just noticed a new mole in/on a very private area of my body. I am overwhelmed with fascination.
We Know So Little
2007-09-11 19:07:00 a thought struck me today as I was reading for one of my law classes which is unconventional in the sense that it asks us to take a step back and analyze how the law plays a part in reinforcing systems of oppresion. we know so little.our knowledge is so limited. This realization can be discouraging at first. After years of schooling I do not know most of what there is to know. And even if I
How Free Are We Really?
2007-08-31 02:25:00 We talk a lot about freedom in America. But like most words, the definition of freedom is open to interpretation. Part I Americans insist they live in the freest nation on earth, but there are many freedoms available in other countries which are not available here. The common response among many Americans is, "There are certain things you shouldn't allow" or "We are free, but freedom has More About: Free , Ally
In Defense of Anxiety
2007-08-30 05:54:00 I was experiencing anxiety today, even though I have no good reason to be anxious. Things in my life are peaceful and stable. Is something wrong with me? Or is something wrong with society? We are socialized to avoid anxious feeling, or worse, to suppress them. What if society, largely driven by pharmaceuticals who wish to profit, is the problem. Anxiety is our spirit's signal to us of More About: Defense
Everything is Gray
2007-08-16 19:52:00 Is everything black and white or is it various shades of gray. I am convinced it is of the latter. I'd like to think I've successfully convinced others of this as well. Take a criminal court case. You have two sides representing diametrically opposed interests (at least on the surface). Then both sides refute the other sides' testimony. They address the credibility. The accused appears to More About: Gray
Regrets Don't Really Exist
2007-08-15 21:14:00 Regrets don’t exist. While humans have the ability to look back on a decision and decide whether it was the best course of action, it is not a fruitful enterprise. We have labeled them ‘Regrets’, which reinforces this negative thinking process. Pretty soon, we start saying ‘I wish I hadn’t this…’ or ‘I regret that…’ You have absolutely no ability whatsoever to change what you did or chose. More About: Exist , Regrets , Ally
False Compromising
2007-08-14 06:47:00 Man possesses a great flaw. Given 2 choices, he will either choose one of the two, or something in between. Well if you cant choose one of the two choices are compromise between them, then what else is there? Why, everything outside of those two choices and in between! The phrase ‘thinking outside of the box’ relates to this idea, that it is common for people to think within the box. To
Applied Faith
2007-08-11 04:01:00 One of the greatest flaws of our educational system is the lack of emphasis on Applied Faith . What I mean by faith is not religious faith, although there perhaps ought to be some type of spiritual teaching. I mean faith in themselves. Is it really emphasized that within every child rests a talent or ability that could be the fulfilling thing in their lives? When I was growing up, I heard that
Free Yourself From Your Past
2007-08-09 07:59:00 The past is the past. There is only the here and now: More About: Free , Past
Individualism
2007-08-06 05:36:00 We come into this world as individuals. Everyone around us is different from us, from birth. Different appearances, different personalities, etc. This focus on the individual may be misplaced. After all, the vast majority of us believe in life after death. If that is so, when we die, we shed our bodies. Maybe we don't lose our personality, but we certainly lose our appearances. That which More About: Dual
The Elusive Answer
2007-08-06 02:33:00 Everyone of us has issues to resolve. We all seek the magic, elusive answer. The one thing that will really turn things around. Maybe it's financial difficulties. Or academic difficulties. Or job problems. Or love life problems. Or weight issues. It really doesn't matter what it is. We still sit and try to discover the silver bullet to our problems. Not only does this rarely work, it stalls us. More About: Answer
The Ten Laws of Success
2007-07-31 03:27:00 I've synthesized this list from a variety of books, newspaper articles, and TV programs. Everyone wants to be "successful," here is the path: 1. Always be positive 2. Always be confident 3. Always give 110% 4. Never Lie 5. Set a high goal for yourself (and work towards it) 6. To persuade an idea or sell a product, frame it in terms of what the other person wants 7. Meditate 8. Seek More About: Laws , Success , The Ten
Air, Land & Sea
2007-07-30 04:13:00 Laying on the beach a few weeks ago, my body flat on its back, legs also flat, arms fully extended outward, my hands alternatively clutching and releasing sand in a chinese meditation ball fashion, I came to a realization. The earth has no eyes to see the stunning visuals it produces. Nor does it have ears to hear the crashing of its waves, nor a nose with which to smell the scent of salt water More About: Land
Wealth & Happiness
2007-07-30 04:03:00 People often say, "Why are evil people rich? That's not fair." Is it? I doubt that wealth brings happiness. What I think is most people FEEL is that IF they had more money they would be happier. Money buys temporary diversions. Money is fixed in number. Happiness , however, is infinite. Would you be happier if you had five hamburgers to eat at dinner rather than just one? No, it wouldn't make More About: Wealth
Alice, Mark, and Alfred
2007-07-30 04:00:00 Alice is like all of us. You see, she just moved to a new city for her new job. Amidst the hustle and bustle of packing up, moving out, driving, moving in, un packing and organizing, she realized she needed to buy a few new things. First, Alice needed a microwave. So she went to her nearest SuperStoreTM looking for a microwave that would fit her budget. The cheapest model was a 700 watt More About: Mark , Alice , Alfred
Drug Free School Zone
2007-07-01 03:56:00 I passed by a local elementary school and noticed the fenced in small playground-type area. Among the signs posted on the fence was one which stated, 'Drug Free School Zone ' Isn't there something wrong with that? Doesn't it send a message that there can't be drugs within 100 feet (or whatever it is) from here, because they do exist around the corner. To the children, it either becomes blended
Terror
More articles from this author:2007-07-01 03:22:00 emotion is what makes us human is it then surprising that humans would destroy what the have built because of themselves? let me clarify: revelations of the latest 'terror threat' have sent our media and us in a state of fear these terror events become a common spectacle which unifies us just as a crowd is held in collective suspense during an action movie. even realizing that we become More About: Terror 1, 2 |
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