The Truths You Hold to Be Self-Evident Matter
The truths you hold as evident really matter because you act on them. The United States just celebrated 245 years of independence. It got me considering just how important it
Continue readingThe truths you hold as evident really matter because you act on them. The United States just celebrated 245 years of independence. It got me considering just how important it
Continue readingKey to our success in controlling emotions is… Well, let me ask you a question. Do you remember what lies at the core of all conscious human functioning (behavior) and
Continue readingKeep three words in mind when you want to use more tools to teach yourself and others the management of emotions. They are: distract, disconnect, reframe. All three are ways to
Continue readingUsing words we all can readily understand, the emotional brain needs to be calmed down at times, especially when we are in the grip of an emotional outburst. So far,
Continue readingEmotional Control (continued) Have you ever noticed that happy people tend to control their emotions better than angry people? I wonder why? Happiness produces a state of relaxation and in
Continue readingWhen you meet obstacles, do you tend to step back or lean in? Either action can be appropriate depending on the circumstances. But one certainly seems like a more reactive
Continue readingLet’s talk about distraction, and how it almost magically works to achieve emotional control. But first, we have to note: distraction can be the immediate cause of an emotional outburst
Continue readingAll hate, destructive anger, and black-heartedness come from a well-known source. We must change the source of hate, bitterness, and all our mental darkness. So what is that source? We
Continue readingYou may remember the song “What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love.” It’s never been in greater need. Crooked thinking leads to crooked speaking, and hate in the
Continue readingStraight Thinking About Facts — Part 2 There’s even more to straight thinking about facts than the issues to which I referred in my last article. We must consider how
Continue readingStraight thinking is also all about the facts. What facts? All that can be known. And how do we define a fact? Facts are truths that can be verified in
Continue readingHave you recently experienced the intense pressure of current “groupthink”? It seems so many topics (once considered personal decisions) are now subject to invasive demands that you just go along
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