Inspiration

Cancer’s Silver Lining

January 28, 2013 Inspiration

These days it’s sobering for me to think of all the cancer patients I know personally. I’ve written about my aunt and one of my hometown friends. I’ve known others, as well. I’ve never had cancer, but it’s become a source of anxiety in my life.  Mood music:  Times Like TheseFoo FightersOne By One Along [...]

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MLK on the Hole in Your Soul

January 21, 2013 Inspiration

This being the day we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I thought it appropriate to share 10 favorite quotes from the man. He didn’t just lead the way on Civil Rights. He led the way on addressing that hole in the soul that caused people to be full of [...]

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Your Excuse Is Invalid

October 24, 2012 Inspiration

Like everyone else, I find it hard to motivate myself some days. Then I read tales and see photos of people doing big things despite big disadvantages. My own problems then seem microscopic, and I can move on. Mood music:  Little AcornsThe White StripesElephant Today I’d like to thank three people for giving me a [...]

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Beyond Boing Boing: Xeni Jardin Inspires Me

March 5, 2012 Courage

I’m a long-time reader of the Boing Boing site and have always been particularly fond of the work of editor Xeni Jardin. Her openness in talking about her breast cancer makes me appreciate her all the more. Jardin’s greatest strength as a writer has always been her ability to focus on the human side of technology, [...]

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Anti-Authoritarianism As A Mental Illness

February 25, 2012 Children's issues

A friend sent me an interesting article by psychologist Bruce E. Levine that poses the question: Would we drug up Albert Einstein today for displaying traits outside the norms of an obedient society? Mood music: Let’s see what Levine says, then I’ll weigh in… In my career as a psychologist, I have talked with hundreds of people previously [...]

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The Most Important Book Ever Written About Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders

February 25, 2012 Addiction

I’m reading a book called “Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family’s Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice,” written by Tate family friend Alisa Statman and Brie Tate, niece of Sharon Tate. It may well be the most important book written on the Manson case. Mood music: The simple reason is that it captures [...]

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THE OCD DIARIES, Two Years Later

December 7, 2011 Addiction

Two years ago today, in a moment of Christmas-induced depression, I started this blog. I meant for it to be a place where I could go and spill out the insanity in my head so I could carry on with life. In short order, it snowballed into much more than that. Mood music: About a [...]

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