Category: Psychology
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The Santa Claus Conspiracy
Do you believe in Santa Claus?Seriously. This isn’t a rhetorical question. Do you? Assuming your an adult and don’t wear tin foil hats to keep “them” from beaming thoughts into your head, I’ll bet you answered “No” and you probably thought it was a stupid question. But let’s take a look at this Santa Claus…
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Off off damn arms!
When’s the last time you were depressed about having 2 arms? Seriously, when is the last time you went to therapy complaining about the condition of having arms? Never? Okay, maybe it’s a bad example. How ’bout legs? Ever go to a workshop to resolve your “having legs” issue? Ever complain to your friends that…
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A Reason-able project?
I don’t make an effort, but when I see Bill Moyers’ show, Faith and Reason, on my Tivo, I’ll watch it. I spent so many years listening to spiritual teachers and, well, old habits are hard to break. So far, I haven’t been able to make it through an episode. I hear a lot about…
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The day I stopped nodding my head
I hopped in a car to ride down the spiritual path at the age of 7. By 10 I was comparing notes with 63 year old physicians on the clinical application of hypnosis for anaesthesia and pain relief. And off it went from there… biofeedback, Vedanta, Shaivism, Tai Chi, Aikido, Taoism, Vipassana, Zen and Tibetan…