What does one do with feelings of helplessness? One experiences them, seemingly so truthful in the moment, so honest in expressing that the self is indeed...
... I think you feel helpless only when you have a problem you consider insoluble. If this is true, then the antidote is to believe that there is a solution,...
I hope Paul doesn't mind my re posting this excellent essay here on the NB list. I don't mind saying that Paul's experience with discovering Rand and her...
Thank you for sharing Paul's eloquently-stated experience with Objectivism. I am curious how many others have had a similar experience to Paul. I was...
Thanks for your response indicating that you were thinking in terms of a far more limited definition of the word therapist. I now assume you meant no smear. ...
Just imagine a life where you leap out of bed every morning ready to tackle a new day - enthusiastic about what lies ahead. People flock to you for your...
DANGER! This is someone who wants you to sell your soul so he/she can replace it with his/her beliefs. Paul ... to ... flock ... purpose ... used ... be ... ...
RCR, I am flattered to see others interested in what I have to say. Of course I don't mind you reposting what I wrote. Thanks for the kind words. Paul...
Hi folks:) Contrary to Paul's thinking on this, I'm clear that I cannot know the worth of a program without trying it! Not if experiential elements form a big...
... know the worth of a program without trying it! ... automatically makes the author of this program a new Toohey seems scarcely admissible rationally. Paul...
Paul, While you quoted part of my post easily enough, you chose not to quote your own post. As I recall, you talk about the ad or the advertiser (I forget...
Mike R, I assume you don't read the message board were my post still exists as written. I will repost: "DANGER! This is someone who wants you to sell your soul...
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, lovely spam, spam, spam, spam, spam.... Q: Do you have anything with not so much spam in it? A: I love spam!...
The advertisement has "get-rich-quick scheme" written all over it, in this case get-spiritually-rich quick (though financial benefits are also intimated). I...
Oh, Ellen, I don't know what to say. One time when I was working as what they call a dayman or a kind of janitor at a drive-in movie theater, I was thinking...
... I agree. I also don't think that the poster has much desire to converse on this list. The "blog" that is linked to in the post is little more than an...
Of course, Ellen is right. I have been thinking and writing recently about a type of indoctrination, and my interpretation of the marketing post was coloured...
... I very much agree, and feel sure Nathaniel would if he saw the advertisement. Notice the universals and superlatives and promises of rewards (and the...
Ellen, I am learning things on a lot of different levels reading your posts. Thanks. By the way, I remembered I had Jung's, "Man and His Symbols," unread on...
Paul, Mike, Ellen I will add that I am learning quite a bit myself. I do think the purpose-driven life post is mostly marketing, as Ellen states. For me, I...
Hi, I just found this list via Chris Sciabarra's site. Psychology is part of my field, and I am interested in NB's work in this field. I'm finishing up a...
... greetings, jenna. i'm just up the road from you - in davis. michael r. brown http://www.livejournal.com/users/humandays/ http://www.beyondfragmentation.net...
In a message dated 5/12/2006 9:35:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, n6666b@... ... Sorry I didn't mean to send this note to the list. It was intended only for ...
hello all - in view of dr branden's praise for warren farrell's book "the myth of male power," i'm posting some clips from a very interesting article. glad...
Our goals often determine what we measure and how we interpret what we measure. Our intuitive models of existence shape the epistemic lenses through which we...
... Having toiled a few years in the belly of the corporate beast, I don't think this explains why female engineers who work like men make more money than men....
