Therapist

An acceptable therapist is who is professionally qualified, experienced, is well versed in processing information, is skilled and competent in listening, is not judgemental, has a keen sense of observation, and preferably has subjected himself/herself to professional analysis.

Avoid Mom and Pop therapists who are quick fixers. Quick half baked fixes to deep rooted conflicts of mind are no solution, and could worsen the condition.



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Fear

Fear seems to be anywhere and everywhere, and come in varied forms. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of dying, fear of being, fear of being dependent, fear of being independent, fear of seeking help, fear of losing job, fear of being known, fear of losing power, fear of being subdued, fear of flying, fear of sleeping, fear of height, fear of falling in love, fear of falling out of love, fear of losing mind, and worst of all the fear of being free from fear.


Time to ponder....................

Elections and Self Evolution

Election results provide samples of psycho-social-political thinking and feelings of it's electoral at a given time and space. Elections provide an opportunity to study the portraits of it's competitive leaders. Portraits of leaders can be viewed and studied by observing their behaviors, and analysing the contents of statements made by political leaders regarding their social and political views, their efforts to invoke politically powerful tactics such as (race, gender, patriotism), their exaggeration of facts, and their sarcasms...........

Equally important, elections provide an opportunity for it's electoral to observe their own behaviors, and critically examine their thoughts and feelings about themselves, and their views about others. Elections invoke varied thoughts and feelings among individuals towards fellow electoral through varied psychosocial forms including affiliation and projections.

The election process in of itself could be an evolving process for self evolution as it provides varied cathartic moments as well.



Time to ponder...............

Fed's Power to Intervene in Financial Crisis?

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has proposed to give Fed's more.... the so called power to intervene in financial crisis. It is not a power. Let's make it clear Mr. Paulson, it is a responsibility given to Fed's under the disguise of "power" to insulate the financial marketeers' irrational risk taking at the cost of the public funds. In addition, it appears that Fed's will inherit responsibilities and liabilities which in turn will insulate the so called financial market. Also, the creation of the so called consumer protection unit is an interesting way to shift consumer liability from the financial corporate world to Fed's consumer protection unit. Behind fancy words such as consolidation, efficiency, consumer protection, reform..... lies the danger of creation of another financial corporate financial welfare system.



Time to ponder..........

Humanity and It's Deep Down Open Secret

The history of humanity on this planet is full of it's deep down open secret that it is a representation of a very destructive specie. Individually as well as collectively the specie has mutilated it's individual as well as collective self. In doing so, it has created varied world views and orders. Each world view once dissected would prove that behind facade of civilization and culture lies nothing but destructive ways of living in varied forms under the powerful dynamic practice of power and control. Is there any individual or collective group on this planet free from the troubling affects of vicious dynamic practice of power and control? Once we look, for example, deeper into any statehood, religious priesthood, and individual saint or sainthood....... what do we find?!............Not a very pretty picture? Of course, we have capacity to justify and rationalize just about any individual or collective acts including the acts of civilizations and cultures, and create an illusionary pretty picture.

We may take solace in our desire of kindness and spirituality, yet that too gets spindled, mutilated, and compromised under the realities of practice to seek power and establish control.



Time to ponder...............

Older Americans not living as long as those in other countries - Salt Lake Tribune

Older Americans not living as long as those in other countries - Salt Lake Tribune

Perception

Perceptions are muddled with socio-economic-political-cultural-religiosity dogmatic quagmire by our so called political leaders. The political distractions introduced by political leaders once dissected could reveal the true identity of political leaders. For examples, the issue of year marks invoked by President Bush to distract attention from serious expenditures and misuse of public funds such as the cost of Iraq war and no bid contract; Mr. McCain has invoked the so called moral principle to stay in Iraq than bring an immoral war to an end and restore the tarnished image of our great country; Mrs. Clinton's attempt to resurrect pastor Wright's remarks and judge Mr. Obama rather than come clean with her Fellowship affiliations. These political leaders have shown by their tactics their true identity.

Political leaders will continue to use tactics such as distraction should voters fail to see the rationale behind such tactics and stop reinforcing such behaviors by rewarding them with election victories.


Time to ponder................