Can You Take Charge of Your Emotions?
It is with the heart that one sees rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Have your emotions puzzled you, driven
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Formalize Your Thinking About Emotions, The Mysterious Side of the Brain
To understand emotion is to understand who we are and to comprehend something of the complexity of ourselves. Emotion heats up in us for pleasure and pain every day we
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A Hard Look at Logic, Reason, and Our Culture
Is it logical and reasonable? We often ask this question. We use these two words, logical and reasonable, frequently and we need them in our repertoire of words. But have
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What Is Truth for Us?
People have asked this for millennia in conversations and in recorded literature. Why? Do we have trouble with what is true? I would say, yes. All of us struggle with
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Is There No Objective Reality in this World?
Maybe some people are not aware of what is driving the behavior of our culture and our youth. But for those of us who are aware, perhaps you are wondering
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Sounds Great, But What Is Truth?
Freedom from being judged is the in-vogue belief these days. Children, adults, and I have even heard professors say things that amount to a foolish revelation: “Don’t judge me” or
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Freedom Is Great! So Is Having to Be Responsible!
The Crooked Fact Some crooked thinkers (incomplete thinkers) tell us we don’t choose anything. Our choices are chemically made for us. Yes, and these theories are being taught as scientific
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Don’t Own the Consequences — and What’s Next?
What does life look like for those who don’t believe they must accept the results of their choices and own the consequences of whatever those choices bring to them? Let’s
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Crooked Thinking Is In Air That Is Thick with Hate
You 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
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Finding Truth Without an Abundance of Evidence
Straight 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
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Thinking About Facts Must Be “Straight” Thinking
Straight 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
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Straight Thinking Demands Honesty and Truthfulness
Straight thinking is all about another “moral” necessity: honesty and truthfulness. Honesty not only includes telling the whole truth accurately, but honesty must be the motivation when seeking to tell
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