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Truth & Self-Disclosure in Relationships

A Spiritual Bucket List

The Need for Truth in Politics, Business and Personal Relationships
Lying appears to be becoming an acceptable means to an end. Some weeks ago we watched the balloon boy hoax motivated by the desire for money and stardom. It didn’t much matter to the perpetrators the effect their stunt might have on other people. They weren’t concerned about the mobilization and cost of resources and manpower. They were concerned about getting publicity, by whatever means necessary, in order to further their career ambitions and financial aspirations. Ethics. Responsibility. Not in their personal dictionary of words to live by. A few days ago we watched a couple  lie their way into the White House and shake President Ob

Giving Thanks and Transforming The World
Today, Thanksgiving Day, we honor cooperation, peace, sharing, support, gratitude and giving. But do we truly honor these ideals if we nurture them but one day a year? Do we truly honor these ideals if we don’t put them into practice on a daily basis? Truth be told, our thanks are hollow if we do not choose love, sharing and cooperation every day in every decision we make in our lives. To truly honor the ideals of Thanksgiving and to be consistent with the principles of love and peaceful coexistence, it would behoove us to do more than simply praise and celebrate the symbology one day a year. Were we to do this, were each of us to choose to be

The value of truth, facts and logic in problem solving
I was looking for an identification card. I was certain I hadn’t thrown it away. Unfortunately, I had put it someplace where I could not find it. I presumed I had placed it in a particular desk drawer, but having gone through the contents of the drawer twice already, and quite carefully, I was starting to wonder if I had indeed thrown it away accidentally. That concept only lasted a few seconds. I knew there was no way I had tossed that card. This left me with the unpleasant awareness that the card was somewhere in my house and that I had to keep looking. As I was about to embark on my search, leaving the desk drawer in the dust despite knowing that

Swine Flu, Personal Relationshps and 2012
I read an article (http://bit.ly/rY2Q3) about swine flu vaccines containing mercury and other adjuvants that can cause multiple sclerosis, lupus, and other debilitating illnesses. The article discusses how the makers of the vaccines are doing studies to prove safety but are using vaccines in the studies that do not contain mercury and the other adjuvants, which means they are fudging data to fool people into thinking their product is safe, so they can sell their snake oil with no consequences (people damaged by these vaccines cannot seek legal recourse.) The article also exposes the fact that the ne

Warning Signs at Fort Hood and in Relationships
A psychiatrist goes postal. I’m not surprised. As a psychiatrist and a keen observer of the descent of our society over the past 40 years or so, it is clear to me that all things are possible. People are capable of acting out their conflicts and aggressions in all sorts of spectacularly outrageous and deeply disturbed ways, which demonstrate a severe lack of insight as well as mind-boggling self-destructiveness. These days, anybody has the capacity to go postal at any time. We might as well get used to it and not be surprised by it, because being surprised could be hazardous to our health. Not being surprised means being aware of what’s going o