Metaflight and metafights
“If you ever want to sustain something negative, just try to not have the experience. Run away from it. Try to fix it. Try to overcome it. That’s a great…
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April 23, 2021
The courage of nuance
Most issues in life are complex, but our human minds tend to automatically overgeneralize them into black and white categories. Therefore, if we claim that a complex thing simple, we…
August 30, 2020
The different emotions of others
Trust each person to have emotions that are appropriate for them. People often assume that different emotions about the same event means wrong emotions. But everyone is experiencing their emotions based…
May 13, 2020
A “bad attitude” is okay sometimes
Most people tend to associate attitude with emotions and thoughts, rather than actions and words. Telling people to "have a better attitude" often upsets them because they don't have as…
May 13, 2020
“It’s not just about you” is a two way street
Anytime there are conflicting human needs in which a course of action benefits one group and hurts another, and one party dismisses the other with, “it’s not just about you,”…
May 6, 2020
Compassion cannot be compelled
True compassion can never be forced from someone under duress. It can never be coerced and pried from a person's heart. Only bitter compliance can be obtained this way, accompanied…
April 27, 2020
There is nothing wrong with wanting things
As a therapist, a common phrase I hear people say is, "I shouldn't want…” (e.g., a nicer family, more talent, more desirable circumstances, more ability, etc…). Of course, this is…
April 22, 2020
Fear and its proportionality to danger
I went to a discussion group recently that stimulated this post. The topic was “fear and proportionality”, but it also ventured into territories such as: What is the opposite of…
February 26, 2020
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