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https://betatestingadulthood.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/its-a-shame-about-shame/ Its a shame about shame SEPTEMBER 24, 2019EMERGINGFROMTHEDARKNIGHT I felt a bit sad for Chris Flemming in the interview I shared a few posts back when he said that he was worried how his memoire on addiction ; On Drugs, would be received due to shame and stigma surrounding ‘mental health’. I don’t think itsContinue reading “Its a shame about shame”

We have more therapists now than we’ve ever had. We produce SSRI’S by the trainload. Every issuance of the DSM (currently we’re on #5) gets larger with more diagnoses. But are we happier? I’ll take this one; hell no. We’re a mess. A big part of why is that we no longer face our problems.Continue reading “Therapy and Now”

What drives the human impulse related to disillusionment? Some people are living the American Dream. And some others are living what is their variation of it that’s close enough to be passable for them. So why can we not take solace in this? A little restlessness or dissatisfaction can be healthy. If we are toContinue reading “Sometimes it’s just not enough- and that’s okay. Think things through.”

How can we so clearly feel something divine yet not define it? In my own way, I have struggled with divinity and spirituality for years. “Of all the struggles that are truly mine, this is to know what is owed the devine.” -Me for an unfinished song I wish I had the depth of thatContinue reading “On Divinity: 1st Pass”

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn vos Savant Seems simple enough to me. But considering the article I just read (and reposted btw), it is far more elusive than I would wish. Knowledge is simple. Even to an ADHD prodigy like myself, it simply requires repetitionContinue reading “Desperately Seeking Wisdom”

If the most financially and critically successful artists don’t feel successful, maybe there’s something wrong with how we think about success. The Myth of Making It — Longreads

It really doesn’t care what you think. The tag when we purchased this tree as a sapling several years ago stated that it did not like full sun. It gets absolute full sun. It stated that it preferred well-drained loose soil. It is bedded in clay soil. We planted a matching tree in a partial-sunContinue reading “Resilience – The Japanese Maple”

I did not write this. I reposted because it bears it. This should scare responsible capitalists and anyone with a belief in education as a desperate societal need. The way schools choose to redesign themselves to protect students from shootings will determine how schools look, and how well students can learn in them, for decadesContinue reading “Welcome to the Military-Educational Complex — Longreads”