Someday Isle

I used to spend a lot of time in an isolated wasteland I call “The Someday Isle.”  This place is a little like Never-Never Land. Of course, adults don’t really believe in Peter Pan and Never-Never Land. But many supposedly mature people spend a lot of time in The Someday Isle and swear that it…

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Chaos in relationships

Peace is more comfortable than chaos but there is often some turmoil in building a lasting relationship. Is there growth from the chaos or do I get mired in it? Do the same problems keep repeating?

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Why we suffer

Personal Differentiation Process Is it really a problem, or is it something I think might be a problem? Is it truly a direct and immediate threat to my well-being, or is it just a nuisance, an irritation? Am I just reacting?   Is it my responsibility? Whose decisions and actions have brought about this problem?…

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Newton and Emotions

Newton’s First Law:  A body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Considering this natural law in terms of my feelings and relationships told me that if I kept…

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