Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with this lovely poetic verse. It’s too beautiful to simply cite one sentence, I had to give you the whole enchilada. However, that first line, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” gets my neurons firing… what an incredible insight. Albert Einstein put it this way: If you can’t explain it … Read More
How To Respond To Negative People – Do You React Or Act? We have all experienced it. The “draining” that is. The emptying that arises when a negative individual walks into the room and your passions cringe in defeat. You know, the energy vampire who sucks all the positivity and emotional oxygen out of the … Read More
Why Do Babies Smell Good? I’m sitting on the couch a few months back, reveling in the glory of a toasted pop tart and syndicated reruns of Boy Meets World. When out of the blue my lovely but very pregnant spouse made an outlandish yet all too familiar remark, “I can’t wait to smell this … Read More
The higher the social interest, the lower the anxiety and depression. What is social interest? Below are 3 tips to expedite the process and rocket your social interest into a different damn dimension of existence. Tip 1. Understanding The Confrontation This is one of those mind-benders, you know, one of those hip-out-of-joint conceptual wrestling matches … Read More
Wally P’s “AA Back To Basics” Speaking of the basics, is there ever a time when working the 12-Steps that one is beyond basic? I’ve heard the 12-Steps described as spiritual kindergarten or as the pancakes “just add water” variety. I think once more the question should be asked, “is there an intermediate or advanced … Read More
Smart Recovery Handbook – The ABC Crash Course All Dysfunction Is A Result Of Flawed Presuppositions Presuppositions, as a necessary precondition for knowledge, have always fascinated me. When in my early twenties I was first introduced to Cornelius Van Til and his celebrated presuppositional apologetics my brain practically burned out at the synapses. Like the … Read More