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• Certified Transpersonal Hypnotherapist ; Past experiences: Dream Analysis /10 Years Experience •Psychotherapist / Use of Gestalt, Jungian, Zen, Reality and Energy Therapies /10 Years Experience •EMDR • Men and Their Journey: the neuroscience of the male brain, and the implications in sexuality, education and relationship • Women: Their Transformation and Empowerment ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs) / 21 years experience •Ordained Interfaith Minister & Official Celebrant • Social Justice Advocate • Child and Human Rights Advocate • Spiritual Guide and Intuitive • Certified Reiki Practitioner • Mediation / Conflict Resolution • “Intentional Love” Parenting Strategy Groups • Parenting Workshops • Coaching for parents of Indigo, Crystal, and Rainbow Children • International Training: Israel & England • Critical Incident Stress Debriefing • Post-911 and Post-Katrina volunteer

MSW - UNC Chapel Hill

BSW - UNC Greensboro


With immense love I wish Happy Birthday to my three grandchildren!

May 22: Brannock

May 30: Brinkley

June 12: Brogan

All three have birthdays in the same 22 days of the year ....what a busy time for the family!

"An Unending Love"

This blog and video is devoted and dedicated to my precious daughter Jennifer, my grand daughters Brogan and Brinkley, and my grand son Brannock. They are hearts of my heart. Our connection through many lives..... is utterly infinite.




The Definition of Genius

"THRIVE"

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"ONLY LOVE PREVAILS" ...."I've loved you for a thousand years; I'll love you for a thousand more....."


As we are in the winter of our lives, I dedicate this to Andrew, Dr. John J.C. Jr. and Gary W., MD, (who has gone on before us). My love and admiration is unfathomable for each of you..........and what you have brought into this world.....so profoundly to me.
The metaphors are rich and provocative; we're in them now. This world is indeed disappearing, and the richest eternal world awaits us!
The intensity, as was in each of the three of us, is in yellow!
In my heart forever.........

Slowly the truth is loading
I'm weighted down with love
Snow lying deep and even
Strung out and dreaming of
Night falling on the city
Quite something to behold
Don't it just look so pretty
This disappearing world

We're threading hope like fire

Down through the desperate blood
Down through the trailing wire
Into the leafless wood

Night falling on the city
Quite something to behold
Don't it just look so pretty
This disappearing world
This disappearing world


I'll be sticking right there with it
I'll be by y
our side
Sailing like a silver bullet
Hit 'em 'tween the eyes
Through the smoke and rising water
Cross the great divide
Baby till it all feels right

Night falling on the city
Sparkling red and gold
Don't it just look so pretty
This disappearing world
This
disappearing world
This disappearing world
This disappearing world


TECHNOLOGY..........

In “Conversations with God”, by Neale Donald Walsch, there is a warning I think of. I refer to it as the Atlantis passage, and I've quoted it a few times before." As I have said, this isn't the first time your civilization has been at this brink,"

God tells Walsch. "I want to repeat this, because it is vital that you hear this. Once before on your planet, the technology you developed was far greater than your ability to use it responsibly. You are approaching the same point in human history again. It is vitally important that you understand this. Your present technology is threatening to outstrip your ability to use it wisely. Your society is on the verge of becoming a product of your technology rather than your technology being a product of your society. When a society becomes a product of its own technology, it destroys itself."

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Bush campaign lied about meeting with Black Lives Matter activists

If you were suspicious on hearing the news that Jeb Bush, of all people, had a "face to face" meeting with Black Lives Matter activists in order to address their concerns, you were right. It turns out the Bush campaign simply lied about it.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE LIES BY YET ANOTHER BUSH !

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Sen. Elizabeth Warren To GOP: 'Did You Fall Down and Hit Your Head"??

In my book, Warren is the REAL THING!  

No more than Sanders, though!  My 

fantasy is a Sanders/Warren ticket.  Many 

of my so-called fantasys about elections 

have evolved, so I am just hoping here!!!


She has a way with words, she does. 

Sort of like presidential candidate Senator 

Bernie Sanders,Elizabeth Warren (D-

MA) gets to the point without apology and 

holds nothing back. It was no different 

when she spoke on Monday before Congress."   CLICK TO READ MORE!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

"WHAT DO THE KOCH BROTHERS WANT?"

What Do the Koch Brothers Want?  (From Bernie Sanders' site, and fact-checked)

As a result of the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, billionaires and large corporations can now spend an unlimited amount of money to influence the political process.

Perhaps, the biggest winners of Citizens United are Charles and David Koch, owners of the second-largest privately run business in America Koch Industries.

Among other things, the Koch brothers own oil refineries in Texas, Alaska, and Minnesota and control some 4,000 miles of pipeline.

According to Forbes Magazine, the Koch brothers are now worth $80 billion, and have increased their wealth by $12 billion since last year alone.

For the Koch brothers, $80 billion in wealth, apparently, is not good enough. Owning the second largest private company in America is, apparently, not good enough.  It doesn’t appear that they will be satisfied until they are able to control the entire political process.

It is well known that the Koch brothers have provided the major source of funding to the Tea Party and want to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

David KochWhat else do the Koch brothers want?

In 1980, David Koch ran as the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential candidate in 1980. 

Let’s take a look at the 1980 Libertarian Party platform. 

Here are just a few excerpts of the Libertarian Party platform that David Koch ran on in 1980:

“We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.”

“We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.”

“We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.”

“We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.”

“We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.”

“We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service. The present system, in addition to being inefficient, encourages governmental surveillance of private correspondence.  Pending abolition, we call for an end to the monopoly system and for allowing free competition in all aspects of postal service.”

“We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.”

“We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.”

“As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.”

“We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.”

“We advocate the complete separation of education and State.  Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.”

“We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.”

“We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.”

“We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”

“We support abolition of the Department of Energy.”

“We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.”

“We demand the return of America's railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”

“We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called "self-protection" equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.”

“We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.”

“We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.”

“We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.”

“We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.”

“We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.”

“We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”

“We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.”

“We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”
In other words, the agenda of the Koch brothers is not only to defund Obamacare.  The agenda of the Koch brothers is to repeal every major piece of legislation that has been signed into law over the past 80 years that has protected the middle class, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the most vulnerable in this country.

It is clear that the Koch brothers and other right wing billionaires are calling the shots and are pulling the strings of the Republican Party. 

And because of the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, they now have the power to spend an unlimited amount of money to buy the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the next President of the United States.

If they are allowed to hijack the American political process to defund Obamacare they will be back for more. 

Tomorrow it will be Social Security, ending Medicare as we know it, repealing the minimum wage.  It seems to me that the Koch brothers will not be content until they get everything they believe they are entitled to.

Our great nation can no longer be hijacked by right-wing billionaires like the Koch brothers.


For the sake of our children and our grandchildren, for the sake of our economy, we have got to let democracy prevail.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Statement by Vice President Biden on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act - Barack Obama | Government News from the White House and Congress - Senate/House of Representatives

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The GOP's First 2016 Debate Showcases Its Right-Wingers and True Crazies | Alternet

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT MORE OF THE GOP INSANITY!

Why Jeb Bush's Pitch to the Koch Brothers Should Scare You | Alternet

"Private companies are great, Bush said, 'because they can do whatever they want.' As president, he’d help them do just that."  WHAT???


How scary is that?  Well, perhaps secondary to his claiming, "My father is the greatest man alive." 

A son's loyalty to his father is great to see. However, one wonders if "Jeb" is operating from a sense of reality.  His calmly stated, lluminati-gilded, silver spoon presentation also thinks that "poor women should get their life together and find a husband".  And then there's this:


Character?  Hmmmmmm.  I'll say no more.  This man is one of many buffoons currently in the GOP lineup. Critical thinking skills are clearly not present in this man.  Possession of those would indicate the man's abilty to have clarity about all sides of a question. 

Ironically, Bush confronted Trump about Trump's sexist ideas!  Just another kid, who either has no real clue about his father's history, or is in complete denial. 

Winston Churchill once said, "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

Well, since Bush represents a percentage of the polls/voters, their votes clearly exemplify this quote!!!

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Narcissistic Personalities Love to Take Advantage of "Fixers"


Cracking the code on curiosity | GreatKids

One father dives into curiosity research to help spark his daughter’s passion for distant sciences — and finds a link to intelligence development.
by: 

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

HO'OPONOPONO...The essential meditation and therapy.


I did not discover Ho'Oponopono until some years into my clinical profession.  Simply pronouncing the word seemed somewhat odd;  seeing it as a therapy tool seemed even a bit of a stretch.  A stretch, I thought, especially when working primarily with adolescent males, to whom "touchy feely" or anything akin to meditation was eyebrow raising.  These young men had histories of abandonment, assaults on their abilities to feel espcially in front of peers, and a fundamental lack of belief in their inherent goodness. 

Once, when I was unprepared for a group due to a plethora of crises on a unit, I thought I would present Ho'Oponopono in a simple form.  My guilty expectation was that it might fall flat with them.  But...the group and evening turned out quite   differently.

Initially, they were cautious, glancing at other group members to evaluate each others' responses ... as only teens can do (!). In my corner was the fact that this was the last group before their bedtime, so a slight sense of the day's closure was present.

They responded like they loved it.  I, somewhat more skeptical, thought it would be interesting to see what evolved in their chatter after that.  

There was no chatter.  Egoistically, I thought, I was right.  

But two minutes into group, they asked if we could do "that 'HoPo' again"...And night after noight, the same.  It became an anticipated ritual.  It was one that was completely compatible with their individual senses of faith.  But more than that, the exercise is about culpabilty and personal responsibility
with a deepest of reverence for the human.

Ho'oponopono means to make right. Essentially, it means to make it right with the ancestors, or to make right with the people with whom you have relationships. We believe that the original purpose of Ho'oponopono was to correct the wrongs that had occurred in someone's life including Hala (to miss the thing aimed for, or to err, to disobey) and Hewa (to go overboard or to do something to excess) which were illusions, and even 'Ino (to do harm, implying to do harm to someone with hate in mind), even if accidental.
This description is by no means a complete training in how to do Ho'oponopono. While appropriate to do for yourself, for yours and others safety, it should not be done with someone else without training.
For example, let's say your five-year-old grandson punched another five-year-old intentionally with hate in mind. If asked, then the one who was punched would forgive the other immediately, because it is inappropriate for anyone to carry guilt any longer than they had to, if it were not necessary.
We call this the Hawaiian Code of Forgiveness, and it's an important thought, because when we forgive others, who are we forgiving? Ourselves, of course.
If you are familiar with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), there is a saying, "People are only doing the best they can with the resources they have available." If you've heard that before, it has to do with forgiveness. Think about it. As you do consider that you are included in "people."
In the Eastern traditions, too, there is a real tradition of being aligned with and cleaning up relations with the ancestors. In Japan, China, as well as the Hawaiian tradition, it is thought to be important to align and clean up any past problems that you've had in relationships, especially with relatives.
At the same time, perhaps there are family patterns you do not want. Certainly you have heard the saying, "We just don't do that in our family," or "That's the way it is in our family." What happens then, is that certain generational themes get passed along in families, like sadness or any number of different traits. Ho'oponopono will allow you to clean this up.
THEORY: We carry inside us as parts of the Unconscious Mind, all the significant people in our lives. (These parts of us often look very much like Carl Jung's archetypes.) Ho'oponopono makes it "all right" with them. The process of Ho'oponopono is to align with and clean up our genealogy as well as to clean up our relationships with other people in our lives.
The Process of Ho'oponopono:
  1. Bring to mind anyone with whom you do not feel total alignment or support, etc.
  2. In your mind's eye, construct a small stage below you
  3. Imagine an infinite source of love and healing flowing from a source above the top of your head (from your Higher Self), and open up the top of your head, and let the source of love and healing flow down inside your body, fill up the body, and overflow out your heart to heal up the person on the stage. Be sure it is all right for you to heal the person and that they accept the healing.
  4. When the healing is complete, have a discussion with the person and forgive them, and have them forgive you.
  5. Next, let go of the person, and see them floating away. As they do, cut the aka cord that connects the two of you (if appropriate). If you are healing in a current primary relationship, then assimilate the person inside you.
  6. Do this with every person in your life with whom you are incomplete, or not aligned.
    The final test is, can you see the person or think of them without feeling any negative emotions. If you do feel negative emotions when you do, then do the process again.

Friday, July 31, 2015

5 Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Peddled By Anti-Choice Christians | Alternet

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How Donald Trump Is Causing the 5 Stages of Republican Grief | Alternet

While once thought of as a flash in the pan, Trump’s candidacy has proven to be a far bigger problem for the Republican Party than establishment figures ever expected. In coping with such a colossal headache, the Party seems to be following the Kübler-Ross model of grief – the model frequently used to describe how people come to grips with the death of a loved one.
Let’s observe:
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"ONLY IN AMERICA....."


Cheney's Halliburton killing babies. Where are the pro-life rallies?

"In most places, detecting a grave risk to children would inspire people to name a street for you. But in Vernal, a town literally built by oil, raising questions about the safety of fracking will brand you a traitor and a target."
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

"How to catch a falling son" | GreatKids


He was tested as gifted and loved learning. But somewhere along the way, my boy slipped through the cracks and nearly out of the school system. Is it too late to save him?
by:  CLICK HERE TO READ....

Kindergarten: ready or not? | GreatKids

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Empathy's poster child | GreatKids

Vivienne Harr was 8 years old when her parents brought home a book featuring photographs of modern day slaves. She looked at the pictures of the bodies, bent and weathered, eyes gazing out at her from realities far from her sun-dappled yard in Fairfax, California. In one picture, two boys her age carried flat stone slabs as large as their bodies strapped to their heads. According to her father, Vivienne’s response was childlike. They shouldn’t be working like this; they should be playing. We have to do something.
It was a momentary expression of feeling by a naïve little girl, and yet it became the pivotal event that changed the trajectory of her family’s life forever.....CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The Koch Brothers are About to Destroy Veterans' Health Care and No One Knows About It

"The war on workers' rights has shifted to a new and unlikely battleground this week: the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. And for the more than 350,000 employees and the veterans they serve, the stakes could not be higher.Let me explain. In the wake of last year's "secret waitlist" scandal - where VA managers rigged the scheduling system to make it appear that more veterans were being seen than actually were - Congress passed a law giving VA Secretary McDonald the authority to fire bad managers and the resources to hire enough staff to care for the massive influx of new vets into the VA system. Were it not for the brave VA employee whistleblowers who put their careers on the line to speak out and expose the list-rigging, we never would have known the problem existed."   The Koch Brothers are About to Destroy Veterans' Health Care and No One Knows About It

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Paul Krugman: Republicans are “determined to learn nothing from experience” - Salon.com

GOP "responded to the utter failure of free-market orthodoxy by digging in even deeper"......

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Men who harass women online are quite literally losers, new study finds - The Washington Post

Here’s a research finding that should surprise no one: The men most likely to harass women online … are the men most likely to have their own problems.....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING

Saturday, July 18, 2015

PLEASE GO TO THIS SITE, AND SIGN for protection for our troops!

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:

To allow military active duty, and veterans as well to be allowed to carry concealed firearms for protection.

We the people of the United States of America having witnessed to many killings of our men and women in the U.S. Military do hereby request that the laws of the land be changed to allow Active Duty, Veterans, and those allowed by local and state laws, be allowed to carry firearms on military bases, either openly or concealed.
Blood has been drawn to many times and too many of our military members have been killed without being able to defend themselves after having been disarmed by laws that do nothing but make them targets of those that wish to do them harm.
We need laws to be changed or created that allow our men and women to arm themselves, having been trained in the use of arms as part of their jobs, to protect themselves and those around them should they become targets for terrorist
Published Date: Jul 17, 2015

SIGNATURES NEEDED BY AUGUST 16, 2015 TO REACH GOAL OF 100,000

92,182

TOTAL SIGNATURES ON THIS PETITION

7,818

    The Minds of Abused and Alienated Children | Psychology Today

    "As I continue to read first-hand accounts of individuals who have been abducted, I gain increasing insight into the mind of abused and alienated children. The need for comfort and human interaction is hard wired into us for survival purposes, to such a great extent that if the only adult available to comfort a child is the abuser, the child will look forward to and try to seek approval and a human connection from that person...."  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

    Stockholm Syndrome: The Psychological Mystery of Loving an Abuser

    If you’re in a controlling and/or abusive relationship, you may recognize several of the characteristics described in this article......

    CLICK HERE TO READ THIS IMPORTANT ARTICLE.....

    Wednesday, July 15, 2015

    Bernie Sanders and Changing Our Society


    Bernie Sanders and Changing Our Society

    Bernie Sanders SocialismWe have all been learning about the shared economy. AirBnB, RelayRides, TaskRabbit, GetAround. The basic idea is that some people have equipment, property, or goods and other people need to use them. The Internet helps to put them together through a middleman company.     CLICK TO READ MORE...

    Monday, July 13, 2015

    Stunning (Josh Groban-Sarah Brightman)

    Music ... intense ... elegant ... visual ... a moment of appreciation...



    The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli----For B, forever...never to be blocked...

    White House proposes to piss off Republican Congress, fix Medicare rates for certain procedures

    The Obama administration has been chipping away at the basic, fee-for-service structure of our healthcare system, experimenting with Medicare (the system that is under federal control) to find ways to emphasize quality of care and create savings by limiting unnecessary and unsuccessful procedures. They're now ready to take that experiment much wider, proposing to ...

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    Friday, July 10, 2015

    Bernie Sanders Breaks 20% in a National Poll for the First Time; Gaining Support Across Demographics

    Nationally, Bernie is at 25% in a multi-candidate matchup, and at 32% against Clinton alone. What's more, as we will see below, the poll provides evidence indicating that Bernie's appeal is not confined just to white liberals, as some have argued. There is also evidence that much of Hillary's current lead may simply be due to name recognition, and.....

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    Wednesday, July 8, 2015

    10 Ways Introverts Interact Differently With The World

    Introverts and extraverts may seem the same on the surface, but if you look at the waythey respond to life's everyday occurrences, differences begin to emerge.
    Last month, for example, Science of Us writer Melissa Dahl reported on findings from psychologist Brian Little's latest book on personality science, Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being, which showed that introverts are better off avoiding caffeine before a big meeting or important event.
    Little cites the theory of extraversion by ...

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    Tuesday, July 7, 2015

    Monday, July 6, 2015

    Dear GOP, here's how you change a law

    Dear GOP,
    For a crowd that loves to bray about the Constitution, it seems you have misplaced your copy. How else to explain your bizarre efforts to destroy the world unless you get your way?
    I'm just a bill on capitol hill -- Schoolhouse rock (VERTICAL)
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    Trump must disclose profits from Trump University, court rules

    Racketeering lawsuit charges Trump defrauded students

    CLICK HERE TO READ:Trump must disclose profits from Trump University, court rules

    Friday, July 3, 2015

    Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America | Psychology Today

    There is a growing anti-intellectual dumbing down of our culture

    Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America | Psychology Today

    Anti-intellectualism Is Killing America | Psychology Today

    Social dysfunction can be traced to the abandonment of reason...

    Anti-intellectualism Is Killing America | Psychology Today

    How I Got PTSD From My Marriage | Alternet

    Abuse is slow and methodical and incessant, like a dripping kitchen faucet.

    How I Got PTSD From My Marriage | Alternet

    Neuroscientist: Why It's Dangerously Wrong to Approach Addiction as a Kind of Disease | Alternet

    To have a disease — instead of, say, a dangerous habit — is to be powerless to do anything except apply the prescribed cure.

    Neuroscientist: Why It's Dangerously Wrong to Approach Addiction as a Kind of Disease | Alternet

    As Fox News mourns, the rest of us have an Independence Day to celebrate - Salon.com

    Marriage equality arrives! The Confederate flag (almost) departs! Toast with some #oreillytears, and enjoy the 4th !!





    As Fox News mourns, the rest of us have an Independence Day to celebrate - Salon.com

    Bobby Jindal has no shame: This charlatan belongs nowhere near the White House - Salon.com

    In a presidential field full of cranks, crackpots and demagogues, Louisiana's governor is one of the worst .....

    CLICK HERE TO READ WHY....

    Tuesday, June 2, 2015

    EXCELLENT VIDEO:"The great porn experiment" | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow





    In response to Philip Zimbardo's "The Demise of Guys?" TED talk, Gary Wilson asks whether our brains evolved to handle the hyperstimulation of today's Internet enticements. He also discusses the disturbing symptoms showing up in some heavy Internet users, the surprising reversal of those symptoms, and the science behind these 21st century phenomena.

    More About Gary Wilson

    Gary is host of www.yourbrainonporn.com. The site arose in response to a growing demand for solid scientific information by heavy Internet erotica users experiencing perplexing, unexpected effects: escalation to more extreme material, concentration difficulties, sexual performance problems, radical changes in sexual tastes, social anxiety, irritability, inability to stop, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

    As a physiology teacher with a particular interest in the latest neuroscience discoveries, Gary was aware that their symptoms might be the result of addiction-related brain changes. Applying the website's concepts of brain plasticity, many former users have braved withdrawal, reversed their symptoms and restored normal sexual responsiveness.

    The site has been linked to from hundreds of threads in forums from over thirty countries, with posts numbering in the thousands. Gary blogs for "Psychology Today" and "The Good Men Project" on the extreme plasticity of adolescent brains, the evolutionary context for today's flood of novel cyber "mates," and the neurochemical reasons why superstimulating Internet delivery has unexpected effects on the brain.

    Many thanks to Pat Somers of Slow Moving Pictures for the skillful editing of this video.

    OUTSTANDING VIDEO! "Why I stopped watching porn" | Ran Gavrieli | TEDxJaffa





    Ran Gavrieli lives in Tel Aviv and studies gender at Tel Aviv University. He works with youth and adults all over the country in sex and gender studies and in building positive self image in a world inundated by sexual imagery with negative connotations. 

    Ran writes and lectures about emotional and physical safe sex; porn and porn-influenced cultural damages; gender and power relations; and sex and intimacy. 

    Friday, May 29, 2015

    10 Crucial Issues Most Politicians—Except Bernie Sanders—Lie About | Alternet

    "From too-big-to-fail to TPP, Sanders' entry into the race is sure to elevate the conversation."  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FACTS!

    Sunday, May 24, 2015

    The Physics of Near-Death Experiences: A Five-Phase Theory© Y MAUREEN VENSELAAR, PhD

    Maureen Venselaar, PhD

    Venselaar is a teacher and independent researcher and, for almost 20 years, has been a “spiritual/mental” coach in an institution for elderly and sick people in Delft, The Netherlands. For five years she has been president of VGVZ (in the region of Rotterdam, The Hague, and Leiden), an organization that supports spiritual/mental coaches who work in caregiving institutions such as hospitals. The NDE study took ten years. You can contact Maureen through her website atwww.debijnadoodontrafeld.nl (via the webmaster). 






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    Sunday, May 10, 2015

    One: Essential Writings on Nonduality: Jerry Katz: 9781591810537: Amazon.com: Books

    CLICK HERE TO READ MORE: One: Essential Writings on Nonduality: Jerry Katz: 9781591810537: Amazon.com: Books

    Uplifting Reading from Onenessforall.com

    "Most of you are now beginning to see and experience the world from a higher dimensional viewpoint which is manifesting as new ways, forms, and ideas of those things you are already familiar with. The reality (Divine Idea) of everything in the outer world always remains present and infinite in Divine Consciousness. Spiritual evolution allows you to interpret and manifest these Divine ideas on a new and higher levels.
    An example could be how the three dimensional world views death. Death means complete obliteration to those believing there is nothing beyond one lifetime, except the slight chance of a heaven or hell based on how "good" a person was. Thus, death to them is something to be feared and avoided at all costs. Those of a more illumined consciousness, who realize there could never be real death, are somewhat free of this intense fear and anxiety. There is always some sadness with parting, but none of the terror and resistance born of ignorance. Death is recognized to be a transition, not an ending--a part of everyone's evolutionary journey on earth, often welcomed by those tired and ready to go home. The Divine Idea here is Omnipresence. You, as expressions of the Divine, always will be...place is of no importance.
    Soon you begin to see changes within governments and law for the consciousness of mankind is rapidly awakening and ready to reclaim personal powers ignorantly surrendered over lifetimes. More and more people are beginning to realize that they are not powerless and this change of the inner will in turn manifest as changes in the outer.
    The continuous clearing of old energy is not meant to go on forever, and many of you are now moving into a time of creating. Because you are beginning to accept that you are indeed powerful spiritual beings, your thoughts and words are manifesting more quickly. As you now move into a more evolved state of consciousness, most of the old programming from lifetimes of ignorance that served to block your ability to consciously manifest, has dissolved or is in the process of dissolving.
    For thousands of years the mankind has for the most part been unaware of his true nature and thus a world consciousness of individual powerlessness became the consensus belief. Those in positions of dominance have always worked to convince the majority they had no power of their own and so must look to others (them) for their good. The result has been a world of people ignorant of who they really were, believing, obeying, and following the demands of the rich and powerful without question. This will end when a majority awakens, serving to lift and open world consciousness to new and higher levels of awareness.
    Arise dear ones, and remember who you are. It is time to claim your Divine sonship, being ever mindful of how you speak and think, for you are creators.
    Note how some individuals who are experts in certain areas of medicine or science through intense study, research, and belief, often discover these very issues manifesting in their own families or themselves. Every billboard, ad, or announcement regarding some campaign to fight a disease or condition serves to materialize it more firmly in the belief system of all who read it and thus manifest more of it.
    When an individual is enmeshed in the human belief system of duality and separation, their lives reflect some good and some bad. Painful life lessons are often a part of a soul's pre-birth contract in order to resolve some karmic issue or learn some needed lesson, but three dimensional experiences can also be impersonal, simply reflecting a state of consciousness that accepts two powers.
    Man was not meant to slip so deeply into three dimensional density, but you are completing the hard work necessary in order to move beyond it and are doing a fine job. A job that required lifetimes of often painful experiences necessary for building courage and strength. Remember this fact whenever you are tempted to believe yourself to be a failure in any way, for in reality there can be no failure, only learning experiences
    It is difficult to move beyond popular thought until truth becomes an attained state of consciousness at which point much of the three dimensional belief system begins to simply lose its relevance and power over you. You see and hear the same things as everyone else, but you no longer react in the same way.
    Those of you reading these messages are quickly moving into a consciousness able to discern truth where the world sees discord and are beginning to instinctively recognize what is hype and promotion for the financial benefit of a few. You are learning see the world with new eyes and live out from a higher awareness of what is going on around you. Because of this, you are helping to shift world consciousness to new levels.

    What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated | Brain Pickings

    “It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.”

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    Friday, May 1, 2015

    Stephen Hawking's Dire Warning: Humanity Won't Last Another 1,000 Years on Earth | Alternet

    On Monday, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking gave his first Australian speech at Sydney’s Opera House via hologram from his office at the University of Cambridge. And he did not have an overly positive message for the continent down under.   CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

    The Baltimore Police Department's Insane Explanation For Why Freddie Gray Is Dead | Alternet

    "Do they actually think anyone will believe this?"

    I can only imagine the kind of siege mentality that prevails within the Baltimore Police Department right now. Not only are the city's residents protesting daily (and on one night those protests turned violent), but reporters from around the country are now examining the force's less-than-stellar record when it comes to cases of abuse and brutality, and who knows what they'll find. There's little doubt that some time soon the city's leadership will demand investigations, commissions, or some kind of effort that could lead to serious reform of the department. At a time like this, it may be understandable if the police brass isn't quite thinking straight. Which would be one explanation....,  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

    Elvis Summers Builds Tiny House for Homeless Neighbor in Los Angeles : People.com

    "I know you told me you lived down the street, but I mean where exactly do you sleep?" 
    That's the question Elvis Summers asked his new friend Smokie. Summers and Irene "Smokie" McGhee had struck up a casual friendship as McGhee, 60, stopped by his apartment most mornings to collect recyclables and chat. CLICK TO CONTINUE READING

    Thursday, April 30, 2015

    Optogentics Allows Neuroscientists to Turn Fear Off and On | Psychology Today

    Sweat and the biology of bliss

    "Webster's Dictionary defines fear as, "an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." When was the last time you experienced fear? Is there are a person, place, or activity that fills you with fear? How do you cope with your fear?
    As an endurance athlete....... "    
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    Tuesday, April 28, 2015

    Eight Mental Abuse Tactics Narcissists Use on Spouses | The Exhausted Woman

    yelling-460x307If you have clients who are intentionally exploited by their spouses; endure regular insults and rejection, alternating with affirmation; and feel manipulated into doing or saying something out of character, then they might be experiencing abuse.
    Abuse is not just physical. There are many other forms of abuse, such as sexual, financial, emotional, mental, and verbal. While some of the other forms of abuse are obvious, mental abuse by a narcissist can be difficult to spot."    CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING

    "there were no words, but images flooded every cell in her being ...4 and a half decades!"

    "there were no words, but images flooded every cell in her being ...4 and a half decades!"