Introspection
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Integrating emotion and intellect ..
by Introspection ini was thinking about this the other day, and i've basically been taking the attitude of "don't say too much to them, or they'll flip.
" some balance is called for of course, but i think i've been leaning too much to one side, in that my intellect is kind of shoved in the background because i am so worried about hurting people's feelings.
in a way i guess this wouldn't be honest, either.
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Heavy Metal thread ..
by Introspection ini've been listening to just a little of that old debasing stuff.
2 minutes to midnight.
adrian smith, bruce dickinson.
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Martial arts as a metaphor for verbal conflicts
by Introspection inlet me know what you guys think of this.. if there isn't much response maybe i'll type a little less, don't want to be boring everyone if it's not of interest.... well, i was thinking about how arguments happen online on this board and elsewhere, and it occurred to me it has some things in common with some basic martial arts principles.. first of all, something very basic that nobody seems to think about is that you need to see what your opponent is doing.
it seems that often people get upset and are more likely to be focused on that feeling, rather than how they will respond to the other person's argument or actions.
(of course, a calm and collected fight probably doesn't make a good movie) in verbal arguments, this can take various forms.
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Some thoughts this moment ...
by Introspection ini'm feeling pretty upset over recent events, so i don't know if this message will be very coherent.
but i feel that i can turn to the friendly ones that hang out here in mental health.
if you've read my messages before you probably have an idea that i have an interest in eastern thought.
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Relax without drowsiness
by Introspection inresearchers in japan have discovered an amino acid in green tea which acts as a relaxant without causing drowsiness.
from the october issue of life extension magazine:.
the tranquilizing effects of theanine are not imaginary.
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Purpose of religion and behavior
by Introspection insince religion can be a factor in the irrational actions of some people, this is no doubt a timely subject.
two things come to mind when i think about this, though.. first of all, it's my understanding that the purpose of religion is only there to point the way, but is not the way itself.
it doesn't matter to me if you're religious or not, the way i look at it is your relationship to ultimate reality, whether you believe in god, gods or nature.
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Sense of security
by Introspection ini'd like to invite everyone to comment on this subject.
the only thing i will add at this point is that it isn't only a matter of physical security, but one does derive a sense of security from how they view the world.
this isn't always an accurate view, as most of us on this board will agree with atleast one example, but it is a way to make sense of things.
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Is it really time to argue religion??
by Introspection init occurs to me that if we're using this tragedy as an opportunity to support our views, maybe we're no better than jws are when they play on people's fears in the preaching work.
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Rush
by Introspection inanyone remember the song tom sawyer, from the moving pictures album?.
"when people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as true ignorance.
" -the book of chuang tzu
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Stevie Ray Vaughn anyone?
by Introspection inbeen rediscovering songs like superstitious and mary had a little lamb.
any recommendations?