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The Gift of Fear

By stillidealistic on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 3:48pm |
Fear, a gift? Think about it. If we listen to our fear, it can keep us from doing some incredibly stupid things.In 1997, Gavin de Becker wrote a self-help book called "The Gift of Fear." In it he discusses fear...
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The Gift of Fear

By stillidealistic on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 12:54pm |

Fear, a gift? Think about it. If we listen to our fear, it can keep us from doing some incredibly stupid things.

In 1997, Gavin de Becker wrote a self-help book called "The Gift of Fear." In it he discusses fear and it's role in keeping us safe in the face of violence in a number of circumstances, dating, the workplace, home...

He doesn't mention politics or voting, but I can see the application. Think of it in terms of fight or flight.

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I'm Not a Part Of This America

By stillidealistic on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 3:33am |
I stayed away from the 9/11 coverage today, well, now yesterday. The mosque controversy has left me feeling disgusted, and I just didn't want any part of it. But I did see a few pictures on the front page here...
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I Don't Feel Connected To This America

By stillidealistic on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 2:39am |

I stayed away from the 9/11 coverage today, well, now yesterday. The mosque controversy has left me feeling disgusted, and I just didn't want any part of it. But I did see a few pictures on the front page at TPM a few minutes ago. The hateful people at the rally...the ignorant signs...I just don't feel connected to this America.

I mean it wasn't supposed to be a celebration, so it's not like they spoiled the fun or anything like that. But they spoiled something.

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Religion, Fornicating, and Beheading

By stillidealistic on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 5:22pm |

I am a Christian woman. I used to be pretty proud of that. Not so much these days. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of my Lord, but I am ashamed of what is done in his name.

Take burning Korans, for instance. I'm pretty sure there is no place in the Bible where it says this is a good idea. But it does say that adulterers and fornicators should be stoned to death...Now here's an idea. Let's take all the fornicators and adulterers in congress and stone them to death. We can't seem to get rid of them through the ballot box, so why not use their weapon of choice, the Bible?

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Sometimes I Think I Live In An Alternate Universe

By stillidealistic on Tue, 09/07/2010 - 10:30pm |


Not too long ago, I was up late one night going back and forth with a few of my night owl friends over at TPM discussing President Obama's performance. After signing off, I went to bed, and after a few fitful hours of sleep woke to words going through my mind that made me wonder if I am living in an alternate universe...one that appears on the surface to be the same one many of you are living in, but way different in many respects. I'll get to that alternate universe in a minute.

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The Times They Are A Changin'

By stillidealistic on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 5:02am |
Yeah, yeah...another self-serving, personal post. If that offends you, just stop reading now. I tried to talk myself out of doing it, but I was unsuccessful. You know how stubborn I can be.I remember my first blog like it was...
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Economic Globalization - Winners and Losers

By stillidealistic on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:45pm |
Excellent, excellent, must read article about economic globalization and who the winners and losers are. In case there was any question, the middle class in America DOES NOT fall into the winners category.The article, published in a blog called "The...
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As Long As We're Depressed...

By stillidealistic on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 1:45pm |
Warning: Don't watch this until you have put all the knives, guns, ropes and prescription meds somewhere safe...Okay, well, maybe it isn't quite that bad, but I've come across a  very interesting video depiction of the unemployment data by county...
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Sometimes I Feel Like I Live in an Alternate Universe

By stillidealistic on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 7:15pm |
I was up late last night going back and forth with a few of the night owls around here over the president's address, then after a few fitful hours of sleep woke to comments that made me wonder if I...

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