I've long been for Universal Health Care. I don't think that people should feel "entitled" to it, but I do feel that living in this world as we do--living in this meme we call "civilization", with an already overintrusive gummit, etc.--the gummit should provide for the people. Providing this to every citizen makes sense on every level, IMHO ( Read more... )

Whenever I feel frustrated with something, I often feel as if I'm facing a corner crying about my situation, turning my back on a dimly lit warehouse full of the literally countless Tools that I've collected over my lifetime ( Read more... )

The always inspiring ineffabelle has allowed me to C&P her excellent post from yesterday. It's as informative as it is thought-provoking, and I think it's something that should be spread, so I'm doing so. I've written about many of the topics in here, but much of it is either new or great reminders. I only wish I had written it (although I have been rather ( Read more... )

As there are 2 Paths to Happyness--Acceptance & Change--there are also 2 primary Paths (poles?) to Successful Change. I originally called these the "2 Paths to NeuroLogickal ReInForcement," but I really think they are pretty applicable across the board in the field of "Change," particularly intrapersonal Change:

Trauma* &
RepetitionSimply put, ( Read more... )

I know many of you reading this are "Survivors" of various traumas, catastrophes, tragedies, etc. I know I am. I'm going to talk about some very personal processes that I've undergone, and leave it in an unlocked post--because I think more people might find some inspiration in the Trail I've blazed for myself (maybe not). Feel free to link ( Read more... )

I've been musically reminiscing lately for several reasons, not the least of which is to activate the Neuro-Associations I have to certain songs, particularly from around 1999-2001ish. Those were the best years of Trance IMHO, and this was enhanced by the fact that Satan & I used to go to one of the best clubs on the West Coast, the Panorama in ( Read more... )

Yoinked from erl_queen, and tying in with a theme that I often try and remind others of:

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I've found one of the most useful Habits I've ever adopted (gods know I've gotten some not-so-useful Habits) is to take a step back whenever I feel "down" in any way, and reframe my SoC with an Attitude of Gratitude for all the things that it is so easy to take for ( Read more... )

I've been thinking more about my recent post on Addiction. Specifically, I've been really thinking about the meme of "harm," because that seems to be a common factor in labeling someone as an addict. The title of this post brings this meme back a few paces, and points out not only the bastardization of Crowley's dictum that "Do What Thou Wilt ( Read more... )

I'm just finishing an excellently thorough (and thus, long) article on InterPersonal Commune-I-cation. Although it's officially called a Guide to Flirting, it's really much more about being able to commune with others (or sever such) and being able to read them. It could just as easily be called "Social Skills 101," something that I sorely lacked ( Read more... )

It's easy to see when a Magickal Working goes miraculously well, when it is focused on acquiring specific external objective changes "out there." Much easier to dismiss are miraculous internal changes, despite the fact that these changes are often much more hard won ( Read more... )