Monthly Archives: April 2019

Gratitude Platitude Shmatitude

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Joel

Gratitude a Lot of Platitudes? Saying I’m grateful doesn’t mean much when I am bitter about my abusive childhood. Even if I leave my childhood somewhat behind, I am not the warm, tender, caring and loving man I would choose … Continue reading →

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Anxiety-Panic Feedback Loop

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Joel

At the moment, most researchers use the temperament to refer to behaviors rather than brain profiles. Brain profiles are definitive, permanent, inherited brain anatomies. In my blog writings to this point, I leaned toward behaviors rather than brain profiles.

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Invasive Emotions, Feelings, and Thoughts

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain. But the left hemisphere cortex generates stories to give context … Continue reading →

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Implicit Bad

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Joel

“Implicit bias is the concept of hidden biases that all individuals carry from a lifetime of experiences with social groups – age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, or nationality.” Harvard psychologist Mahzarin R. Banaji. has written two books … Continue reading →

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Living on a Time Delay

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Joel

Living on a Time Delay We are on a half second-time delay — the kind of delay radio stations use to avoid broadcasting words that might violate Federal Communication standards. What we believe is happening this moment happened a half … Continue reading →

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Buried in it

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Joel

Buried in It Some are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Some are born neck-deep in “it”. We are not all born equal, although there are basics for most of us. For example, all newborns have very little … Continue reading →

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Amazing Molecule

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Joel

GLYX-13 Amazing Molecule

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Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Joel

Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies and Open Focus

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