BE YOURSELF– EVERYBODY ELSE IS TAKEN. GREAT ADVICE, UNLESS YOU DON’T KNOW...
BE YOURSELF–EVERYBODY ELSE IS TAKEN. GREAT ADVICE, UNLESS YOU DON’T KNOW YOURSELF. -Oscar Wilde, playwright. Oscar Wilde’s instruction to “be yourself” is terrific unless you haven’t a clue as to who...
View ArticleTHE SELF: DO YOU FIND YOURSELF OR CREATE IT? AND WHY BOTHER ANYWAY?
THE SELF: DO YOU FIND YOURSELF OR CREATE IT? AND WHY BOTHER ANYWAY? We joked the other day about “finding ourselves.” MANY EXPERTS ADVISE US TO “FIND OURSELVES.” But the philosopher Thomas Szasz and...
View ArticleSearching for Yourself? Flying Blind? Need a new search party? Try you!
SEARCHING FOR YOURSELF? FLYING BLIND? Need a new search party? Try you! When children play Hide and Seek, at least the searchers know who they’re looking for. Do we know who we’re searching for when...
View ArticleSelf-esteem comes with self-knowledge and self-love.
Self-esteem comes from self-knowledge and self-love. There’s no other way to get it. Here’s a piece on Self-esteem by Helen Nieves writing on Psych Central. She’s a Mental Health Counselor who works...
View ArticleOverlooked Secret To A Successful Marriage?
Overlooked secret to a successful marriage? It ain’t what you’ve heard! “Happy wife, happy life!” Ever hear that? (I’ve seen it in jewler’s ads!~) There’s a flaw in that statement if it means that one...
View ArticleThe Self Part 7: Are you “selfish” in the family? Or preserving your sanity.
ARE YOU SELFISH OR SANE? Is it selfish or sane to ever consider yourself ahead of your family? (This is no 7 in our series on SELF.) The last time we tried to define selfishness. Today, we’ll look at...
View ArticleAn apology and an explanation
I want to apologize for not posting for quite a while. I have moved from Caledon, Ontario, which is near Toronto, to Waterloo, Ontario, a city about 100 km south of Caledon. The move was the first in...
View ArticleSelf-Knowledge College: WHAT’S COMING! (Part 1 of 2)
Self-Knowledge College: WHAT’S COMING! Yesterday, I told you about my house move and explained why I haven’t been posting for months. Today, I’ll tell you what’s coming to Self-Knowledge College....
View ArticleDropout to Dean’s List–What’s Coming! Life Purpose (Part 1)
DROPOUT TO DEAN’S LIST–WHAT’S COMING (Part 1) Life Purpose The other day, I told you about my house move and explained why I haven’t been posting for months. We moved house and city, and it took...
View ArticleSurprise! FREE MAGAZINE–
Hi, folks… here’s a free surprise! This is a magazine published by Books Go Social, a Dublin-based site for writers and readers, Your Secret Library. It is pretty good! I’m on pg. 30 with my article...
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Self-esteem comes with self-knowledge and self-love.
Self-esteem comes from self-knowledge and self-love. There’s no other way to get it. Here’s a piece on Self-esteem by Helen Nieves writing on Psych Central. She’s a Mental Health Counselor who works...
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Self-discovery without Self-Viagra. Absent good parents you’ll need it.
Self-discovery without Self-Viagra. Absent good parents you’ll need it. We’re discussing finding and/or creating your Self. Number six in the series on SELF: POTENCY AND ACT. (FOR THE EARLIER POSTS IN...
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Overlooked Secret To A Successful Marriage?
Overlooked secret to a successful marriage? It ain’t what you’ve heard! “Happy wife, happy life!” Ever hear that? (I’ve seen it in jewler’s ads!~) There’s a flaw in that statement if it means that one...
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Five things students need to be “college-ready.”
FIVE THINGS STUDENTS NEED TO BE “COLLEGE-READY.” “The phrase “college and career ready” is today’s education reform mantra. John Warner, writing on Inside Higher Education, takes the educational...
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The Self Part 1: Do You Find Yourself or Create it?
AND WHY BOTHER ANYWAY? We joked the other day about “finding ourselves.” MANY EXPERTS ADVISE US TO “FIND OURSELVES.” But the philosopher Thomas Szasz and the writer George Bernard Shaw both say, “The...
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SELF-CONFIDENCE. Is being insecure an advantage in dating?
IS BEING INSECURE AN ADVANTAGE IN DATING? Maybe, says recent research. However, many aren’t buying the study’s results. Are you more likely to get dates if you are self-confident or insecure? This...
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