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Comment on Change by Christa

Christa — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:37:03 +0000

Sometimes trauma forces you to look inside. Fear sometimes holds us back. Trauma forces you to be truthful and change the things inside us that have not been working for the life we want to live.

Comment on Anniversary Story by mariapetrone

mariapetrone — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:24:27 +0000

CONGRATS Dr Jeff . I dont have a story at this moment.Althougth, I have said it over and over again in different situations”I know it seems like a LITTLE THING but it really angered me.” NOW I know better! Its those jars,so if i care about the relationship i ll need to compromise and sometimes the other person does.

Comment on Change by John Rose

John Rose — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:02:47 +0000

We hear all the time that “change is good”, but most times it’s traumatic, I used to say change does’nt have to be so traumatic. But now I’m not so sure.
And what about when a change is forced on us? Versus a change we make ourselves?
Do we stress more or less? not sure. Either way I think about it a lot.
John

Comment on Truth in Advertising by mariapetrone

mariapetrone — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:50:58 +0000

Hi Dr Jeff< I think you have brought up a great point about liking what you have to begin with.People ignore the stuff they dont like and when reality sets in they do not want to work thing out .

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:47:54 +0000

I didn’t realize that was the case, Frank- thanks for the sobering (but very relevent) reminder!

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:46:41 +0000

That’s actually a good example of what I mean by “Nonsense,” Lori, which can consist of both the frivolous or the deeply disturbing, depending on one’s point of view. Based on what I know about the mortgage issue you cited, that one’s pretty darn disturbing!

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:42:00 +0000

Too true, Joan- let’s hope it’s NOT the latter. I vote for the hermit crab in red!

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Joan Chinitz

Joan Chinitz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:49:07 +0000

There is harmless nonsense, like hermit crab races and hermit crab beauty contests (as long as the hermit crabs aren’t hurt), and there is serious, sometimes dangerous nonsense. Most of the topics you listed are candidates for the latter. I’ll concentrate on religion and politics and the merging of the two. Taken separately both religion and politics have some negative aspects, but merged, it could be lethal, whether in the hands of Islamic extremists or in the hands of a Rick Perry and his followers. I don’t think most of us want to see an America in which the government dictates which religion, if any, we follow; nor do we want a government in which the leaders’ evangelical religious tenets dictate foreign and social policy. Unfortunately, if we are not careful, we may be headed in that direction.

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Lori

Lori — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:17:11 +0000

Your definition of nonsense makes sense, though in a certain way it doesn’t seem a strong enough word to describe my example or some of the others. The first thing that came to mind for me is what’s happening in the mortgage industry. You hear infuriating stories of people being really screwed by their lenders, even when they have done what they have been told to do, which in itself is nonsense (the only way we can help you with a modification is if you stop paying?). We have a serious lack of control over such an important part of our lives, and no remedy in many cases. Nonsense!

Comment on Making Sense of Nonsense by Frank McShane

Frank McShane — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:09:20 +0000

American Idol is my example of Nonsense. Most people don’t know who their Congressperson or Senators are, yet they know who to vote for on American Idol. I think what drives me crazy is how little people care about the government and voting, yet it can have such a large impact on their lives…more people voted during the last American Idol show than in the 2010 elections. Does it affect my life if one contestant beats another on American Idol? Not in the least. But the 2010 election resulted in bringing our economy to the edge of a cliff during the recent “Raising the Debt Ceiling” standoff. Elections also affect our laws, and also which justices get named to the supreme court in the next presidential term (either conservative or liberal). I just wish people paid more attention to politics so that in the next presidential election they didn’t just vote for the person who looks better, or the person who would be more fun to hang out with at a bar.