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Posted by Carol Bremner on April 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Have you ever spent hours trying to decide how to proceed with a project you’ve been working on? Probably most of us could nod our heads in agreement. Yet start explaining your problem to someone else and suddenly your next steps become obvious. That simple act of discussion seems to trigger ideas.
Writing is a joy for many people; a way to express their views on many things, writing allows them this gift of expression and hope. Mentally it is a thing that people use to define the events and people who matter to them.
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We are currently on the cusp of the old world and a new cultural frontier. The present generation of parents were raised with the old values that led Americans and Canadians to the forefront of modern civilization. But are we currently going backwards as a culture and a civilization? The effect of media on our values is increasing and not for the better.
Posted by A.J. Mahari on March 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There is a story about a farmer who owns a buffalo. Not knowing that the buffalo is in its stable, the farmer goes off to search for it, thinking it has strayed from home. Starting off on his search, he sees many different buffalo footprints outside his yard. The footprints of buffalo are everywhere! The farmer then thinks, “Which way did my buffalo go?” He decides to follow one set of tracks and they lead him up into the high mountains, but he doesn’t find his buffalo there. Then he follows another set of footprints that lead way down to the ocean. However, when he reaches the ocean, he still doesn’t find his buffalo. His buffalo is not in the mountains or at the beach. Why? Because it is back home in the stable in his yard.
Filed under Dialectic Eclectic · Tagged with Buddhism, Dialectic Magazine, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, enlightened nature found from within, Finding Your Buffalo, meditation, Rebel Buddah, search for peace and happiness, search inwardly rather than outwardly, state of complete wakefulness, state of enlightenment
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Karen Casey’s book, Cultivating Hope, is a wonderful and hopeful book about how an individual can live a life that is fearless and meaningful at a time when such virtues are so difficult to find. We live in a very troubled time, socially, personally and financially. This is why Casey’s book is so important for us today. Casey also comes from a troubled background. All she really wanted out of life was for others to change. This, she thought, would ensure her security. However, she later discovered that she was the one who had to change. Although this was difficult for her to accept at first, she did keep trying to open up to the idea that if she didn’t change, nothing else would either.
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
At a time when discourse about religion seems polarized between fideistic theism and reductive secularism, Klemm and Schweiker provide an imaginative ‘third way,’ in the form of a robust theological humanism that draws on and transforms the rich resources of theological and humanistic traditions. Ours is a time when cultures and religions creatively interact but also often collide, and human power increasingly endangers forms of life while great technological advances enable us to better relieve suffering.
Filed under Books & Reviews · Tagged with book reviews, David E. Klemm, Dialectic Magazine, fideistic theism and reductive secularism, God, integrity in life, philosophical commitments and religious sensibilities, religion, Religion and the Human Future, resisting powerful cultural tendencies, spiritual transcendence, theological humanism, Theological humanistic traditions, William Schweiker
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
There is a central importance to critique groups for writers. The world of a writer can often be an isolated one. Writers, like everyone else in life generally, will benefit from balanced feedback about their writing. Being a part of a critique group, as a writer, can really improve the quality of your writing.
Posted by Carol Bremner on March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What did I used to do with myself before I got a computer? Did I really have a life with hobbies and activities of my own? How did I ever manage? The thought of going away and not being online for a day or two is almost too much for me to imagine. Does it matter that most of the email I get is advertising or forwards of a joke that has been passed on way too often? Don’t I realize that the chain letter that promises wealth and happiness if I send it to ten people is really a waste of my time? Don’t I know that my dishes are piled in the sink and the dust is gathering around my feet? Can I not see that my clock says one a.m. and I need to get up at six?
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Does the media create a cult of the amateur? It would seem that the media insists that the consumer know as little as possible about the products that they are selling. The media is supposed to inform and educate the general public yet they seem to control how much and what people know at all times.
Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The media is versed at making us feel so inadequate that we start doubting our beliefs and values after a while. This is really detrimental since we already have such a difficult time to think for ourselves and to assert ourselves. So what the media does is to keep eroding our already vulnerable and, in some cases, fragmented self.
Filed under Culture, Media · Tagged with beliefs, Culture, Dialectic Magazine, fragmented self, internal validation vs external validation, Media, mindlessness and media, Personal Growth, personal philosophy, Self Help, self knowledge, sound byte society, values
Posted by A.J. Mahari on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We are currently in the innovation age as demonstrated by the fact that humankind’s knowledge is doubling every ten years, and probably more so in technology. America can thrive in an age like this. Why? Let me give you ten good reasons. America is a nation of immigrants who came here for a better life for the most part. Therefore they have the genes to initiate changes in business, education, computers, the Internet and practically all the fields of human endeavor that require reason.
Posted by Carol Bremner on February 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
To use Twitter or not, that is the question. It seems that every time I turn around, someone is mentioning Twitter. People ask me what Twitter is, television shows ask for viewers to send in their Twitter comments, and businesses wonder how Twitter can help their profits. Instead of a short-lived fad, Twitter is becoming an important part of our modern lives. So should you be using Twitter?
Posted by Irene S. Roth on February 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Once an individual starts writing, its almost impossible for him/her to stop. Writing becomes a person’s passion, joy and compulsion. A serious writer writes at the bus stop, in the dentist’s office, in cafe‚’s, as well as on beaches, in lonely woods, at his computer, and sometimes even in bed. Some writers begin as hobbyists or recreational writers, jotting down ideas after work or on the weekends when they have a free hour. They may find themselves spending more and more time at the writing venture until they think about it most of the day.
Posted by Irene S. Roth on January 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Applying philosophy to your everyday life can play a central role in learning more about your ability to consistently make decisions in your life that are the result of the application of an autonomous decision-making process. Autonomous decison-making flows from authentic living.
Filed under Dialectic Eclectic, Philosophy · Tagged with authentic self, autonomy and authenticity, beliefs, charcter traits, decision making, Dialectic Magazine, personal philosophy, personality traits, philosophy in your life, values
Posted by Carol Bremner on January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Learning is a life-long process that you can benefit from continuing to engage. Learning raises self-esteem and self-worth. Learning is part of how each one of us continues to evolve as a person. You are never too old to learn something new. Learning keeps each person in touch with his or her passion.
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