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- Brainwash Children? Yes, Let's Get it Right - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Evelyn ColeThe term "brainwashing" carries connotations of propaganda at best, disappearance into ideological cults at worst. If we think of it as manipulation to change attitudes, then we're in the mainstream of contemporary society. Our children are brainwashed every day. They are bombarded with ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Imagine If World Leaders Grew Up In A "Zone" - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Evelyn ColeHave you heard of the Zone? Positive Contagion? There's one in New York, Miami, San Francisco, the UK and Israel so far--a zone for positive peer pressure. When I read about it I was so excited I wanted to blast it across the Internet. Here is what the Miami Herald columnist Leonard ...
Views: 1232 - Myths To The Contrary, Childhood Is A Nightmare - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Evelyn ColeWhen we watch toddlers dance we feel their joy. When they trip, they don't fall far and their butts are padded. Their excitement at two-legged mobility is infectious. When we see kids of all ages running, jumping, giggling and then falling asleep at ease, we assume children are carefree and ...
Views: 1557 - A New Way to Think About the Idiot Next Door - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2007 from Evelyn Cole. . . or the Next Country For the last 20,000 years, give or take a few, philosophers and politicians have been dreaming up solutions to problems with the idiots next door or with those moving in. You may be more familiar with those problems in the last thousand years. Remember the ...
Views: 1386 - Did George Washington Ever Tell a Lie? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2007 from Evelyn Cole"Deception and con games are a way of life in all species and throughout nature. Organisms that do not improve their ability to deceive-and to detect deception-are less apt to survive." Harriet Lerner That's some quote, isn't it? What do you think about lying? Is it "right" sometimes and ...
Views: 3737 - Chronic Pain-Changing Attitudes in Western Medicine - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2007 from Evelyn Coleby Evelyn Cole When I was nine years old my father suffered a "nervous breakdown," whatever that was. The term is no longer in vogue. He was sick in every part of his body. When one part healed another part hurt. His doctor finally told him he needed to see a psychiatrist. That ...
Views: 1372 - How do You Communicate Love--or Anything Else? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2007 from Evelyn ColeWhat Happens to Communication When Subconscious Clues Are Missing? What happens when all that is left is a hastily written and then hastily read message on a computer screen? Dire warning ahead! According to a recent blurb from the Associated press, 71% of business executives prefer to ...
Views: 1244 - Being Nice Can Save Your Heart - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2007 from Evelyn ColeI did not write this news release, but I submit it here and urge you to read it with all my heart: San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) -- Despite the old saying about sticks and stones, evidence is mounting that words said in anger can hurt not just feelings but arteries as well. University of Utah ...
Views: 1292 - How to Program Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2006 from Evelyn Cole“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” Agnes Repplier Like computer programs, we can be misconfigured and need to re-program our subconscious minds. Happiness is a subjective state, a temporary one by necessity. We can't know we are ...
Views: 1242 - Happiness Must be In Sourced - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2005 from Evelyn Cole“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” Agnes Repplier One of the hardest illusions to die is the one thatsomeone else can make you happy or unhappy,joyful or angry. We can be happy with another person only if weare happy with ...
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