Posts Tagged "human condition"

Our POTUS has recently finished his hajj routing him through European countries from Germany to Egypt, finally culminating at the altar of the United Nations.  This was an apologetic tour explaining America’s culpability in all that ails the world from war, to poverty, to ruination of the climate.  The idea that the US is not exceptional in it’s history or in her positive contributions which has made the world a better place to live,  seems to be the theme behind much of what the Obama administration and his Capital Hill minions promulgate.  Charles Krauthammer summarizes the definition of the New Liberalism as the following: For what might be called the New Liberalism, the renunciation of [American] power is rooted…in the conviction that...

Usually the NYTs is left of left in their opinions, views and editorials.  But this front page admission that force might be working better than diplomacy in the Mideast mess would probably make even moderates shake in their army boots.  Look, no one wants war or lives to needlessly be lost, but the use of force and/or the threat of force has it’s place in today’s menacing world of loonies.  These “goodists” that I wrote about  last week need to wake up and realize that we live in an evil world and the US has enemies.  The US has also protected and fought for freedom around the globe.  Even though we get little credit these days because apparently people have short memories of what it costs for freedom to sometimes be wrenched away...

Beware of Sunday television.  As you know, I faithfully visit the the gym each day as soon as it opens for my physical workout.  I alternate running  3 miles a day or 2 miles depending on how much sleep I got the night before.  If you’ve ever ran on the treadmill  you know it can be boring.  Usually I can watch one of 4 overhead flat-screen TV’s which helps to pass time as I merrily gallop along.  As luck would have it this past Sunday, I found myself trapped to watch the channel which just happened to come up when the power button was pressed.  The remote control (up and down channel-er) was not working.  So on one TV I’m face to face  with a puffy eyed overweight tele-evangelist expounding not for 15 minutes, no, not for 30...

The second form of insecure relationship is called the ambivalent attachment because it’s a mixture of  desiring love weighed against anger.  This style may develop when the child is unable to receive love and attention on a consistent basis from the caregiver.  The child develops a framework of thinking that then carrys over into adulthood that says; I am not worthy of love.  I am not capable of getting the love I need without being angry and clingy.  Others are capabale of loving me but might not do so because of my flaws.  They might abandon me.  I am poor at getting the love I need and I must please my loved ones or I will be worthless and unlovable.  The ambivalent attachment style often leads to unhealthy dependent relationships on others. ...

What are your core beliefs about yourself?  You can determine this by answering the following questions:  Am I worthy?  Am I able to do what I need to in order to get the love I need?  Are other people reliable and trustworthy?  Are other people accessible and willing to respond to me? John  Bowlby believed that “the infant and young child should experience a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with his mother (or permanent mother substitute) in which both find satisfaction and enjoyment” This formed the basis of his attachment theory.  The theory basically says that children develop a framework of thinking about their self worth, about others, about their trust in others, and trust in themselves as a result of the child’s ability to have...