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Filed in voter caging, Republican party, manufacturing consent, simplifying change, the super rich, super rich, Publicly funded elections, campaign finance reform, christian fundamentalists, World Peace, compassion, peace, politics, religion, truth, activism, propoganda, corporate media, media, noam chomsky, Uncategorized October 24, 2008, 5:25 pm
Were it not for the very real and serious consequences wrought by a political system that values victory over compassion, politics in the Untied States as it is currently constituted would amount to not much more than bad theater. What I find much more interesting is how the corporate media in America spins, misinforms, […]
The Solar Solution
Filed in reduce military spending, reduce military budget, jewel in the rubbish, Gore Vidal, tax the churches, legalize drugs, decriminalize drugs, tax drugs, legalize and tax drugs, Buckminster Fuller, kill your televison, drugs, peace, truth, optimism, propoganda, corporate media, positive thinking, intention, Uncategorized September 29, 2008, 8:46 pmNote from Jim:After 2 months of trying we (mostly Dave) are still unable to say with any certainty why the ability to download the audio portion of these podcasts have been so hit and miss. Rather than cease production I have decided, for the time being, to turn these podcasts into blogs. Rest assured that […]
How to Have Difficult Conversations
Filed in healthy communication skills, healthy communication, Communication model, communication, Building trust, develping healthy relationships, healthy relationships, Ernie Larson, Verbal Communication, communication process, Stuck in Wait, difficult conversations, Ernie Larsen, The Platinum Rule, trust, process of communication, addiction, lower stress, healthy attitudes, personal development, patience, tolerance, love, peace, truth, health, compassion, feelings, Proactive Stress Management, habit control, healthy behaviors, Proactive, Personal Responsibility, Stress Managment, Personal Peace, Uncategorized June 26, 2008, 5:53 pmThis is the final part of a three-part series on communication, the focus of which is using effective communication skills to reduce the stress in our lives. Previously I described the communication model, and how it’s a wonder we communicate at all. I detailed a communication process that I refer to as “mirroring.” Which is […]
Miscommunication Leads to Complications
Filed in healthy communication, The Golden Rule, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Communication model, healthy communication skills, communication, healthy relationships, spiritual health, mental health, Building trust, Verbal Communication, communication process, The Platinum Rule, drug addiction, behavioral addiction, Lauryn Hill, trust, Recovery, process of communication, Gordon Graham, self-image psychology, addiction, develping healthy relationships, lower stress, wisdom, personal development, optimism, Change Managment, drugs, joy, truth, health, peace, love, empathy, tolerance, Personal Peace, healthy behaviors, healthy attitudes, simplifying change, World Peace, Anger Management, compassion, actions, Anger Managment, Stress Managment, Uncategorized April 23, 2008, 8:08 pm
Lauryn Hill, on her 1998 CD The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, sang that “miscommunication leads to complications“. Relating to personal and world Peace, truer words were never spoken, sung or rapped. There’s a process that verbal communication goes through, and when you consider what happens in that process, it’s a wonder that we communicate at […]
Jewels in the Rubbish
Filed in terrorism, empathy, The Art of Happiness, Pronoia, World Trade Center, 9-11, Reticular activating system, A People's History of the United States, sociopathic behavior, Rob Brezsny, Timothy Leary, Vietnam, Vietnam war, Buckminster Fuller, compassion, William Blake, corporate media, patience, tolerance, positive thinking, media, spirituality, peace, activism, history, politics, buddhism, science, health, civil rights, wisdom, howard zinn, buckmister fuller, racism, optimism, alan watts, personal development, dalai lama, self esteem, truth November 27, 2007, 5:26 pmA good friend of mine once told me that nothing is entirely good or bad. I think that’s what the little dots in the yin and the yang symbol represent – that everything has the potential for its opposite within it. The Buddhists have a saying, “When you find a jewel in the rubbish, treasure […]
You Can Change Without Growing, But… (pt. 2)
Filed in interdependance, optimism, Gandhi, intention, Change Managment, positive thinking, self esteem, dalai lama, buddhism, truth, peace, love, personal development, joy, Uncategorized October 31, 2007, 4:01 pm
You Can Change Without Growing, BUT...(pt. 2) [6:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)
3Ts for Change: DownloadHi, I’m Jim.
I’m Dave.
Jim: We are the co-producers of the podcasts here at OptimismIsASkill.com. We’re having a really good time doing this, and we’re hoping that you find the information enlightening and enjoyable. For the past four podcasts, you’ve been hearing my voice exclusively, and I thought it would be a good idea for you […]
You Can Change Without Growing, But…
Filed in self esteem, shamanism, secret, conservation, wisdom, personal development, optimism, propoganda, intention, positive thinking, media, Gandhi, howard zinn, ancient, pop culture, politics, history, science, buddhism, truth, religion, spirituality, peace, love, joy, zen, preservation, quantum, technology October 6, 2007, 5:38 pmHave you ever had the experience of seeing something that you when you saw it you immediately recognized it as profound, but you didn’t quite get it? It happens to me a lot.
Several years ago I was sitting in traffic, stopped at a red light, and the car in front of me had a bumper […]
Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 1)
Filed in visualization, personal development, self esteem, optimism, racism, Gandhi, wisdom, love, buddhism, religion, health, politics, peace, history, truth September 1, 2007, 8:17 amA couple of years ago, I was playing basketball and I dislocated a knuckle and broke a finger on one hand. I was going through physical therapy to heal from the injury, and I was sitting in the lobby of the physical therapist’s office feeling sorry for myself and across the room there was a […]
Optimism is a Skill
Filed in optimism, propoganda, bob marley, alan watts, self esteem, terence mckenna, secret, visualization, noam chomsky, howard zinn, racism, media, Buckminster Fuller, Gandhi, michael benner, what the bleep do we know, interdependance, buckmister fuller, dalai lama, personal development, politics, history, spirituality, health, science, truth, religion, buddhism, peace, quantum, pop culture, ancient, wisdom, activism, joy, love, john lennon, technology August 13, 2007, 12:33 amI’m optimistic about the future of mankind. I see humanity on the verge of an evolutionary leap in awareness where we recognize our inherent connectedness. The connectedness that we all share. I look around and I see three of the dominant ideologies of our time - science, religion and technology - all coming together at […]
