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The following is a list of all entries from the Uncategorized category.
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 […]
Pardon the Interuption
Filed in Uncategorized August 23, 2008, 10:05 amDue to what can generously be discribed as an inconstant server there will be no podcast this month.
Rest assured that Dave and I (mostly Dave) are working to remedy the issue and plan to return next month with a new podcast.
In the meantime, be Peace filled and take care of yourselves so that you may […]
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 […]
The Platinum Rule
Filed in University of Illinois, reliabilty, Charles Osgood, Persona, The Platinum Rule, scarcity model, acceptance, openness, blame, blame game, projection, denial, honesty, The Golden Rule, healthy communication, feelings, World Peace, empathy, wisdom, buddhism, Proactive Stress Management, lower stress, communication, healthy communication skills, Building trust, healthy relationships, develping healthy relationships, Uncategorized May 28, 2008, 8:48 pmAs a method of reducing stress, with a larger goal of liberating ourselves from the either/or stressed based scarcity model of the universe, last month we began a series of podcasts dedicated to building healthier relationships through effective communication skills.
If you have ever been in an unhealthy relationship (and quite frankly who hasn’t?) then you […]
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 […]
When Your Feet Hurt, Everything Hurts
Filed in either/or mentality, universal life force, develping healthy relationships, autoimmune system, lower blood pressure, healthy attitudes, simplifying change, lower stress, healthy relationships, Ernie Larson, healthy communication skills, healthy communication, The Golden Rule, communication, Building trust, spiritual health, mental health, physical health, healthy behaviors, Low self esteem, personal development, self esteem, optimism, wisdom, meditation, health, peace, love, Change Managment, Reticular activating system, Personal Peace, Proactive, Proactive Stress Management, World Peace, Anger Management, Anger Managment, Stress Managment, Uncategorized March 24, 2008, 12:03 pmSince August of 2007, we have produced nine pod casts. The unifying theme in these pod casts is that world peace can become a reality when enough people find peace within their own heart. To that end, these pod casts have addressed subjects as raising our low self esteem, adopting healthier behaviors and attitudes, and […]
Dialog with Feelings
Filed in Brain Waves, Lucid Dreaming, Delta, Theta, Beta, Alpha, performance programming, dreaming programing, accelerated physical healing, kill your televison, emotional intelligence, stop smoking, past life regression, habit control, levels of consciousness, Personal Responsibility, dalai lama, visualization, personal development, wisdom, history, peace, self esteem, hypnosis, Stress Managment, Personal Peace, feelings, positive thinking, sports psychology, Uncategorized February 23, 2008, 4:17 pm
Dialog with Feelings [9:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (153) Dialog with Feelings (Induction) [11:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (140)In this podcast, I would like to share with you the most enlightening and liberating thing that I have learned in my 20 year journey of self-discovery. It’s a meditation technique called Dialog with Feelings. If you are already enjoying the benefits of a meditation practice, then I beg your patience for just a couple […]
A Recipe for Personal Peace
Filed in Anger Management, World Peace, Cracked, Dr. Drew, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Personal Peace, Personal Responsibility, Jesus Christ, Les Brown, Proactive Stress Management, Proactive, feelings, tolerance, meditation, joy, love, peace, wisdom, personal development, patience, Reticular activating system, Change Managment, optimism, Uncategorized January 29, 2008, 11:02 pmFor 7 ½ years I taught drug- and behaviorally-addicted parolees in California life skills. It was a 120-hour course that consisted of four components: one was the disease concept of addiction; there was recovery, or behavior modification; there was building healthy relationships with healthy people; and stress and anger management. That’s the component that I […]
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 […]
