Comments for OptimismIsASkill.com http://optimismisaskill.com Building World Peace Through Personal Growth. Hosted by Jim McLelland Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Jewels in the Rubbish by OptimismIsASkill.com | The Solar Solution http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/11/27/jewels-in-the-rubbish/#comment-26 OptimismIsASkill.com | The Solar Solution Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:42:04 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/11/27/jewels-in-the-rubbish/#comment-26 [...] A jewel in the rubbish that is the Bush administration is that they have bankrupted the U. S. economy to the point that progressive, populist, but heretofore politically suicidal revenue streams will have to be considered. I favor Gore Vidal’s suggestions to dramatically reduce the U. S. military budget, tax the property and investment portfolios of all churches, and legalize and tax drugs – or at the very least decriminalize them. [...] […] A jewel in the rubbish that is the Bush administration is that they have bankrupted the U. S. economy to the point that progressive, populist, but heretofore politically suicidal revenue streams will have to be considered. I favor Gore Vidal’s suggestions to dramatically reduce the U. S. military budget, tax the property and investment portfolios of all churches, and legalize and tax drugs – or at the very least decriminalize them. […]

]]> Comment on Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 2) by Jan http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-20 Jan Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:09:26 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-20 Your background music rocks. It suits beautifully to your low voice. I think I have to agree with you that low self-esteem is the root of evil since it will degrade yourself and chances are you will become reliant to alcohol, drugs and other vices just ease yourself out. We’re humans; “perfect” is an unattainable goal. Nothing more to say.. .-Jan Your background music rocks. It suits beautifully to your low voice.
I think I have to agree with you that low self-esteem is the root of evil since it will degrade yourself and chances are you will become reliant to alcohol, drugs and other vices just ease yourself out.

We’re humans; “perfect” is an unattainable goal.
Nothing more to say..

.-Jan

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]]> Comment on A Recipe for Personal Peace by Leslie Moore http://optimismisaskill.com/2008/01/29/a-recipe-for-personal-peace/#comment-13 Leslie Moore Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:42:19 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2008/01/29/a-recipe-for-personal-peace/#comment-13 This is a great topic. I talk with my 16 year old daughter about taking responsibility for her behaviors, but not expecting to dictate others'. I figure if she can get this in high school (a very good test!), then she will be way ahead of the game as she enters adulthood. Good content, Jim- This is a great topic. I talk with my 16 year old daughter about taking responsibility for her behaviors, but not expecting to dictate others’. I figure if she can get this in high school (a very good test!), then she will be way ahead of the game as she enters adulthood. Good content, Jim-

]]> Comment on Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 2) by B http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-9 B Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:36:16 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-9 I think that this is excellent and improving my self talk is something that will justify my awareness of myself and improve the way i am, i have had a difficult past and i have had alot of ups and downs in my life. However i feel that im stuck in these downs and i find myself blaming others for my mistakes and the reasons for me not progressing how i should. However through what was said i think that self-talk plays a major role in who you are, with positive self talk you promote a positive self image of yourself. People see this and are attracted to it, i find that just saying to yourself that your not good enough, or saying that i cant do this, or saying that will cause this are all implications of negative self talk... and this should be reversed because the truth is that we all are beautiful, important, and we all have something special and unique to offer to the world and to those around you. I just hope that my self-confidence and self worth improves so i can have a better quality of life... and i think through improving my self talk is the first step into a new me I think that this is excellent and improving my self talk is something that will justify my awareness of myself and improve the way i am, i have had a difficult past and i have had alot of ups and downs in my life. However i feel that im stuck in these downs and i find myself blaming others for my mistakes and the reasons for me not progressing how i should. However through what was said i think that self-talk plays a major role in who you are, with positive self talk you promote a positive self image of yourself. People see this and are attracted to it, i find that just saying to yourself that your not good enough, or saying that i cant do this, or saying that will cause this are all implications of negative self talk… and this should be reversed because the truth is that we all are beautiful, important, and we all have something special and unique to offer to the world and to those around you. I just hope that my self-confidence and self worth improves so i can have a better quality of life… and i think through improving my self talk is the first step into a new me

]]> Comment on You Can Change Without Growing, But… (pt. 2) by Meg http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/10/31/you-can-change-without-growing-but-pt-2/#comment-7 Meg Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:40:19 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/10/31/you-can-change-without-growing-but-pt-2/#comment-7 Great going, guys and gals! Always good to spread peace, hope and happiness! "We shrink from change yet is there anything that can come into being without it? Change is part of nature itself." -- Marcus Aurelius Great going, guys and gals! Always good to spread peace, hope and happiness!

“We shrink from change yet is there anything that can come into being without it? Change is part of nature itself.” — Marcus Aurelius

]]> Comment on Optimism is a Skill by Dave http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/08/13/podcast-1/#comment-5 Dave Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:47:12 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/08/13/podcast-1/#comment-5 Jim- You mentioned Terrence McKenna as one of the people who influenced you. I know little about him, but I do know about a friend of his (also referenced on his web page that you link to). Ruper Sheldrake is a British biologist with some interesting theories and ideas about the perception and the mind. I was introduced to him at JFK University about 25-years ago and read one of his early books, "The Presence of the Past" where he laid out this theory of morphic resonance and morphogenetic fields. His views about what he calls a new science of life are optimistic to say the least. His ideas and experiments offer a unique and compelling insight into evolution, the nature of perception, and the role of memory in natural phenomena. I hope you will check him out and perhaps read some of his books/papers. http://www.sheldrake.org/homepage.html -Dave- Jim-

You mentioned Terrence McKenna as one of the people who influenced you. I know little about him, but I do know about a friend of his (also referenced on his web page that you link to).

Ruper Sheldrake is a British biologist with some interesting theories and ideas about the perception and the mind. I was introduced to him at JFK University about 25-years ago and read one of his early books, “The Presence of the Past” where he laid out this theory of morphic resonance and morphogenetic fields. His views about what he calls a new science of life are optimistic to say the least. His ideas and experiments offer a unique and compelling insight into evolution, the nature of perception, and the role of memory in natural phenomena.

I hope you will check him out and perhaps read some of his books/papers.
http://www.sheldrake.org/homepage.html

-Dave-

]]> Comment on Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 2) by Michele Logue http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-4 Michele Logue Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:02:57 +0000 http://optimismisaskill.com/2007/09/16/low-self-esteem-is-the-root-of-all-evil-part-2/#comment-4 Very good, I like it alot. Michele Very good, I like it alot.
Michele

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