WON’T FOLLOW ADVICE People (generally) don’t follow advice. My wife is a counselor and she is ultra careful not to give advice. She gives thought starters. The client figures it out for himself. People don’t follow advice, instead they do what they feel is “the right way” (an emotional response). Research proved it. More than 3,500 adults, studied by Grossman …
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GUEST POST from Don – Emotional Stability
EMOTIONAL STABILITY “Do not drive or operate heavy machinery” is the warning after sedation or anesthesia for surgery. Excellent advice! Anesthesia discombobulates one’s senses. I read up on the anesthesia from my last medical event. The half-life of the anesthesia product was 10-20 minutes. Two hours after waking I was still under its influence. I just wish they wouldn’t wake me …
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GUEST POST from DON – April 3, 2025
HARD LAUNCH Since time began (for humans) couples have been searching for a way to make their relationships permanent. Unfortunately for many, they shouldn’t have. I think everyone has seen initials carved in a tree (don’t do that to a tree) or the spray painted declaration of love on an overpass bridge (don’t do that either). Romantic …
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GUEST POST from Don – Alexithymia
ALEXITHYMIA A recent study suggests that one possible cause of autism is a cold or flu during pregnancy. Possible, I suppose. However autismspeaks.org says, “Research tells us that autism tends to run in families, and a meta-analysis of 7 twin studies claim that 60 to 90% of the risk for autism comes from your genome.” Therefore, I wouldn’t …
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