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It’s Your Choice


It’s your choice. You choose whether you feel happy or sad about something. You choose whether something is a gain or a loss. You choose whether or not to learn the lesson given or implied. You choose whether to take … Continue reading

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My Mom and Men


My mom has a hatred of men that extends far into her early childhood, stemming from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather.  She has always expressed this hatred of men in many, many ways, most of … Continue reading

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What Drives Human Motivations?


This subject is one we have examined in depth for the last 37 years; if not longer. The answer is simple: The drive to be happy drives all human action. Reasons: You can’t be happy if you are not surviving.  … Continue reading

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The Costs of Child Abuse


What are the real costs of child abuse?  Let’s put aside the following: 1) Medical expenses for abused children 2) Legal expenses to pursue, arrest, and incarcerate child abusers 3) Therapy for their victims 4) Therapy for themselves 5) The … Continue reading

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Joy vs. Happiness


Joy versus Happiness.  Happiness versus Contentment.  Contentment from Apathy.  Such is the trek I’ve taken, going over one to the other -  in spurts and bits – falling back sometimes (sometimes into the doom and/or rage; sometimes into dark depression … Continue reading

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Harlow’s Monkeys


Harlow’s Monkeys (Tokoni 05/27/2009) A comment received caused me to pause and reflect on the psychological behaviors indicated in my story “Marrying the Girl Next Door”. The comment put me into a ‘thinking mode’ because I realize my answer was … Continue reading

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Asking Questions


On the very short blog posting “In Asking Questions You Begin to Answer Them” (or something like that; we’ll try to remember to ‘link’ this to that one.  Or it should be one blog posting ‘back’ (which is funny; that … Continue reading

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Stroking the Little Lizard’s Egosystem


My wife was talking and laughing about a little lizard we have out on the deck.  We have lots of lizards; but this one (Mister Stumpytail – for obvious reasons, LOL – he’s an American ‘false’ chameleon – symbols in … Continue reading

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Wakeup Call


A cool metal ring thumps you in the forehead, right between the eyes.  Three times. “tap tap tap”. You rouse your mind from sleep; confused by your dreams and this thing – about as big around as your thumb: a … Continue reading

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The Cold War Child


The Cold War Child.  Can you see the double meanings in that?  Keep your eyes open.  WE learned to. I am Matthew.  I was ten.  Maybe eleven or so. Imagine that one.  You are being raised in a Cold War … Continue reading

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