Making Decisions, Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, and Trembling Before God Russell Crowe was nominated for an Academy Award for his sensitive and effective performance in the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind. The beauty of the dialogue in that movie impressed me so much that I bought Sylvia Nasar's book. A particular Russell Crowe line in the movie struck me: "cognitive … [Read more...]

Nirvana - Heaven Nirvana-Heaven is the recognition and acceptance of the truths as they exist when you are alive. Nirvana today is different than it was two or six thousand years ago. Nirvana now includes automobiles and electricity whereas two thousand years ago it included primitive iron, and six thousand years ago stone-bronze and a very "outdoors" life. Nirvana is … [Read more...]

Motivation - Doing The Right Thing In the first chapter of the Bible (Genesis), God advised—admonished Adam and Eve that all was theirs except the apple from the Tree of Wisdom. That is, the Choices of Good were broad and there was apparently only one bad. However, and as you know the story, humans being what they are, the apple was tasted. Thereafter, all of us have had to … [Read more...]

Schizophrenia And The First Mistake You can't start off with a mistake and think you're going to end up in the right place, unless you are schizophrenic, not and wish to be viewed as sane, reasonable or logical. You certainly can do that if you're schizophrenic, which much of the American public, and even sometimes you and I, act like. I have a patient with Chronic Fatigue … [Read more...]

Uncle Remus, Br'er Rabbit And Emotions In the state of health, emotions are like arrows in a quiver: They are orderly, related, capable, purposeful yet spontaneously and readily available in a wide assortment. With the variety and frequency of emotional reactions that people have, there must be a method, a form, an organization to these emotions, lest these emotional reactions … [Read more...]