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- Is it healthy to strive for perfection?
- Please pardon the interruption, but--
- Choose to enjoy the holidays--stress-free
- What is "Neurotic"?
- Can you assert yourself and be truthful at the same time?
- How important is it to have "the perfect child"?
- Stressed? Take a deep breath--but don't forget to think
- Do you know why you do the things you do?
- How does it feel to be invisible?
- Transition isn't failure, if it makes you happy
- Opinions based only on emotions are meaningless
- Happiness should be the rule, not the exception
- A child's gratitude and respect is the reward for good parenting
- Maybe you're not so crazy after all!
- Be proud of yourself for a job well done!
- Effective parenting involves more than just the warm fuzzies
- Crowds got you down? Adjust your attitude with this mid-summer pick-me-up
- Is it "selfish" to want a true friendship?
- Understanding, patience and reality: good medicine for elderly parents
- Taking responsibility for obnoxious behavior
- Rationalization is NOT an aerobic exercise!
- Being contrary is no "short-cut" to self-esteem
- Loving and caring are not excuses to interfere
- Respect and admiration: Keys to a healthy romantic relationship
- Romantic happiness trumps all--no matter how old you are
- Criticism can be helpful IF your self-esteem is in good working order.
- Build self-esteem by encouraging kids to "go for it"
- Curiosity, fantasy and imagination: Uniquely human, and absolutely necessary.
- "What, me worry?" Excellent advice for good mental health
- Reasoning based on emotion is the trademark of a closed mind.
- Getting rid of "stinkin thinkin" can help reduce your stress
- Mistaken assumptions can make a breakup even more painful
- The Virginia Tech massacre: Some criminal minds are beyond help
- Respect is the key to being a first-class neighbor
- Psychological labeling can do more harm than good
- It's true: The best revenge is living well
- A kid's allowance can be effective training for later life
- Are you--or somebody you love--overly sensitive?
- Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug
- Take back control of your life! Try turning off your cell phone
- Is "unconditional love" really what you want?
- Defend your personal space--even at the beach!
- Need to change? Do it for yourself and nobody else
- There's no denying the fact that "stuff happens"
- Can excessive behaviors lead to dangerous addictions?
- Don't let guilt play a part in major life decisions
- Confronting the death of a friend or loved one can be difficult
- First impressions can sometimes be superficial--and wrong
- Dusting your stuff can be good for what ails you
- Good Luck!
- Losing the clutter can be good for your mental health!
- Can Internet dating be successful (and safe)?
- Treating dollars with sense
- Talking too much can have deep-seated roots
- "Magical Thinking" can only lead to disappointment
- Give thanks for the best of the human spirit
- Setting your priorities is essential for good mental health
- "Owning" your true feelings in the face of confrontation
- Does it really matter what other people think?
- True hypocrisy is a stressful, full-time job
- Objective facts and self-esteem are the enemies of gossip
- Are you an outlaw? Resort living takes a special kind of person
- What you feel is what you want
- Cheapness is often about fear and control
- What's the best way to console a grieving friend?
- Bad moods might not be so bad after all
- A happy life can be a risky business
- Your time is valuable--spend it wisely
- Parents' attitudes can help kids survive a divorce
- A pet's love is a first-rate Rx for health and happiness
- Is it mentally healthy to love your stuff?
- Perk up your memory with some simple techniques
- Beware of the dangers of "Vacation Syndrome!"
- The magic and mystery of our nighttime flights of fantasy
- Road rage: a disease, or just really bad manners?
- Laughter really is the best medicine!
- What's next after the kids move out?
- No Regrets: A great prescription for good mental health
- Face the fear of flying by learning to "let go"
- A psychological look at "idol" worship
- Reality is the healthiest diet!
- Retirement shouldn't feel like playing hooky
- Does spanking a child really work?
- What's wrong with spanking a child?
- Superstition is no substitute for reality
- Controlling makes it "all about you"
- When is a lie better than the truth?
- Like anything worth having, self-esteem must be earned
- Lying is hazardous to your mental health
- Do obsessions get in the way of your life?
- Don't let your problems get you down!
- Twelve Easy Steps to Less Stress
- Are you happy?
- Ten tips for raising emotionally healthy kids
- Always acting on your feelings can be hazardous to your health!
- Exercising your choices can broaden your horizons!
- Your time is your own! Treat it that way
- Smiling: the science of feeling good about life
- Resort living takes a special kind of person!
- Resolving contradictions can lower your stress
- Sometimes anger isn't what it appears to be!
- Nine tips to help you keep promises to yourself
- Fail-safe your New Year's resolutions with bite size goals
- Marital quarrels around the holidays can be avoided
- Overcome your or your loved one's shyness with an action plan
- Holiday gift giving doesn't have to be a chore!
- You don't have to give in to bullies!
- The keys to aging gracefully: Think Young!
- Pills alone are not the cure for depression
- What's so bad about being selfish?
- Good communication skills help avoid arguments
- Feeling guilty? Question your assumptions!
- Considering the facts can help reduce your fears
- Want to take back control of your life? Try turning off your cell phone
- Replace control with accountability, and boost your psychological health
- Challenging faulty emotions can make you happy and healthy
- With a positive attitude, you can turn loss into opportunity!
- You can be successful, and still enjoy life's everyday pleasures
- Is Vacation Syndrome a Sign of Too Much Stress?
- Back-to-School is an Opportunity for a Healthy Outlook
- Loving life is good for your mental health!
- Treating dollars with sense
- Keeping weight off after dieting is the real challenge!
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- What's Your Hurry?
- Don't Take It Personally!
- Got Beach Slump?
- Reflection...by the Sea
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- Are Celebrities Your Teachers? Not Mine
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- A Show About Nothing
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- P.C. Goes Insane
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- Mental Health: What's Freedom Got to Do With It?
- The Journey Taken
- Nobel -- Not Noble
- Embrace Freedom, and to Hell With Jesus (and Michael Moore too)
- Don't Answer Your Phone!
- Obama Youth
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- The Cowardly Lion (of the Senate)
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- America's Biggest Addiction by Far
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- Marriage As We Know It
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- Government is Force--Do You Know What That Means?
- If Not Twenty Percent--Then How Much?
- Human Nature?
- Will "Cap and Trade" Make America a Ghost Town?
- Teaching, Thinking and Doing
- The Legalized Mafia of Government
- The Economy is not a "Patient"
- He's Not Kidding
- Racism Returns to Public Life
- Make Them Say What They Mean
- Why Socialism Fails--Every Time It's Tried
- The Myth of "Market Failure"
- Contradictions I Have Known
- Probably Not the "Empathy" Obama Has in Mind
- I Hate the Rich--Rich Socialists, That Is
- Starting Over
- Some Perspective on the "Religion of Peace"
- Turning Green
- Truman's Doctrine
- Capitalistic Results By Socialist Means?
- High Priced Tastes on a Government Budget
- Under Socialism, Who Benefits?
- The USA Goes Postal
- Leave it to "Them"
- Why To Go On
- Quick Question
- Socialism Without Calling It Socialism
- Government, Step Aside!
- Wow--The Era of Big Government Really IS Over!
- Coming to America?
- "This is America"
- "Feed Me, You Greedy SOBs!"
- Paradise is Coming
- The Folly of Recycling
- History Isn't Racial
- Want to Fix the World?
- "The Little Guy"
- Reverence
- Family Values Reconsidered
- Paper Money, Inc. [Barack Obama, CEO]
- Being Equal Doesn't Mean Being Even
- How to Prevent the Next Great Depression
- America, Watch and Learn
- United We Falter
- Socialism: Polite Word for Shakedown
- Who Will Bake the Bread in Obama's America?
- Who Cares about Reality? We Have Laws!
- The Obama Lexicon (First in a Series)
- The Ideal, Once Real, Lives On
- A Rational Prayer for the Coming Post-Obama Age
- The Thinking Minority
- The Spoils of Hypocrisy
- A Freedom Kind of President
- A Nation of Whiners?
- Half a Right Is No Right
- A Nation Missing in Action
- Celebrities: Shut Up
- Man Is Not a Pack Animal
- Psychological Populism
- The Best ARE Big
- Welcome, 2008
- Greatness Is Out There, Somewhere
- "It's Mine"
- The Heavy Lifters
- Thank You
- Quotations
- Change
- Shall This Pass Too?
- A Little Perspective
- Shifting the Wealth Around
- Governments Which Govern Most Govern Worst
- In Service of the Masters
- Right Battles Are Never Losing Battles
- Medicine and Magic
- Intelligence
- Success is Strength
- Thoughts on Stress
- Driving While Obama
- The Best Years of Your Life
- Putting the LIMITED Back in Limited Government
- The Road to Hell is Paved With Social Crusaders
- Obama's Attack on Private Industry
- Anti-Capitalist Hypocrites
- James Madison on ObamaCare
- Courage to Face the Truth
- Nothing is More Expensive Than "Free"
- Account Overdrawn
- Don't Let it Go
- Beyond Childhood
- Philosophy As We Haven't Known It
- It's Called Rational Self-Interest
- Stress
- Church & State: Opponents of the Human Spirit
- Way to Go
- A Thought in the Era of Obama Amnesia
- 1984--Excuse Me, 2009
- Caesar Obama
- It's a Jungle Out There
- What Makes Love Special
- Comment on Excellence
- Good Government Shouldn't Cost $2 Trillion
- A Little Reminder From Those Paying the Bill
- Real Leaders
- It's the People Who Elect Them
- A Word to the Wise--and to the Stupid
- Alive
- Yes, That's Part of the Problem
- Life Lesson
- Even New Dealers Opposed the New Deal
- Pre-January 20 Warning from Harry Truman
- 2009: Freedom in the Balance
- Shakespeare Got It
- The Future That Might Have Been
- One of the Good Guys
- Time
- Obama: He's No Truman
- Mind Over Matter
- Government--As It Was Supposed to Be
- Semantics
- An Observation
- Beware The Snake Oil
- Need A Laugh?
- The Most Important Army
- Liberalism--Then & Now
- Psychology & Self-Improvement
- Leave Them Wanting More
- Damaged Goods?
- Toxic Euphemisms, Contd: Bullies are still Bullies
- Psychobabble Euphemisms, Contd.
- More Translations into Reality (sent by readers)
- Therapy is NOT Medicine
- Translation into English
- Faulty Thinking Causes Worrying
- How Hard Can It Be?
- Top 3 Reasons People Don't Find Partners
- "Aha!"
- The Cure for the Common Liberal
- Necessary For Happiness
- Reason, Fear and Independence
- Medication vs. Therapy
- For the Children
- Frustration Management
- Counterproductive
- Outcast
- Just Ask
- How to Not Care About What Others Think
- Self-Respect--Remember That Concept?
- Is Shame Beneficial?
- Another Key To Mental Health
- "There I Go Again"
- What "Rational" Means
- Sensitive People Think
- On the Changing of Spots
- Bullies are Reality-Challenged
- Psychological Climate
- Interpersonal Empathy
- The # 1 Cause of Depression
- Back to Childhood: In a Good Way
- Attitude is King
- Clear Psychological Vision
- Those Who Can't Be Questioned
- Passion -- Or Fixation?
- Improving Self-Worth -- and Your Social Life
- What Most People Don't Get
- Worry About Worry?
- YOU Create Who You Are
- What is a "Soul"?
- What Confidence Does
- Myths of Self
- One Happy Person Plus One Happy Person = Happy Relationship
- A "Morale To-Do List"
- Success Takes Many Forms
- Roads and Destinations
- Does Talking It Out Help?
- People Want What They Don't Have
- Frustration is Not Anger
- Fact Therapy
- Error isn't Failure
- Pressuring Others
- Self-Responsibility and Empathy
- Two Takes on ADD
- Wrong Premises That Hamper Serenity
- Show Them the Exit
- Possible
- Facts are Healthy
- Ideas, Not Circumstances, Create Moods
- The Discipline of Working from Home
- Beyond Childhood
- Your Feelings ARE Your Thoughts
- 11th Time the Charm
- The Fuel of Persistence
- Deep and Meaningful Relationships
- Yes, Addiction Really is a Choice
- The Most Overlooked Cause of Emotional Problems
- For the Mind There is no Passive Cure
- Not a Catastrophe
- Handling the Hostile
- Goals, Like Clothes, Must Fit
- "I Want to Help You"
- More on "Career Marriage"
- Career is Like Marriage
- Your Mind the Camera
- "I Can" Comes Before "I Do"
- Empathy
- How Not to Talk
- Helping the Self
- The Root of Most Negative Self-Talk
- I Love You...Now Change!
- Life Isn't Fair! Or Is It?
- Shame, Shame, Shame
- Relax...But
- Change Isn't Failure
- Married or Not
- Doing the Same Thing Over and Over
- Handling Criticism
- Of One Mind
- The Blame Game is Self-Defeating
- Delete
- The Difficult Child
- Truth Isn't a Vote
- Be a Dreamer-Actor
- Competition
- Magical Thinking Can't Make Someone Think
- The Variable that Psychiatry Forgot
- Rewriting History
- The Unnamed Provider
- Mother
- The Ultimate Therapy
- Happiness: Not Just for Holidays
- Some Words Are Meaningless
- Adaptive Equals Strong
- The Premise Behind the Gloomy Gus
- No Such Thing
- When the Wrong are Confident
- The Ideal Self
- You Were There
- Reality Your Friend: Who Would Have Thought?
- What to Do if You're "SAD"
- Is Divorce Failure?
- Intelligence/Brilliance
- Thanks Be...
- What is Anxiety?
- You Are What You Think
- Who's Right?
- Tension
- The Method Matters
- Happiness is Personal
- Creating a Business
- My Label is My Excuse
- Authentic
- Subjective Secondary Gain
- Of What Use Are the Manipulated?
- No Short-Cut to Competence
- Feeling "Used"
- Passion and Drive
- Fear and Fear Mongers
- Mental Health Labels Aren't Kind
- Thinking, contd.
- The Glory of Thinking
- Psychological Disinfecting
- The Method Makes It
- 10 Wrong Things People Assume About Psychotherapy
- Give Thinking a Chance
- The Root Cause of Mental Conflict Is...
- The Power of Thinking Works Both Ways
- "It Isn't Fair!"
- How to Work from Home
- Fear and Phobia
- Bitter, Party of One
- Just a Little Unwell
- Realistic Optimism
- You Can't Not Decide
- Help With Your Independence
- The Psychology of Productivity
- Help on the Way...And Its Name is YOU
- Just Do It--But Think it First
- Your Learning Curve
- When "Why?" Doesn't Apply
- Don't Forget the Future
- Does Your Job Serve You--or the Other Way Around?
- Anger Management
- Spontaneity
- Your Thoughts, Your Voice
- Who You Know
- Expertise and Ego
- Putting Off
- The Myth of Being "Caught Up"
- Different Perspectives
- To Choose, Not to Blame
- Memory and Emotions
- Complain, Complain
- The "Threat" of Interpersonal Anxiety
- View of Self Counts
- The Choice
- Bullies In Many Different Forms
- The Fallacy of "Giving Up"
- The Fallacy of Jealousy
- Indirectly Direct
- Back in Time
- Are You Crazy?
- You Can't Lose With Self-Esteem
- Who, ME?
- Why Doesn't Anyone Like Me?
- For Today
- Demystifying "Depression"
- Remember the Point of Planning!
- What "Cognitive Distortions" Are
- Stay Here
- The Road to Insanity--And Back
- Respect, Agreement
- The Futility of Nagging
- There Are No Mysteries
- Shut Up and Think
- Self-Responsible Means Self Interested
- What Makes a Friend Supportive
- A Major Root Cause of Depression
- Certainty, Uncertainty and Self-Esteem
- If You Please
- Approach to Life
- The Psychology of Spending in Today's "Economy"
- The Meaning of "Self-Medication"
- Loneliness: A Public Relations Problem
- The Nature of Confidence
- Losing is Good for Your Health
- The Perils of Magical Thinking
- Launching Pad
- Failure to Connect
- Organize, Organize
- Thoughts on Happiness
- Past, Present & Future
- Mental Life Insurance
- Criticism and Feedback
- Experience Required
- Do What You Say, Not What They Say
- What Rationalizing Is and Isn't
- Driving Your Mind
- The Past is Prologue To What You Make It
- Is "Overthinking" A Myth?
- Emotions Are A Choice
- Self-Awareness is No Luxury
- Coping in the Pursuit of Happiness
- Why the Strong Don't Repress Emotions
- Sticks, Stones and Self-Esteem
- Two Attitudes
- Dealing With Another's "Spin"
- Goals are an Everyday Thing
- Why Confidence Matters
- Shame and "Disease"
- Thoughtful Independence
- Listening Ear
- Feeling Good Isn't Always Good
- Critic for Criticism's Sake
- Suffering
- Move Out of My Way!
- When You Assume...
- Why to Reflect
- Don't Stop--Quit
- Esteem of the Mind
- They're Trying to Tell You Something
- Reason and Emotion
- What's a "Loser"?
- Think Before You Text
- Arrogant Isn't Confident
- Insults and Critics
- Who Tells You What to Do?
- Facts Welcome Here
- Choice Isn't Optional
- Mad About Success
- Is Arguing a Solution?
- What A Therapist Is--And Isn't
- Friendship is Mutual
- Two Types of "Bossy"
- Priority Time
- Do You Want to Change?
- Born With It
- Note to Self
- First
- Worse Than Single?
- Do It, Then Forget It
- Small Town Business
- Emotional Interpretation
- Opinions are Ideas
- Errors Allowed
- Knowledge is Worth Understanding
- People Who Can't Tolerate Disagreement
- Magical Thinking
- When Talking Helps
- Self-Deceit is the Worst Deceit
- Finding Your Passion
- Unnecessary Anxiety
- New Knowledge is Always Valuable
- Completion Anxiety
- CAN or CANNOT
- Volitional Deficit Disorder
- When Love Gets Tough
- Some Things That Cause Depression
- The Purpose of Purpose
- For Yourself
- "Bad" Feelings?
- "Overthinking"
- Reason Trumps Fear
- Wasting Time
- What Discipline Really Is
- Don't Be a Hamlet
- How to Avoid a Passive Attitude
- The Perils of Not Being Yourself
- The Conditions of Love
- Think Your Way to Reality
- A Taste for Living
- Is The Brain All There Is?
- Managing Temporary Conflict
- The Truth Doesn't Hurt
- Emotional Help
- Wishing and Reason
- A Can-Do "Prayer"
- Trapped?
- Office Hostility
- When Friends Don't Do What You Want
- Conflict--Not So Bad?
- Stubborn
- Earn Your Certainty
- How to Spot Confidence
- Note to Multitaskers
- Emotions are Beliefs
- Working for Yourself
- Elusive "Closure"
- Hostility to Criticism
- Crisis of Confidence
- The Number One Cause of Anxiety
- Competition Is Not Motivation
- How to Love
- Can Do, Must Do
- Being Prepared
- Self Inflation
- No?
- Parents: Control Isn't Love
- Bitterness
- Meaningless Term
- Possibly Ideal
- Decisions, Emotions
- News Flash: Reality Is Your Friend!
- Those Who Can, Reason; Those Who Can't, Insult
- Why Self-Reflection Matters
- The Folly of Cynicism
- Permit Your Child to Have a Mind
- A Friend Indeed
- Manners, Please
- Independence
- Committed to Growth
- The Error of Regrets
- It's Not Working!
- How You Love
- The Self-Esteem Equation
- Emotional Hearing Problem
- What Do YOU Think?
- Weird, Or Just Different?
- Success Is Objective, Not Relative
- For the Kids
- Passive Anger
- Getting Help at Helping Yourself
- Honesty Is Easier
- Whose Holiday?
- Action and Introspection
- For the Love Of ...
- What Would YOU Do?
- They Think They're Clever
- Politics & Government
- The Little Man With the Microphone
- With a Truck Coming, Middle of the Road Is No Place to Be
- Thugs in Power
- Big Brother Won't Make Them Quit
- Vote Libertarian?
- Property Rights for the Few
- Too Connected to Fail
- Republicans: Up to the Job?
- Why Barack Doesn't Care About the Economy
- What Caused the Train Wreck of "President Obama"
- "There Ought to Be A Law..."
- Undercutting Obama, Pelosi and the Czars
- The "Independent Middle" Has No Ideas
- Strike
- The Ultimate Inversion
- Odd and Disturbing Trends Under Obama
- "Hope and Change" Means No Jobs and a Dependent People
- Under Obama, The Business of America Is ... Certainly NOT Business
- They Hate It--But They Sure Spend It
- Worse Than an Oil Spill
- General Stanley McChrystal
- Big Government Does Not Bring Big Results
- Tea, Anyone?
- Now They Know...Obama isn't a "God"
- Is America Now Fascist and Socialist?
- As Rome Burns, a (Brief) Moment of Rationality
- That Elusive Competence
- Individual Rights: Remember Those?
- Accidents Happen But Capitalism Always Gets the Blame
- Immigration Isn't The Problem
- Washington's Mob
- A Career in Congress?
- Quick Question
- Meet Obama's Mentor: Herbert Hoover
- Rwanda Shows the Way
- The Government With the Most is the Least
- Political Hacks: No Match for Unhampered Capitalism
- From Reagan to Obama
- Pretending is not Foreign Policy
- Obama the Great?
- Time for a Tea Party
- The Real Reason Violence Isn't the Answer
- Power to the Thinking and Principled People
- Ideas and Principles in Search of a Party
- We're Not All Socialist Yet
- The Hour of Reckoning (Not the One They Think)
- Liberty is NOT Democracy
- Time to Hit the Reset Button on Congress
- Time to Restrain Government
- Boom-and-Bust Goes Bust
- The Stupid Senator Discovers His "Inner Washington"
- The Politics of Nothing
- Free Health Care? Censorship is Next
- Barack is Retro
- Obama and the Politics of Plunder
- It Doesn't Matter Who's In Charge of Wrecking the Economy
- The Same Old Same Old
- Sovereign Over Your Body and Mind
- Never Waste a Good Crisis
- It's Jobs, Stupid
- Government Is Not Your Friend
- A Loser Even If He Wins
- Whose Side Are You On, Obama?
- Depressions Then and Now
- Fly The Government Skies
- "Going There"
- Ask a Stupid Question...
- Voice of the Parasite
- Obama Plays Soldier
- Divided We Stand
- What Happened to Limits on Power?
- Dear Congress:
- Elections Great and Small
- Wow--Imagine this Guy as Commander in Chief!
- Economic "Recovery" Without Economic Growth
- Profit Works While Government Shirks
- The Coming Neutered Internet
- "Engaging" With Enemies
- The Most Important Right of All
- Reason for the Unreasonable
- President Netanyahu
- Government Run Speech
- What a Politician Is
- Big Government Doesn't Help the Poor and the Vulnerable
- The Least of the Outrages
- Big Government Goes to School
- Really, No Question
- Bankrupt Government Means Less Government
- Obama's Castles in the Sky
- "Silence!" He Demands
- What About Next Time?
- Mixed Message Noted
- They're Starting to Turn
- Why America Went Socialist--And What's Next
- Big Government: No, You Can't
- Stimulus Not So Stimulating
- Government Owned, Government Run
- No Nukes, Sleep Soundly?
- July 4, 2009
- Freedom in America at a Crossroads
- Not the "Change" Poor Mr. Obama Had In Mind...
- "Change" from WHAT to WHAT?
- "The Utopia of Damned Fools"
- Green Jobs Are Coming! Can You Wait?
- July 4th, Obama Style
- FIRST BOOK OF GOVERNMENT ........PSALM 2009
- You Get What You Vote For
- The Unhinged States of America
- Tax Collectors for the Welfare State
- Freedom and Dictatorship: Equal Partners!?
- Not-So-Funny Money
- A Much Better President Than Today
- The American Tea Party
- When They Turn, They Turn
- Tyranny is Tyranny
- The "Great" Nation of Iran
- The Way Back to Freedom
- Why Obama's Failure Will Be Good for America
- Ayn Rand Was Right: America Goes Fascist
- Cutting Govt. Spending Sets People Free
- The Futility of "Nationalization"
- When Lord Obama Fails ...
- It's Not Fair!
- Stimulate Me!
- Do Something!
- The Legalization of Plunder
- Democracy Isn't Everything
- I Thought Presidents DID Have a Boss
- Car Wreck
- Slaves and Masters
- Mr. More-of-the-Same
- A Granddad on "The Youth Vote"
- History Lesson
- "Fresh Ideas"
- Freedom of Discrimination
- The Limits of Government--Like It Or Not
- The Indecency of Government-Sanctioned "Decency"
- Appeasement in Our Time
- Capitalism's Comeback
- Other People's Money
- Some Things are Worth the Wait
- Will the Liberals Leave Us Free Speech?
- Obama to Supreme Court: Spread the Weatlh
- Color Me Free
- No Capitalism? No Capital
- Since When Did Censorship Become "Fair"?
- That 70s Show
- The Victory Cry of the Liberals
- Thomas Jefferson's Thoughts on Election 2008
- If Obama Wins Big, Something is Over
- Obama and The Virtue of Selfishness
- Change Is Coming...And Its Name is Barney Frank
- Politicians Playing Monopoly
- What Obama Said BEFORE Running for President
- Liberal Democrats and the Marx Question
- Pushy, Self-Righteous, Socialist Billionaires
- Profiles in Pacifism
- Trickle Up Economics
- The Choice
- The Greedy Politicians Who Destroyed America
- For Once, the French are Right
- The Republicrat vs. The Republicrat
- Anti-Bailout Bailout Supporters
- The End of the Story
- Who Killed Capitalism?
- The Greatest Transfer of Wealth in Human History
- Bailing Out of Capitalism
- "Patriotic Duty"--At the Point of a Gun
- Do Nothing
- Has America Changed?
- America Is Not "Addicted" to Oil!
- "Big" & "Small" Government
- Hurricane McCain
- Who's That?
- Too Stupid to be President
- My Needs Trump Your Rights
- The Last Emperor
- Is Obama "Uppity"?
- Biden-Obama 2008
- 2008: Year of the Establishment
- The Biker Story: A Tale of Media Bias (Author Unknown)
- The Bear is Back
- Is America Finished?
- Cheaters Never Prosper
- The Blind Leading the Ignorant
- Smugness, Arrogance or Confidence?
- What Elections Have Become
- An "I Wish" Based Presidency
- No Change in Your Pocket--OR in Washington
- There Ought to be a Law!
- Private Profit, Socialized Risk
- Who Holds the Mortgage on Your Life?
- "He's the Man!" ... Oh, Really?
- Whose Back?
- Greens: Get to the Point!
- Oil Rage
- There IS a Point to Not Voting
- Race Giveth, Race Taketh Away
- Obama's Rules of Engagement
- A Candidacy About Nothing
- How Not to Treat People
- Why We're Not the Roman Empire
- Look at Who Represents You
- The Green Movement
- Look to Science and Business--Not Government
- Peace In Our Time: The Sequel
- Go Green!
- Hypocrisy and Hope
- The Myth
- "Fixing" the Economy is Stupid
- Throw the Captain Overboard
- USA: Socialist Country?
- Race Is Not The Point
- It Takes a Village to Own a House
- What's Good for Us Is Good For Them
- Getting What She Deserves
- Voluntary Mandates
- All Politics Is Theft
- The Limits of Celebrity
- Power to the Powerful
- Banking on Those Who are Hated
- Why Conservatism Lost
- The Candidates We Don't Have
- A Symptom of the Problem
- What Kind of President Will He Be?
- Election 2008: Our Foreign Policy Choices
- The Powerless Who Seek Power
- Censorship 2008
- Love of Power, Love of Country
- Change in What Sense?
- Hillary's Storm Troopers
- Sitting Out Election 2008?
- Command and Control Isn't the Answer
- It's My Party, I'll Cry if I Want to
- Is Obama the Democratic Reagan?
- Not So Super Tuesday
- He Loves Her, He Loves Her NOT
- Freedom Rebates
- Democrat or Republican?
- Republicrat Big Government: Alive and Well
- Self-Hating Rich Man
- "They"
- Good Greed
- Just Shoot Me
- McCain: Old Man, Old Ideas
- What I Think of Ron Paul
- The Popularity of Populism
- Ideas RIP: 1776-2008
- U.S.: Watch Out for # 1
- Christmas in Iowa
- My Worth Is My Own, Thank You
- Party's Over for Republicans
- Got Mortgage Blues? Clinton's Your Man
- Taxed to Death
- In the Service of Obama
- The Weather
- There Ought to be a Law
- Disagreement Is Lethal
- Target: Justice
- Minor Adults, Major Crimes
- Ethics
- If Morality Isn't From God, Then What Is It?
- People, Like Bridges, Need Structural Integrity Too
- Listen
- Success, If You Please
- All I Ask From Others
- I'm So Sorry!
- Why Arrogance is Not Self-Esteem
- What Happened to the "Good Old Days"?
- When to Help
- Hitler and Obama: At Root, the Same Ideology
- All Socialism Is Theft
- Truth Is Not a Democracy
- Don't Always Trust the Trusting
- The Contradiction of Manipulation
- The Battle Cry of the Altruists
- Does Suffering Strengthen Character?
- Authority Isn't Brute Force
- Thoughts on the "Golden Rule"
- Pie in the Face
- Insanity, Contd.
- Is Morality Subjective?
- A Comment on Self-Centeredness
- Give Intolerance a Chance
- Greatness and Excellence
- What is Loyalty?
- The Individualist Work Ethic
- Good, Bad and Indifferent
- Error
- Converting Believers
- You Aren't Always What You Think
- Driving Over the Bridge of Life
- Who Are You Angry At?
- Achievement and Power
- What Were You Thinking?
- Can Greed be Good?
- Nobody's Looking
- Manners Matter
- Do You Believe in Forgiveness?
- Ethics for the 21st Century
- What Integrity Really Means
- "Meanness" Means What?
- No Alternative
- Matter More, Matter Less
- The Limits of Morality--As We Know It
- Absolutely Sure
- When Ideas Go Bad
- Good Luck?
- Helping Doesn't Always Help
- Respectable
- Parental Claims
- Living Life
- How to Deal With Others
- The Hero in Us All
- The Essence of Freedom--And Sanity
- What Real Leaders Do (and Don't Do)
- Relative or Objective?
- Mean It
- When a Person's Stock Goes Down
- An Explanation, Not an Excuse
- There's No Right or Wrong--Except When I Say So
- On Time
- The Ethic of Christmas
- Nothing in Return?
- Where Greed Comes From
- You Choose Your Obligations
- Toward Freedom and Dignity
- The Needs of Friendship
- Integrity Matters
- Talent
- The Nature of the Bully
- What's So Bad About Profit?
- Free Will Means ... To Think
- Be Careful What You Reward
- Honesty Is The Best Policy ... For Yourself
- Lies and White Lies
- Is Lying an Illness?
- The Alternative
- What Loyalty Is
- Game of Chance
- Your Word Matters
- Give Me Your I!
- It Takes a Choice
- Kindly Be Real
- To Be "Good" You Have to Be "Bad"
- The Reality of Life
- Your Enemy, My Enemy
- What Courage Is--And Isn't
- Are Values Objective?
- Love of Power
- The "Golden" Middle
- Must Good Deeds Lead to Punishment?
- What's Power Got to Do With It?
- The Competent Character
- Health Care Reform
- Socialized Medicine is Here
- What America Looks Like With Bad Guys in Charge
- Why ObamaCare Isn't New Coke
- Doctors in a Health Care Dictatorship
- Fascist Censorship of Doctors
- "Victory" Over WHAT?
- ObamaCare: Wishing Will Never Make It So
- It's Time for Doctors to Strike
- Pelosi's Law
- Bigger Isn't Better
- ObamaCare vs. The Power of One
- Doctors and Patients: Start Over
- On the Precipice
- Drivng the Marketplace Out of the Market
- Obamagrams for All
- No "Options" Under National Health Care
- Ideology is not Optional
- Take Care of Me, Big Government
- What Private Sector?
- The Fast Track to Socialized Medicine
- Pull the Trigger?
- Health Care: The Answer is Staring Us in the Face
- Magical Thinking, Fists and Force
- Is Obama Really Smart?
- No ObamaCare, No Status Quo
- Health Care "Cooperatives": Can You Spell Fascism?
- Can You Say...Monopoly?
- A Referendum on Freedom
- The Fish Rots From the Head Down
- Will Obamacare Make Us a Nation of Paupers?
- The Elephant in Your Doctor's Office
- Government's War on Doctors
- Doctors Don't Have to Take It
- They Forgot About Doctors' "Options"
- But What Will the Lawyers Do?
- Separate--but Unequal--Coverage
- Doctors: Stand Up to the Political Bullies
- Competitive Socialism
- Are Health Care Stamps Next?
- Health Care Financing
- Would We Accept "Single Payer" Groceries?
- Health Care Underground
- Quick Question
- Universal Health Scare
- Social Insurance, Private Insurance, and the Winner Is ...
- Society & Culture
- Life's a Beach Column
- Smile for your Health
- Attract a healthy partner
- Beware the Rationalizations!
- Pity is Not Love!
- Marriage Alone isn’t Enough
- Nurture Your Own Sense of Self First
- Teens and self-respect
- Walk the Walk
- Work for yourself
- Loving life is Good for You
- What’s Past is Past
- Challenge your Fears
- The Heartbreak of Alzheimer’s
- Going outside your head
- Imaginative Overeating
- Rejection can be OK
- Fears Won't Kill You
- How good is "good enough?"
- Has your marriage gone stale?
- Is Life Unfair?
- The fallacy of “helping"
- Is Road Rage just bad manners?
- Should teens pay their own way?
- Pills aren’t the answer
- Six Steps to Coping Better
- Fattening Fixations
- 6 Tips for Dealing with Teenagers
- Little White Lies
- In a panic over love
- Controlling Mothers and Other Lessons of Love
- "Seasonally Affective" Sadness
- Tasteless Obsessions
- Fail-Safe your New Year’s Resolutions
- Can the Internet Cure Loneliness?
- A Shortcut to Nowhere
- How to Avoid “Victim-Think”
- Diets don’t work
- Actions have consequences
- Controlling doesn’t work
- Self-Reliance Equals Self-Esteem
- Take Care of Yourself First
- Perk up your memory
- The Second Time Around
- What Therapy Isn’t
- The Antidote to Bitterness
- You Deserve Better!
- Finding fault in all the wrong places
- Something for Nothing
- Remember?
- Dealing with Job Loss
- Listen to yourself!
- Stay Connected
- Catching Up
- Feeling Sad
- Emotional Pollution
- Dealing with Obstruction
- Listen Up!
- The Antidote to Envy
- Do It Yourself
- Nag, Nag, Nag!
- Unhealthy Escapes
- Troubled Times
- Failure is Opportunity
- Imagination: Uniquely Human
- To Thine Own Self…
- Pay off your Sleep Debt!
- No Regrets
- Be successful, and still enjoy life
- Humor can be toxic
- Tips for raising emotionally healthy kids
- Choose to feel better
- Coping with elderly parents
- Negative people are toxic!
- Just do it!
- Avoid Arguments by Communicating Well
- Shame and Personal Responsibility
- Is it a reason—or an excuse?
- Coping With Change
- Don’t Mix Money with Friends
- Is "texting" an addiction?
- Is it Good to be Cynical?
- Success is More than Peas and Greens
- Is Arguing Healthy?
- Progress is a good thing!
- Beat shyness with an action plan
- Does Therapy Work?
- Small Town Syndrome
- Give thanks for the best of the human spirit
- Politics Got You Down?
- Challenge your Emotions
- Boo!
- Music hath charms…
- More on jealousy and cheating…
- Retirement isn’t “playing hooky.”
- What’s next after the kids move out?
- Why compromise?
- Who can you trust?
- Say no to bullies!
- Decide for Yourself
- Learn to let go
- Treat yourself to an apology
- May I Suggest…?
- Resolve Conflict by Changing Perspective
- Beware of “Vacation Syndrome!”
- How much is your time worth?
- Depressed? Turn off TV news!
- Can “closure” end the pain?
- Don't Take It Personally!
- Are you a Child Whisperer?
- A little respect can help get things done
- Who are we to judge?
- How to handle an obnoxious person
- Is your college kid an adult?
- Replace Labels with a Healthy Outlook
- Twelve Steps to Less Stress
- Do friendships last forever?
- Can multitasking work?
- Your "inner voice" could be wrong
- Share your dollars with sense
- What you feel may not be real!
- You can learn to be helpless
- Age gracefully by thinking young
- Grief and guilt are not the same thing
- Why bother with manners, anyway?
- Learning to confront can improve your mental health
- Are you SURE you want to be "normal"?
- Match aging parents' anxiety with your strength
- Care enough to have an opinion
- Can "single think" become "couple think"?
- The art (and science) of disagreement
- Kids need happy parents
- Should you listen to the voices in your head?
- Are you a helper, or an enabler?
- Is there such a thing as too many presents?
- Avoiding family conflict during the holidays
- Is it healthy to strive for perfection?
- Please pardon the interruption, but--
- Choose to enjoy the holidays--stress-free
- What is "Neurotic"?
- Can you assert yourself and be truthful at the same time?
- How important is it to have "the perfect child"?
- Stressed? Take a deep breath--but don't forget to think
- Do you know why you do the things you do?
- How does it feel to be invisible?
- Transition isn't failure, if it makes you happy
- Opinions based only on emotions are meaningless
- Happiness should be the rule, not the exception
- A child's gratitude and respect is the reward for good parenting
- Maybe you're not so crazy after all!
- Be proud of yourself for a job well done!
- Effective parenting involves more than just the warm fuzzies
- Crowds got you down? Adjust your attitude with this mid-summer pick-me-up
- Is it "selfish" to want a true friendship?
- Understanding, patience and reality: good medicine for elderly parents
- Taking responsibility for obnoxious behavior
- Rationalization is NOT an aerobic exercise!
- Being contrary is no "short-cut" to self-esteem
- Loving and caring are not excuses to interfere
- Respect and admiration: Keys to a healthy romantic relationship
- Romantic happiness trumps all--no matter how old you are
- Criticism can be helpful IF your self-esteem is in good working order.
- Build self-esteem by encouraging kids to "go for it"
- Curiosity, fantasy and imagination: Uniquely human, and absolutely necessary.
- "What, me worry?" Excellent advice for good mental health
- Reasoning based on emotion is the trademark of a closed mind.
- Getting rid of "stinkin thinkin" can help reduce your stress
- Mistaken assumptions can make a breakup even more painful
- The Virginia Tech massacre: Some criminal minds are beyond help
- Respect is the key to being a first-class neighbor
- Psychological labeling can do more harm than good
- It's true: The best revenge is living well
- A kid's allowance can be effective training for later life
- Are you--or somebody you love--overly sensitive?
- Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug
- Take back control of your life! Try turning off your cell phone
- Is "unconditional love" really what you want?
- Defend your personal space--even at the beach!
- Need to change? Do it for yourself and nobody else
- There's no denying the fact that "stuff happens"
- Can excessive behaviors lead to dangerous addictions?
- Don't let guilt play a part in major life decisions
- Confronting the death of a friend or loved one can be difficult
- First impressions can sometimes be superficial--and wrong
- Dusting your stuff can be good for what ails you
- Good Luck!
- Losing the clutter can be good for your mental health!
- Can Internet dating be successful (and safe)?
- Treating dollars with sense
- Talking too much can have deep-seated roots
- "Magical Thinking" can only lead to disappointment
- Give thanks for the best of the human spirit
- Setting your priorities is essential for good mental health
- "Owning" your true feelings in the face of confrontation
- Does it really matter what other people think?
- True hypocrisy is a stressful, full-time job
- Objective facts and self-esteem are the enemies of gossip
- Are you an outlaw? Resort living takes a special kind of person
- What you feel is what you want
- Cheapness is often about fear and control
- What's the best way to console a grieving friend?
- Bad moods might not be so bad after all
- A happy life can be a risky business
- Your time is valuable--spend it wisely
- Parents' attitudes can help kids survive a divorce
- A pet's love is a first-rate Rx for health and happiness
- Is it mentally healthy to love your stuff?
- Perk up your memory with some simple techniques
- Beware of the dangers of "Vacation Syndrome!"
- The magic and mystery of our nighttime flights of fantasy
- Road rage: a disease, or just really bad manners?
- Laughter really is the best medicine!
- What's next after the kids move out?
- No Regrets: A great prescription for good mental health
- Face the fear of flying by learning to "let go"
- A psychological look at "idol" worship
- Reality is the healthiest diet!
- Retirement shouldn't feel like playing hooky
- Does spanking a child really work?
- What's wrong with spanking a child?
- Superstition is no substitute for reality
- Controlling makes it "all about you"
- When is a lie better than the truth?
- Like anything worth having, self-esteem must be earned
- Lying is hazardous to your mental health
- Do obsessions get in the way of your life?
- Don't let your problems get you down!
- Twelve Easy Steps to Less Stress
- Are you happy?
- Ten tips for raising emotionally healthy kids
- Always acting on your feelings can be hazardous to your health!
- Exercising your choices can broaden your horizons!
- Your time is your own! Treat it that way
- Smiling: the science of feeling good about life
- Resort living takes a special kind of person!
- Resolving contradictions can lower your stress
- Sometimes anger isn't what it appears to be!
- Nine tips to help you keep promises to yourself
- Fail-safe your New Year's resolutions with bite size goals
- Marital quarrels around the holidays can be avoided
- Overcome your or your loved one's shyness with an action plan
- Holiday gift giving doesn't have to be a chore!
- You don't have to give in to bullies!
- The keys to aging gracefully: Think Young!
- Pills alone are not the cure for depression
- What's so bad about being selfish?
- Good communication skills help avoid arguments
- Feeling guilty? Question your assumptions!
- Considering the facts can help reduce your fears
- Want to take back control of your life? Try turning off your cell phone
- Replace control with accountability, and boost your psychological health
- Challenging faulty emotions can make you happy and healthy
- With a positive attitude, you can turn loss into opportunity!
- You can be successful, and still enjoy life's everyday pleasures
- Is Vacation Syndrome a Sign of Too Much Stress?
- Back-to-School is an Opportunity for a Healthy Outlook
- Loving life is good for your mental health!
- Treating dollars with sense
- Keeping weight off after dieting is the real challenge!
- Tips on Coping with Changes in Your Life
- What's Your Hurry?
- Don't Take It Personally!
- Got Beach Slump?
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- School Prayer: How to Make the Fighting Stop
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- Health Care Today: Somebody Else Should Pay For It!
- Here We Go Agian: Patient's Bill of Rights
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