Step 327: Sunday Blessings – Skittles

"Confluence - (noun) - the act or process of merging.  A flowing together of two or more streams." Educating the Mind without educating the Heart is NOT education - at all.  Is it possible to choose correctly without "seeing?"  Skittles candy pieces are all the same flavor - but the brain tricks Human into thinking …

Step 303: Unfinished Business

"Phantasm - (noun) - a product of fantasy: delusive appearance; illusion; ghost or spector; a figment of the imagination; a figment of the imagination.  A mental representation of a real object." Look beneath the surface - what's "brewing?"  Human loves satisfying - yet unprovable explanations for human behavior.  We'll call it a "rationalization."  Human rationalizes …

Step 298: Tricks and Treats

"Aerie - (noun) - the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop.  An elevated - often secluded dwelling, structure or position."  The stage is set - Actors in costume are on stage - and in place.  There's an antagonist and protagonist.  No brain will be left unscathed!  It's called Metacognition (awareness of …

Step 295: Out of the Shadow – Deep in Taboo

"Concatenate - (verb/transitive) - to connect together for a chain or series."  One hundred years equals 5 Generations (5G).  Enmeshed family systems are created to protect one member who has a mental health condition or substance abuse problem.  Enmeshment "normalizes" dysfunctional behavior and is often used as a way to avoid treatment. Individual dissent is …

Step 268: Shifting the Center of Gravity

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."  ~Malala Yousafzai Appreciate the details.  ​Discernment is based on the "Truth I believe."  Tension is created when "what I think I believe" doesn't match up to "the reality of what MUST be eliminated."  How much FREE WILL does a Human Bean really have?  How …