Seven Untrue Things Most Americans Believe
First off, it’s worth stating that this writer is indeed, herself, an American. I was born and bred here, and before you comment with death threats or anything you should be aware that I don’t hate the USA; so don’t even bother to assume that I do. In point of fact I love the potential [...]
July 3, 2010
Tags: conservatives, critical thinking, culture, helping others, liberals, questions, Republicans, taxes Posted in: Insane 
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The Drumbeats Grow Louder
Photo credit: taliesin from morguefile.com
More and more frequently, I am seeing public, blatant, explicit statements and calls to action from my fellow Americans urging violence and war here at home. It’s easy to dismiss those as the statements of a few kooks when they are few and far between, but I am running across them [...]
March 13, 2010
Tags: common sense, critical thinking, danger, film, questions, sanity, war Posted in: Insane No Comments
Of Mania and Manic Meltdowns
Obviously this blog is called Manic Meltdown, and just as clearly to those who look around a bit, I rarely write about truly being manic. That’s largely because I rarely am manic, myself, I’m more of a unipolar depressive type myself, when my grip slips. (Yes, I know, that’s shocking to those of you who [...]
August 31, 2009
Tags: help, insanity, mental health, questions, Resources, sanity, Tips Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips 2 Comments
Sometimes you’ve gotta say “Who Cares?”
Part of my work involves serving as a sort of lay counselor for some of my clients. One of the things I have noticed time and again is people, particularly women, driving themselves utterly insane, trying to figure out the “rules” in life and what is “really” the case about a certain situation. (In fact, [...]
May 13, 2009
Tags: anxiety, attitudes, calmness, capacity building, critical thinking, fears, questions, sanity, Tips Posted in: Sane, Tips 4 Comments
Helping You
A newly found (and newly admired) fellow blogger really sparked my imagination today. His name is Rajesh Setty and his blog is Life Beyond Code.
In it, among many other useful thoughts and ideas, I came upon his exhortation that we should all “Increase our capacity to help other people increase THEIR capacities.” In other [...]
March 3, 2009
Tags: attitudes, blogs, capacity building, culture, helping others, priorities, questions Posted in: Sane One Comment
