So today, will you…
…make something happen, or watch? Or just hope someone got the plate number of the car that hit you? .
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Adamcik
Doers, watchers and wonderers….
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Mar 28, 2021 | Creativity, History, Human Nature, Modern culture, Notes, Society | 0 |
I’m reminded of the “three kinds of people” adage: some make things happen, some watch them happen, and some wonder what happened. The “makers of happenings,” stand apart. They have a spark, a...
Read MoreWhich dog goes hungry today?
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Mar 23, 2021 | Change, Human Nature, identity, Notes, Search, Self-image, The self | 0 |
Most of us know the proverb about the two dogs within us, the good and the bad. We could grow into either. It depends on which we feed. Whether or not it’s that simple, a few things are true enough. Emotions arise from...
Read MoreMusturbation and shouldism
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Mar 15, 2021 | Contentment, Expectations, Human Nature, Notes, Politics | 0 |
Musturbation and shouldism… The more I step away from opinions about human behavior and politics, the less I need to follow news and current events. I may do so to stay informed, I may even form opinions…which I...
Read MoreA mind divided against itselves cannot stand…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 3, 2021 | Human Nature, identity, Notes, Search, Self-image, The self | 0 |
To become whole, we need to recognize that we do not consist of a single “self,” but of several selves. Only in the most advanced of individuals are they in harmony with one another. Instead, they most likely are in...
Read MoreAgnosticism, practically speaking…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Oct 15, 2020 | Belief, Notes, Religion | 0 |
I participated last night in facilitated conversation on spirituality (a word I find overused and not very useful, but a useful conversation none the less…). While introducing myself, I said I am agnostic, but the...
Read MoreWe are often disappointed by others …
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Oct 7, 2020 | Expectations, Human Nature, Notes, Other people, Politics, Search | 0 |
…disappointed by our friends, disappointed by our lovers, by our families, our churches or political party, and even by our country. It’s because we expect too much. We forget that everyone else is as human as we are. It’s...
Read MoreIf I had a son or daughter…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Oct 5, 2020 | Happiness, identity, Notes, Self-image, Society | 0 |
…I would want to teach them two thIngs. First, I would want them to find out who they are and to be that person, to act always in ways congruent with that person, regardless of pressures of temptations to do otherwise. And...
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