THE CARBON BASED LIFE FORM’S GUIDE TO DEALING WITH ANGER.
Everyone on planet Earth shares many experiences. Anger is one of these many shared experiences. No one is an exception to this unless you are a three minute old newborn. There are good ways to deal with being anger and then there are ways that end with being found guilty and court appointed anger management classes. I would love to say that I have always dealt with anger in a good way, but I would be lying. I have yelled, taken swings at people, thrown a drink in someone’s face, and I have even thrown a taco against the wall. I am glad to say, I no longer deal with anger that way, although the drink and the taco are two of very funny stories. Everyone has a Susan Lucci moment from time to time, but keep in mind, you may be found guilty by a jury of your peers…
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The Snake in the Garden|مار درباغچه
It is part of the Muslim religion to believe that “Jinn” live among humans. In Iran, many people used to report seeing Jinn but these sightings eventually stopped in the last 70-80 years. Jinn are supernatural creatures who lived thousands of years between people secretly.
They are capable of shape-shifting into animals. They look like humans but with hooves and tails. They hid themselves from humans because they were afraid of us and believed we could harm them. They are harmless unless they get indignant. The word “Jinn” means “hidden from sight.” Although normally we don’t see them, they are able to see us. Some believe that Jinn are able to time travel and that they come from different planets.
When I grew up in Iran, older generations from not only my family but many others claimed that they had seen Jinn. As a child, there were a few stories…
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Destiny|سرنوشت
One of my favorite topics of history, Iran (and the middle east in general).
I remember there was an old ruined mansion in Bushehr where people could pay a little amount to go inside. We visited the wrecked house a few times in my childhood. The story behind it was so sad but more importantly, a life lesson which was probably why they took us to the palace several times.
The story goes that the owner was a very rich merchant who was a profligate spender to show off how wealthy he was. People used to say he lit his cigars with burning bills instead of matches in front of others and when big politicians came to Bushehr from the Capital Tehran, he lit candles with bills to show how powerful and rich he was.
He used to serve tea in gold tea cups and eat in silver plates and dishes. He was never friendly with anyone and found it disgraceful to talk to…
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Do You Want To Contribute To PsiHub?
Here at PsiHub, we aim to educate the general population about mental health. You can help us in achieving that goal.
If you have something insightful to share with the readers of this blog, you can now write an article concerning mental health which ends on a shout-out to you and up to 2 links for your blog or social media accounts.
Do I have to be an expert in writing articles?
Not necessarily. You could be anyone from an amateur with no familiarity in writing to an experienced daily blogger. Your expertise does not affect your chances as long as your piece helps readers learn more about Mental Health.
What are we looking for in an article?
Length: A length of 500 to 900 words is typical but it should not exceed 1500 words. Remember, it’s quality of words over quantity.Topic: It should definitely fit under…
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Be Free, by Ricardo Sexton
Featured Photo credit: Bald Eagle Soaring With The Moon is a photograph by Martin Belan which was uploaded on February 9th, 2013, found at www.fineartamerica.com.
I have been praying about, meditating on, and asking for assistance with help freeing myself from a self imposed bondage, and Ricardo, this is like the 5th message about freedom I’ve stumbled across today! Thank you for sharing it and helping with my spiritual journey!
When You Rule, Nobody Rules You.
Your world is incarcerated by emotion
Like an island surrounded by an ocean
Be Free! – Life’s options are not limited
Be Free! Take action and be committed
“When You Rule…. Nobody Rules You”
(Alternative freedom) is not a freedom
Freedom behind a cage is not (positive)
(Negative freedom) is to deny the truth
Live Freedom! — to treasure this sooth
Be Free! — Say what you want to SAY
Be Free! — Think what…
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Living the Gospel . . .
Excellent article!
Living the Gospel Wholeheartedly in a “Yes, But” World
MAY 24, 2018 BY BRAD ROTH
taken from Patheos.com
How does Christian faith frame our understanding of community security? We’ll often hear that yes we’re called to live out the ideals of the gospel, but we live in a broken world.
The sentiment is true enough. But what strikes me about this line of thinking is the subtle way it seems to imply that the gospel–the good news about and by Jesus–is something not quite fit for the violent world we live in. Love your enemies, give to those who ask of you, turn the other cheek, forgive as your Father has forgiven. Those are lovely sentiments–to be honored, for sure–but seemingly designed for a gentler world, a softer, safer, more pastel world where bad guys with guns don’t mow down school children. It’s a dangerous place out there. And so in this great, big, rough and tumble world–many suppose–we’ve got to footnote and bracket and asterix the gospel to make it possible to live it out. We’ve got a good gospel in a broken world, so we split the difference.
I get it. Hard choices abound. The gospel of Jesus can seem like teaching for kinder and gentler times.
Except Jesus didn’t live and teach in kinder and gentler times. The Roman world was a empire-building, slave-keeping, barbarian-skull-crushing society where it was the citizen’s duty to kill malformed infants by exposure. Jesus got crucified–that most debased and debasing form of execution–for his teaching. The great rabbi wasn’t even offered hemlock. Jesus knew what he was teaching, understood the implications, was not naive to the ways of the world. He taught precisely what the world needed to hear. If anything, we’re living in kinder and gentler times, times impacted by two-thousand years of the gospel rejigging the Western mind. Human rights. The value of every person, regardless of age or capacities. Those are gospel values.
We so often hold a “yes, but” concept of the gospel. We’re called to love our enemies. Yes, but they want to bomb us. We’re called to be merciful. Yes, but they only respect force. We’re called to turn away from hatred, adultery, lies, revenge. Yes but, what can we say? TV leaves its skim.
It’s interesting that in the fifth century when St. Augustine put his prodigious mind to the challenge of Christian governance and the use of force, his theological angle was not to punch an escape hatch in Jesus’ teaching. Augustine counseled that the use of force must never be undertaken with hatred toward the enemy, must see peace as its goal, and must be carried out within the broader matrix of the Christian virtues, like chastity, sobriety, and moderation. Just war, for Augustine, was waged (hesitantly, with reservation) as an expression of love of neighbor. That is to say, for the Christian even war must be waged as the outworking of the gospel.
Regardless of whether or not we ultimately agree with Augustine’s conclusions, his instinct to live the gospel wholeheartedly is compelling. Augustine does not offer a yes, but approach to the Christian life. For him, the teaching and example of Jesus informs everything we will undertake as his followers: work, play, speech, worship, family, community. Even war. All of human life is inflected and informed by the gospel.
What this means is that as followers of Jesus, our goal is to do all things as an expression of Jesus’ teaching and ways. This is true for those who heal and help. But it’s just as true (and maybe even more urgently so) for those who police and protect–sometimes with deadly force.
It turns out that yes, but is a cul-de-sac that actually marginalizes and diminishes the gospel. There’s no halfway with Jesus. We follow his gospel wholeheartedly.
Or we don’t.
Fiery K. Tarot 