Maciolekism

psychology

  • Kindness Is Not Always Respectful

    It is more important to be respectful than it is to be kind. To have a conversation with someone we disagree with, respect is necessary, but kindness is not. Immature, closed minded people will shut down and distance themselves from… Continue reading

  • Tending Our Garden

    All people are driven by their emotions: Passion fuels the imagination, and imagination is the garden where logic grows. When people want war, they get war. When people want destruction, they get destruction. When people want a new start, they… Continue reading

  • A Disturbing Documentary

    Just as the children of addicts will adapt to enable their parents’ behavior, just as the children of psychopaths are conditioned to support their parents’ dysfunction, entire nations and cultures can evolve to produce, enable, and support addicts and psychopaths. Continue reading

  • On Grooming

    Raising children has always required grooming. Boys must be groomed into men, girls groomed into women, and little monsters groomed into civilized adults. And, there has always been outside influence. Joe Camel groomed children to smoke cigarettes. The PGA grooms… Continue reading

  • Building Trust In Our Own Intelligence

    The best way to prepare for hard times is to practice being present in the moment, reading the environment and being open to all options, and making choices with confidence despite not knowing the outcome in advance. This builds trust… Continue reading

  • One Slap In A World Of Violence

    Two early birds see the same fat Earthworm stretched out in the cool dew of the early morning grass. Life is a game, and our obsession with sports gives people the wrong impression as to the fundamental nature of this… Continue reading