Category Archives: values

Legalize drugs? Duh!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by fearlessanalyst

A lot of people I know smoke cigarettes. Most drink alcohol. Yes, some have problems resulting from these activities. But for the most part, they know what they are consuming. And above all, no one is being murdered over it, … Continue reading →

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Seeds of the dream

Posted on May 22, 2012 by fearlessanalyst

In the late sixties, in an era sometimes called “the counter-culture revolution”, I was occasionally a “weekend hippie”. I suspect there were many of us. Why only weekends? Well, it’s one thing to believe in social change, but an entirely … Continue reading →

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The ‘new normal’

Posted on May 19, 2012 by fearlessanalyst

Years ago, during my last therapy session with a well-known psychiatrist, I asked her if she had ever known a “normal” person. She looked puzzled, and slightly annoyed. “I mean someone who has no neuroses, no issues, needed no therapy?” … Continue reading →

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Community = Inclusion

Posted on May 11, 2012 by fearlessanalyst

People in mental or emotional distress need human nurturing and other kinds of personal support, yet often end up isolated. This can conceivably slow any potential healing process and make things worse for both the person and the community. But … Continue reading →

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Are we inclusive… or excluding?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by fearlessanalyst

Long ago, when neighbours fought any large development, I joined in the fray. When Doctors’ Hospital was proposed in the Kensington Market area of Toronto, I jumped on the bandwagon of fear and loathing, anticipating some horrible, overcrowded, crime-ridden scene, … Continue reading →

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Headlines that sell “news”

Posted on April 4, 2008 by fearlessanalyst

We are all potential victims of those who make a living at others’ expense.  They might argue that they have a right to profit regardless of consequences, that if you are a victim, it’s because of your own ignorance.  I’m thinking … Continue reading →

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Will this selfish world ever change?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by fearlessanalyst

In this era when people talk a lot about corporate greed, I remember a brief period when a lot of idealistic talk was heard.  It was in the sixties.   We thought we were in a new world, that modern technology … Continue reading →

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Values are everything…

Posted on March 19, 2008 by fearlessanalyst

Every little choice has a value — a positive or negative value.  Maybe it’s a little ‘obsessive-compulsive’, but I do have a tendency to see all human behaviour through a filter of ‘values’.  In other words, the world will be … Continue reading →

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