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12-Step Program for America: Step 4

Tuesday Mar 23 2010

By Jim Selman | Bio

Read the rest of the 12-Step Program > Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

We’ve been drawing an analogy between the state of affairs in the governance of our country and the various kinds of addictive conditions we face as individuals. Specifically, we’ve been saying the ‘system’ is broken, we’re out of control and we need to find something larger than the political gridlock driven by special and self-interest groups we’re witnessing in Washington. In watching the final hours of the healthcare debate, I was heartened when

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Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

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Fear II

Friday Mar 13 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

I just finished reading a piece in the Jan/Feb issue of the Utne Reader called Overcoming Fear Culture and Fear Itself by Julie Hanus. It is a great commentary on how our society has become wracked with all sorts of fears. She points to the fact that fear is a major fuel for lots of politicians and businesses, but that we pay a very large price to create an illusion of safety. The price is not just the billions we spend on physical security. It is also the isolation we create for ourselves when we don’t trust each other, the spiritual angst we encounter when we lack confidence in ourselves and our ‘reality’, and the kind of withdrawal/denial (and even paralysis) that comes after long periods of stress and worry.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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