Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance”

In her book “Radical Acceptance: Embracing your Heart With the Life Of a Buddha” this psychotherapist and meditation teacher attempts to define what Radical Acceptance is; “The way out of our cage begins with accepting absolutely everything about ourselves and our life, by embracing with wakefulness and care our moment to moment experience. By acceptingContinue reading “Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance””

Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Heart With the Life of a Buddha”

Tara Brach has described many of us being under a trance of unworthiness so over the years we develop a particular blend of strategies designed to compensate us for feeling so unworthy. What are these strategies? 1. embarking on one self-improvement project, one after the other 2. holding back and play it safe rather thanContinue reading “Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Heart With the Life of a Buddha””

Virus # 26: Chapter 58 “the post pandemic world; the COVID crimes trials”

Chapter 58 “the post pandemic world; the COVID crimes trials” I had previously mentioned all the steps that public health and governmental bodies took to limit the spread of the COVIDs. They had a chance to take decisive action but just about all of them blew their chance of retroactively correcting the errors that leadContinue reading “Virus # 26: Chapter 58 “the post pandemic world; the COVID crimes trials””

10 Mental Health Tips for Dealing With COVID-19 (and all those other bloody variations)

I had posted a couple of articles previously about what the mental health experts are saying in the Province of Quebec. These posts were based on summarization and quotes from the December edition of Quebec’s L’actualité magazine. Their 10 mental health tips are; AVOID THOUGHTS THAT ARE HARMFUL OR EXXAGERATIONS OF CASTROPHE: Remember that thisContinue reading “10 Mental Health Tips for Dealing With COVID-19 (and all those other bloody variations)”

COVID Poetry Corner: “Do you trust it?”

Do you trust it? I refer to the COVID-19 vaccinecombatting the nasty virus with new mutations and future ones yet unseen The fact is that all have been rushed through without full clinical trialspanicked Warp Speed is in those vialsand the manufacturers are completed protected by governments to avoid any negligence trials The politico-medico eliteisContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner: “Do you trust it?””

Virus # 26:Chapter 57 “the post pandemic world: the changing economy”

Chapter 57 “the post pandemic world: the changing economy” Considering that about 70% of the world’s population was exterminated by the viruses and tactical nuclear strikes of the United States against Tehran and Ankara it was obvious the economy shriveled. Big corporate business still thought of itself as big but it was a shadow ofContinue reading “Virus # 26:Chapter 57 “the post pandemic world: the changing economy””

Virus # 26 :Chapter 56 “the post pandemic world: the changing face of politics”

Chapter 56 “the post pandemic world: the changing face of politics” In the pandemics there were politicians of all spectrums. The were a few courageous and truthful ones seriously concerned about the economic. physical and psychological effects of the virus of the day but even in those cases it might be said their courage andContinue reading “Virus # 26 :Chapter 56 “the post pandemic world: the changing face of politics””

“The Tree and the Swing”: The Importance of Home

This 2013 Greek film is about the gravitation of Greek cardiologist Eleni (Myrto Alikaki), working in London, to her place of birth and her father in Greece. Life is simply perfect for Eleni as she has just been given a seat at a prestigious London hospital. Then basically out of nowhere the bank her husbandContinue reading ““The Tree and the Swing”: The Importance of Home”

Poetry Corner: “Russian New Years Eve”

Russian New Years Eve Vodka flowing like Holy Mother Russiamuch more celebratory than in Prussia Attending a club for some dancingsome Americans seen as easy pickingsfor industrious pickpocketsbut for safety and being so wise an old wallet in my back pocket full of Monopoly moneyit was quickly liftedthe perpetuators violently miffednot being inebriated or pisseditContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Russian New Years Eve””

Cali Cab and an Exposé about wine consumption when the rooster was crowing!

Some people out there swear that California Cabernet Sauvignon is tops. That certainly is open for debate. One thing for sure a top growth Cali Cab is not cheap and so iconic you need to be put on a wait list. Now not being a neurologist, cardiologist or social media tycoon, I don’t think manyContinue reading “Cali Cab and an Exposé about wine consumption when the rooster was crowing!”