Thinking differently By Jesus Lopez-Ledesma Page 1 7/3/2004 Given the chance, how many do you think would try to swindle you in order to take what you have? Here is a better question; why to do you think what you have in so valuable? I know I probably do not have the write to sound judgmental. I am not trying to be judgmental.
Today’s lecture is on emotional manipulation. How many times have you experienced or seen a person get sad and disappointed when they didn’t get their way. Of those times how many times have you seen some one or may be even you give in to the person because of their emotional displays. Well more often than not even though people do not want to give in to
A Message of Hope Identifying the problem is always a good step towards resolving the problem. In addition, being nice to our selves is also necessary. The majority of what we go through is the result of what we put ourselves through. We are the ones that put ourselves down and criticize ourselves harshly. Imagine what those continuous negati
There comes a time that you realize that the political arena is hosting a circus. I have seen it for over thirty years and this is the first time I have been so disgusted by the foolishnes. There are real issues going on. These issues are of life and death. If we have learned anything from the last three years is that playing politics with serious issues l
The following is a research paper I wrote for a credit in a university course. Beyond Controversy with God’s Reason In all religions, there are controversies. One of the controversies in the Christian faith is the deity of Christ. The issue here is whether Jesus Christ is a distinct and separate person or God. This issue stems partially fr
I have not been in the mood to write. However, I am foricng myself to make an entry once a day. The spiritual stuff is still very bad. I have been in a serious depression. I got back to work. However, I still have no guidance or direction. I do know that today I have on my mind to clarify some spiritual issues for people. First of
Before people marry and share physical intimacy, they should have a true understanding of the other person. People want to be cared for. They also want attention. Romance is also expected. This requires more than just going through the motions. It requires knowing who the person you are sharing your life with is in totality. You h
All of us are here for a very short while. If we meet a person one person during our visit who can make us appreciate all that is around us, we are fortunate. Several people have commented that Mr. Ronald Regan gave the impression that if it was requirred he would role up his sleeves and defend America with his bare fist. In this time of remembrance
The beginning of the end occurred around the beginning of the 1950’s. Several things came out of this era. Television programs began to be part of American life. In addition, network administrators turned to sexual images in order to get an audience advertisers could sell to. The other part of the equation was women entering the work force. This is signif
The issues that are on my mind are the bad way people are treating President George W. Bush, the continual cruelty, viciousness, and childish behaviors in people, and the future. To begin with, I think that it is wrong to be against Mr. Bush just because he is strong, disciplined, and focused. People for the most part believe that their perception
There has to be a need to be involved with what is happening in the world and to be aware fo the part we all play in the events of the world. In America I know there are three basic attitudes. There are people who are impationed by their beliefs. There are the luke warn people who pay semi-attention, but rarely get involved. In addition, there are th
I used to tressure life. All the rules that contribute to a polite society and heathy life impressed me greatly. Now all I see is us behaving like violent brats. This concnerns me. I know that our current behaviors are only going to lead to destruction. However, since I no longer have a God to pray to I do not know what to do. Internally, I s
Well no major calamaties have happened in the last two days. Of course I have not been planning and it is when I start to make plans that things go wrong. I have been able to think. I have come to the conclusion that there is still a lot I do not understand. However, I have seen enough to know the majority of how the world functions. This world i
Everything was so so yesterday. No major tragedies occurred. I have decided to display an excerpt from Spanish Isla: A Romance With Life. Enrique Helps Cathleen Cathleen saved him the trip. A state trooper was investigating a report of a gunshot and
In the my continuing effort to document the tragedies of my life I offer these two new entries. I looked at my college graduation schedule and learned that I have eight more course to take instead of the 4 I thought were left. I was counting on graduating in august so I could get a better job and be able to relax and not starve to death. This may act
reply to joe98 real nice and idealistic. However, I have lived the reality of what I am talking about. Like I said if it happens once or twice a normal person is bound to laugh from the irony. However, when it happens and continues to happen, I don't know what response is correct. All I do know is I am a simple person and every day I have to fight interferences in my life. I documented three incidents that happened today,
This is written on 4/27/2004. The day I was going to give myself a break. Well things just kept getting interesting. I went to a city office for the paper work to start my own business. The person there tells me that they may be requirring younger vehicles than the one I own. For a long time any vehilce year was acceptable. Does it have
Just so you don't think I am loosing my mind I will let you know this. i was going to take a day of to think and relax. A metal gallon of carosene leaked all over the floor. It has not been moved for a long time and today it leaks from the bottm all over my floor. Second, there is street water crew digging up the street directly i
For a long time I have known that deep inside me is a person who values the beauty of life. This incoporates tradition, decency, peace, tranquility, and a beautiful/romantic vision. However, everyday I see a world of people who desire to sink deeper and deeper in the muck. Now don't get me wrong. I am not against people. In fact, I think that all
If your spouse is not Christian and you are then show them Christ by being loving, understanding, and respectful.
Legacy. I think that the most important threat to American society and humanity is childish and bad attitude. Mature people are needed to confront the serious challenges that life presents, not people trying to sound important and with a bad need to be listened to. To me the pervasive negative cruel attitude in the average person’s heart i
It is unfortunate that a good number of parents are not teaching their children the intricacies of balancing a checkbook, saving for the retirement years, how to manage romantic relationships, and their civic responsibilities. I believe this is do to the fact that present American culture only values work and success. In addition, values
Trauma is an event that causes distress to the system. Sometimes this distress can be of the nature that results in phobia. There are people who are thought phobic. They fear thoughts they believe can bring them close to the traumatic event. The process is as follows: 1. the person desires, 2. this desire causes fear, 3. the fear is ov
It all starts with us. That is right every relationship starts with us. We may want to make it about other people. However, the reality is that we are the ones who put in emotions and we are the ones that take out emotions. Therefore, complaining about how your spouse does not make you happy is really irrelevant. We should be complaining about how we do not make our selves happy.
I believe the greatest challenge to humanity is evil. The reason you do things you know are wrong is evil. How else would you explain reseanably sound people going against their better judgement? Now, I know that this is not a comfortable thought for many people. The reason being that many of us have been conditioned to a negative knee-jerk reaction to God and any mention of Him
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