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  My last two entries have been total losses. . .  battling at Battle of the Blogs , essentially losing every battle to every genre. I'm not really sure how to take that but probably best with a grain of salt. I suppose in the blogosphere every author, self included, feels their topics are of the utmost importance. Often I recall my youth when I was totally oblivious to current world events or any topic outside of popular media culture of Hollywood tabloids and the sports world. With age my interests have changed 180 degrees and the space in my brain reserved for starting ... Read Full Story

  Sometimes life gets a little crazy for all of us. . . At such times we can become totally out of control in regards to what will happen in our lives. Individuals such as fighter pilots, trauma surgeons, or astronauts are trained to feel in control of the situation at all times. The truth is that we only have control of the choices we make in any given situation, nothing more or less. This is a core principle of addiction in that the addict has deluded them self into believing that they possess some degree of control over their drug of choice. In reality ... Read Full Story

    Last night I dreamed of . . .   being Gomer Pyle in the Marines going through basic training. The Sergeant really let me have it for not being up to snuff. I'm sure these dreams of late are representative of current real life struggles that cannot be avoided. It was more difficult than usual working with grieving patients this past week after seeing that dreaded look of death in my fathers' eyes last Sunday. For the first time the denial I have clung to weakened as I felt a little shock. He really is dying and there is nothing I can do ... Read Full Story

Much can be learned from dreams. . . Freud once wrote a book entitled The Interpretation of Dreams . Actually I've never read it but have stumbled on many of its principles through different encounters along the way. Our dream life is much like the vacation home of the mind. Some philosophers have pondered whether the reverse is true or not. If you've ever seen Ashton Kuchner in The Butter Fly Effect it becomes easier to entertain this idea. This movie I consider the horror version of Ground Hog Day. In real life our dreams are believed to possibly serve the practical purpose of allowing ... Read Full Story