Jard and Roberta DeVille pastored three churches - taught psychology and chaired the psychology departments at Olivet and Westminster Colleges, and was director of the Child Conservation Center in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Manager of Engineering Research, Methods and Training for the 8,000 worker UniRoyal Corporation manufacturing facility at Joliet, Illinois, VP of manufacturing for Deardean Tool Corporation and Leadership Psychology Professor U of Arizona
An Interesting Fact
We are The DeVille's, motorcycle riders with 8 grandchildern and 6 great-grandchildren. We still love the wind in our hair and the bugs in our teeth - camping out in the Rocky Mountains under the stars and of course a rip-roaring political discussion.
Why do we resist change? Most People live with the illusion that humans welcome change but the fact is we do not --unless it is to our immediate and obvious advantage. And even then it is difficult for most people to cope with a major shift although they desperately yearn for something new. Read the article and take the quiz.When Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal for figure skating during one of the Winter Olympics, it was a magnificent accomplishment for a twenty year old girl. But it's poss... Read Full Story
Of course, the American right and Republican Party are propagating outright lies about Obama's Health Care reform. They do this to confuse and divide the American people with no regard for the Truth or Facts. Undoubtedly, 'Faux News" is the worst. Behind these lies are spiritually bankrupt manipulators, who are creating their own selfish empire, are wicked flag waving and psalm singing frauds. These users and abusers have already orchestrated the theft of America’s wealth. The richest one per... Read Full Story
Many people see our problems and feel that society is slipping out of control, that the ability to cooperate for the good of our communities has been lost, and our willingness to abide by our long-standing social contracts is compromised. It's true that an entire generation of young barbarians has grown up for whom the way to deal with others is to grab whatever you want. But it seldom occurs to us that our nihilistic system supports ruthless abusers, from back-street hoodlums to Wall Street ... Read Full Story
CLICK THE LINK TO WATCH: Obama Holds Health Care Town Hall In Ohio.Obama's got his passion back. If any of you were discouraged last night with President Obama's speech, take heart, watch the video and believe. Yes, we can! Read Full Story
A Video that says it all. Video: Republicans Attack HealthCareCall your senators and tell them we deserve the same health care they have. Stop the hypocrisy and predatory corporate Health Care. These are the same people who brought the American people Enron, Blackwater and the mortgage/banking ripoff/debacle. They only care about making money for their shareholders and paying their CEO's obscene amounts of money. Click Here to Call Senate.gov Read Full Story
NIHILISM Nihilism, the pragmatic operating philosophy of virtually every government, corporation and research university is a belief in disbelief, is a philosophy of meaninglessness, including the too self-defeating assumption that might makes right. Like many disasters, Nihilism began with the finest of intentions. European scientists between 1880 and 1920 were seriously examining the earth and the universe for clues about matter and life. They peered outward toward the stars and galaxies wi... Read Full Story
Disaster in the form of existential or life-style caused frustration overwhelmed an old rural parish some years ago as a traditional way of life collapsed and a community fell apart due to twentieth/twenty-first century social and technological stresses. The farming community had been hard hit by drought, a serious decline in land values and a slump in commodity prices. Some church members were losing their sense of identity while others were living on the edge of financial disaster. Many kid... Read Full Story
The following statements express our basic concepts regarding the extraordinary value of Franklian Existential Logotherapy as interpreted and modified by Professor Jard DeVille. Life can be filled with meaning, although there is no one great MEANING OF LIFE written in letters of fire across the sky and valid for all persons in all times and places. Humans, who haven’t even had two identical fingerprints since the beginning of time, are much too individually complex for a one size fits ... Read Full Story
Use our Personal Fulfillment Assessment to assess your Life's Meaning and Belonging.READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND THEN CHOSE THE NUMBER THAT MOST ACCURATELY DESCRIBES YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. SELDOM SOMETIMES ... Read Full Story
