Victor Frankl on Youtube

78% of American youngsters express concerns of finding meaning and purpose in their lives.
The realistic view of man.
I believe that , today, many Americans find meaning in consumer choice ( and therefore they find meaning in work).
many Americans find meaning in family , friends , and environment.
Earned money and wages is a resources for consumer choice. and that makes money and work meaningful.
Want to donate to your favorite environmental or Human Cause ? If its not your own manpower , then its the money donated for others to do the work.

what if one has no or little money or wages?

 II The meaning in Pain
a man or me have the power to turn tragedy into human triumph.
the lessons of Auschwitz.

A man is never fully free of conditions.
Man has the freedom to react to a situations, even if only by attitude.

III The conditions of today.
These last three decades has given rise to the hacker. Engineers and freelancers who have built robots , and hackers who have seem to have only one motive. destruction of earth ! Acts of torture and cruelty are on the rise because of the ease of access. Major Cable monopolies run news networks of deliberate misinformation.
Too add to these man made conditions, the world finds itself trying to deal with a global biological threat COVID-19 Coronavirus.

Conditions of the days include a  disturbing man made will to manipulate and/or destroy humanbeings  and wildlife. the governments of the world have  now accepted a serial killer mentality as the norm of Engineering, especially in Artificial Intelligence and Communications.  Where does one find meaning in  a world with such poor leaders?

There is plenty of suffering today and in the future.

The previous mentioned  along with new Bio-threats are the conditions we live with.  Frankl believe that man generally looks for meaning in times of crisis.

Meaning can be constructive or destructive , especially with out any  Canon of  reward or consequence . To serve or to ask “what life ask of me ” poses , to me , an unsatisfying answer per se.   For me, Chris – ,   Buddhism   disposals of suffering , and the practical daily   meaning that William James  wrote of , are more satisfying . meaning is an attribute of practice , or abstention in the present condition – 
The AWARENESS and   cultivation of personal definitions  maybe what logotherapy is really about for  client. the methods are logic , scientific and/or  “dialog” based.

IV Further investigations 

feeling of useless and meaningless  can Intensify in  Crisis.  Reacting in ways that fullfill  “meaning ” , can  be both toxic or fullfilling.  Frankl  explores this with intent that a client finds fulfilling or satisfying  meaning .

The following youtube video explores the notions of  ” reality” or “truth  handled by the existentialist , phenomenologist  and scientist.

 

images of authority and God

“shes black ”

available at https://youtu.be/1Ftd5RBFYW0

“we are in rebellion against the authoritarian father “

-Alan Watts

Alan Watts discussed the “the specific nature of authority”, that is the absolute truth of the way things are or happen .

“to be substantial is to be underlying “

as it relates to space (depicted as black). this is a “Yin and Yang school”( 陰陽家/阴阳家 ) and early Taoist concept that Alan chooses to apply to the imagery of Deities.

Kali 1770

This discussion focuses on “the specific nature of authority”, that is the absolute truth of the way things are and happen , and as it relate to imagery and art different faiths
” shes black ”

what ever floats your boat

I live in a “mix” of faith in my community. its pretty evenly agnostic (including apathetic agnostic ) and different Christian denominations.
Christians tend to believe in transcendence to the standards of God spoken of in “the sermon of the mount” . Their authentic standards are judged against God,the Bible New Testament teachings. this maybe in the afterlife or during life.

Agnostics , Deists and Atheist are not particularly organised, many like it that way, they follow the law and/or their own standards of authenticity and such.

Buddhists are of many flavors. Alan Watts has been popular reading in North America pertaining to Humanism , Humanistic Psychology and Buddhism ..

Humanist simply put high priority on humans.
Humanistic psychologist almost all wish for a Human race that suffers less.

Zen Buddhist believe that although absolute truth is UNknowable , the “Face of Gods” as no more than metaphors, they practice “being” with the true nature of “the way thing happen“

she is black

gestalt chalice

 Namaste

what is power?

“your never drunk, that real control, control is power”
“is that why they fear us ?”
“We have the fucking power to kill thats why they fear us”
“if a man commits a crime we have him killed […] or we kill him ourselves and feel pretty good[…]
thats not power though, thats justice. ”
“Power is when we have every justication to kill and we dont”
Oscar follows up the discourse with a story of a judge who pardons a criminal, “thats power”.
Stephen Spielberg movie “Schindler’s List”
What was Spielberg conveying here? THIS IS human power :

• to hold anothers fate in his hands and action
• to betray the formal code, to see value and future value, more so than a punishment of death to a felon.
• to risk his own stature in a pardon

quotes about violence , power and justice

 
 

” Violence is not power, but the absence of power. ”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

” Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ”
Abraham Lincoln

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
Napoleon Bonaparte

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”
Henry Ward Beecher

“Absolute power was not meant for man”
William E. Channing

“The only real power comes out of a long rifle.”
Joseph Stalin

“He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.”
Adolf Hitler

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
George Washington

We are not for Names, nor Men, nor Titles of Government, nor are we for this Party, nor against the other, because of its Name and Pretence; but we are for Justice and Mercy, and Truth and Peace, and true Freedom, that these may be exalted in our Nation.
Edward Burrough,Quaker

 
 

 
 

” With great power there must also come great responsibility!”
Stan Lee

 
 

” Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power “
Tao Te Ching

 

Balance of power U.S Fed

My opinion is that: the U.S government should have been or should be greatest functioning government there is — A government concerned for its people. A government that protects the safety of persons, and their legal space, from each other and from the government itself. When in time of peace and health, a government that does not obstruct the creed “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness ”

Different opinions are held on how much additional usage and power the federal government has. Their is no debate that the U.S government hasnot always lived up to full protection of its people and space. (eg. Slavery in the early 1800s)

Mexican Shoot Out

So how does the government work and how does it keep it self in check?
U.S. Federal Government has three branches, two that are influence by democratic vote.
Each of the three Branches ( EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE , JUDICIAL ) has checks and balances on the other two
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VIDEO

credit —Khan Academy .

yet another liberal-conservative spectrum

at 4 minutes to the end of this sweet and short presentation, an important and historical question is asked.
this is described in certain contexts, especially the Judicial as the Liberal – Conservative argument.
How did the original writers of the constitution, who layed the frame work for the federal, intend the separation and checks of the government
to be carried out.

1. the so called conservative interpretation, is to stick firmly to the intentions of th constitutional authors.
   This is a challenge because one would have to understand the complete history in zeigeist of the authors, and do so from todays lenses.
2. The so called liberal perceptive is that the authors of the constitution expected the interpretation of the constitution to change. After All the Constitution is amendable.
   But how flexible should a reinterpretation of the constitutional be? what is the frame work or precess for the flexibility?
   what are the consequences for a quick deviation?

Anger rather than Sad

from the Book of Life

Common tenants of Depression or Major Depressive Episodes

• Persistent sad, anxious or “empty” mood
• Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities, including sex
• Decreased energy, fatigue, feeling “slowed down”
• Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
• Low appetite and weight loss or overeating and weight gain
• Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts
• Restlessness, irritability
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment

Common tenants of Anxiety―Depression (disorder group GAD)PDF
thanks https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression/symptoms

What is Disorder?

• Disorders such as Bipolar disorder, Personality Disorders. or Anxiety Disorders can only be “Diagnosed” by healthcare―professionals or psychologists.
• One maybe diagnosed with 6 disorders or 1 disorder – this does not mean one is anymore “screwed up” than the other.
• Disorder is categorized for the purposes of treatment & management between a client, therapist & healthcare―providers.
• There are legal and professional standards that healthcare―providers in mental-physical health must abide by – that’s what the literature is about: DSM4 DSM5

Gestalt therapy perspective

• Self awareness not why but:
• how and when? do ” I feel angry and sad “.
• Moral- am I judging myself for feeling angry? sad? or tired?
• How and When do I judge myself.. others environment.
• Ambivalence: do i feel “conflicting” sensations? ↓Examples:↓
• thrilled but angry and anxious
• sad but tuned_in
• relaxed.. but tight in the legs or chest

contact―boundary memoirs

At a good time (when sad happy or angry etc.)
can I observe between “me” and “not―me” :

• projection — eg. expressing feeling in drawing or painting ; blaming someone or somthing)
• Deflection — avoiding both good or bad feeling for another time)
• confluence — losing sense of self to the outside world, or defending in reaction
• retroflection — turning ones desires for others (especially with anger) back and substituding ones self) i.e. self blame and self harm
• Introjection — absorbents in the interactions between “me” and “not―me” without processing (metabolizing)

Anger is part of depression. Anger is part of all of us in daily life.
the good choices we make are in
how to manage are emotions, sensations and Affects so they are not regular intrusions or regularly destructive.
This Management.
This is Anger. This is Depression.

Quick coached breathing exercise.

One is– What he metabolizes.
and this includes breath.
the breathing exercise video posted on youtube BreathoftheLove simple with
change-ups.

Noting that our thinking will often “forget” new challenging therapies like simple breathing ;
and practicing with repetition breathing exercises regularly, over the course of the day:
One might find breathing exercises beneficial.

I don’t think i need to pitch this. just do it, do it often. see what you think and feel.

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A Review of the Human Respiratory System.

Respiratory System by LadyofHats