LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #15 – the challenge of TELEVISION “I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room & read a good book.” ~ Groucho Marx The Radio Corporation of America started manufacturing and distributing color television sets on March 25, 1954, helping to usher in […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #15 – TELEVISION (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Some people sense a link between television and drugs, and yet most do not grasp the nature of this connection.” ~ inspired by Christopher Lasch “When a habit interferes with your ability to grow, to learn new things, to lead […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #16 – the challenge of VIDEO GAMES “I saw a news report recently that measured average video game use by American men between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five: it was twenty hours per week. Do yo u mean the flower of America’s masculinity can’t think of anything more important […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #16 – VIDEO GAMES (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Video gaming is one the top sources of entertainment for tens of millions of North Americans today. As technologies continue to grow and flourish, so do the number of people becoming obsessively absorbed in the imagination and fantasy that […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #17 – the challenge of RELAXATION (i.e. “laziness”) “It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?” ~ Ronald Reagan It is common knowledge that one of the primary desires of all humans beings is to live as long as possible. What is not so […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #17 – RELAXATION (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Laziness may appear to be attractive, and yet it is work that gives true satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank While you could try more traditional (and ultimately ineffective) approaches to dealing with your addiction to relaxation (e.g. changing careers, exercising, medications, […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #18 – the challenge of “PRODUCTIVITY” “Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It looked at me and replied, ‘What for?’” ~ Steven Wright Americans put in more work hours than any other industrialized nation in the world. We also get the least amount vacation time (over 40% […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #18 – PRODUCTIVITY (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “The question is not whether are being busy … Anyone can be merely busy — even ants are busy. Rather, for those of us who are searching for a life that is full of purpose, the question becomes: What are […]
Those who strive to erase their addictions see success as an uphill struggle … They are the ones who see the ego to be a demon that is always holding them back; always keeping them from giving their best. And yet those who accept their addictions and only take them on one moment at a […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #19 – the challenge of THINKING “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” ~ Steven Wright “I’ve been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas … I just think about it.” ~ Steven Wright We human beings are thinking […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #19 – THINKING (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your life to the grave with you. If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just start doing it today and then adjust as you […]
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