Monthly Archives: June 2016

nonconformity and the creative life

Posted on June 29, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Jason Silva on living life as creative process, escaping the orbit of others’ ideas of who or what they want us to be, becoming our own ordinary hero, and choosing our own reality tunnels. Diagnose that….eh? Related

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A long, complex and stubborn history with trauma

Posted on June 28, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Bessel van der Kolk at bigthink.org offers a potted history of psychiatry and society’s difficult relationship with trauma. Psychiatry started as study of what were then deemed bizarre behaviours, but discovered they were understandable when considered in context with extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Fear Anger Hate – Yoda

Posted on June 27, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Fear is the path to the dark side; anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to suffering
Yoda Continue reading →

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Regret – New Order

Posted on June 26, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

“Regret” Maybe I’ve forgotten the name and the address Of everyone I’ve ever known It’s nothing I regret Save it for another day It’s the school exam and the kids have run away I would … Continue reading →

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Stolen Opportunities…

Posted on June 24, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Brexit – this Shit is f#cked Continue reading →

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when we change the way we look at things…

Posted on June 23, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

When we change the way we look at things what we look at changes -Max Plank There is no such thing as “objective reality” that can be observed by wholly objective observer. The very act of observing changes what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy World, Difference and Diversity, Emancipate yourself..., hearing voices, human diversity, Ideas, Learning, Listening, making sense of "mental illlness" | Tagged David Bohm, Max Planck, quantum phicics, What if | 2 Comments

weird is…

Posted on June 22, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

“Weird” is just wired differently.
Embrace your uniqueness… Continue reading →

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I will not let an exam result decide my fate – Suli Breaks

Posted on June 21, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Suli Breaks on releasing himself from the expectations, fears and received wisdoms held by others about what he needs to do, else his life might turn out, well, just like theirs…. Exams are society’s way o … Continue reading →