Category Archives: Ideas

reality tunnels – Robert Anton Wilson

Posted on August 4, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Robert Anton Williams on the idea of reality tunnels- how ideas and especially language shape our experience, our own personal reality. Each second that passes our brain is bombarded with billions of data from which we select to make our own unique … Continue reading →

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Frontier Psychiatrist – the Avalanches

Posted on August 1, 2015 by dave umbongo

Can you think of anything else that talks, other than a person?
Uhm (uhm), a bird? Yeah!
Sometimes a parrot talks.
Ha ha ha ha ha
Yes, some birds are funny when they talk.
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I need a world that is easier to live in…

Posted on July 31, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I need a world that’s easier to live in
I believe we all do Continue reading →

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beating me with that strop taught me something… Charles Bukowski

Posted on July 30, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Hitting me with that strop taught me something…
how to type.
-Charles Bukowski Continue reading →

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The Unnamable – Samuel Becket

Posted on July 27, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Awareness of our is inner voice is basic awareness – consciousness 101. Many who call themselves “scientist” claim to be “expert” yet the truth is that they know very little despite their repeated claims and the billions they spend on fancy high-tech … Continue reading →

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Caitlyn Jenner – we are all different and that’s not a bad thing

Posted on July 16, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Caitlyn Jenner’s speech accepting ESPN’s Arthur Ashe courage award. Transcript from http//:Lybio.net Caitlyn Jenner Emotional Speech ESPYS 2015 ESPN Awards 2015 [Caitlyn Jenner Emotional Speech ESPYS 2015 ESPN Awards 2015] [Caitlyn Jenner (born October 28, 1949), Bruce Jenner:] Wow, I have … Continue reading →

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How hearing voices can be a meaningful part of human experience

Posted on July 13, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

How hearing voices, long assumed a sign of mental illness, can be a part of the human experience By WENCY LEUNG | The Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Jul. 12, 2015 12:00PM EDT Kevin Healey hears voices and music no one … Continue reading →

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I wonder: what do the voices say?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I don’t know about all “the voices” but here’s one word my voices say a lot. Continue reading →

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…sometimes it even turns out to have been a good choice

Posted on July 3, 2015 by dave umbongo

I believe we all have the same right to behave like a complete assh*le
sometimes it even turns out t0 have been a good choice. Continue reading →

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empathy – Brene Brown

Posted on June 30, 2015 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Brene Brown on empathy and how empathy is v-e-r-y different from sympathy in an RSI Animation short. From the video: “Empathy fuels connection. Sympathy drives disconnection.” Sharing work of Theresa Wiseman… “Empathy comprises: Perspective taking – the ability to take the perspective of another … Continue reading →