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Tag Archives: Relationships
Unlearning our anger
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe. I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Reflections
Tagged Anger, Anger Management, Health, Men, mental-health, Merle Shain, People, Relationships
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How fear erodes love
Like many of you, I follow the news, only to come away frequently dismayed. For all our pretense to rationality, people often seem governed more by passion than reason. History strikes me as repeated scenarios of human excess, or what … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Psychology, Reflections
Tagged Abandonment, Fear, Id ego and super-ego, Relationships, Romance
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