Lt Col. Dave Grossman in his book On Killing postulates that the old Fight or Flight model is flawed. “Fight or flight” was first described by Walter Cannon in 1929. His theory basically states that, in moments of extreme crisis peoples sympathetic nervous system kicks in causing them to either run away from or engage [...]
WHAT AM I PREPARED TO SEE
“There’s what people want to hear, there’s what people want to believe; there’s everything else and then there’s the truth.” I heard that quote this week and I immediately wrote it down. The filter through which we absorb the world around us is what we WANT the world to be. Unfortunately, the world isn’t what [...]
START OVER (PART 3)
Stay with me, God. The night is dark. The night is cold: my little spark of courage dies. The night is long; be with me, God, and make me strong -Junius, Vietnam veteran John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have [...]
START OVER (PART 2)
“Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.” -Hardy D. Jackson The longer a race, the easier it is to forget why you are running. The loss of of vision leads to lack of motivation which will eventually leads to dropping out. This [...]
Start over (part 1)
I love opening a box from Fed Ex. Something I’ve ordered thats ‘finally’ arrive 48 hours after ordering. I love driving a new car. I love wearing a new outfit. I love meeting a new friend. There’s something about “new”. It just has a ring to it, doesn’t it? But sadly nothing stays new forever. [...]
