Delete one "another". LOL
On Jun 29, 4:26�am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think it builds a culture of narcissism and drugs. The "Me"
> generation and celebrity- even on small town stages. The enabler is
> another another factor- for he/she allows all sorts of anti-social,
> psychotic behaviors- a perfect menu for drama, definition and
> destruction. I am being analysed, therefore I exist! :-)
>
> On Jun 28, 11:55 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
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> > Ah, but of course it's an improvement! Father Flanigan don't get no
> > 200 bucks an hour and you get what you pay for, eh?///
>
> > I have often thought the same thing rigsy. Therapists and
> > psychologists and shrinks have taken the place of close friends and
> > priests. We don't need the latter if we can pay others to tell us
> > what we want to hear. I'm afraid that's exactly what happened to
> > Michael Jackson. Too bad.
>
> > dj
>
> > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:26 AM, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > It's in the Lord's Prayer/Our Father, as well. In a way therapy and
> > > self help have just replaced the Sacrament of Confession- Roman
> > > Catholic. I am not sure it is an improvement. What do you think?
>
> > > On Jun 27, 3:41 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> I would point the finger of blame at the Catholic Act of Contrition, but
> > >> I think anything I could say, Fran will say better, so I'm going to make
> > >> a fresh espresso instead. :-)
>
> > >> [ Attached Message ]From:Don Johnson <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds
> > >> Eye\"" <[email protected]>Date:Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:08:16 -0700
> > >> (PDT)Local:Sat, Jun 27 2009 3:08 pmSubject:[Mind's Eye] Apology Smology
>
> > >> I never have understood the request for an apology. Is it the
> > >> embarrassment this brings to the apologizer we are after or do we
> > >> really expect to feel better ourselves? I feel it's more likely the
> > >> person's ulterior motive is to gain tort advantage. Correct me if I'm
> > >> wrong Gruff, but in legalize isn't an apology akin to an admission of
> > >> guilt or at least responsibility for a wrongdoing? It's a good way to
> > >> get sued.
>
> > >> When someone I love or respect is angry with me it's usually due to a
> > >> misunderstanding. Things get said or done by one or the other of us
> > >> and regret can follow. I neither want nor expect an apology. You
> > >> can't take "sorry" to the bank. What I try to do when I feel bad
> > >> about how I've treated someone is DO something, not say something.
> > >> Talk is cheap. I pay my debts in action, not words.(I'm running out
> > >> of cliches)
>
> > >> In researching this topic on the internet earlier I ran across Plato's
> > >> Apology. Which of course is really no apology at all but more of an
> > >> accusation. In retrospect, looking back on all the times I've given
> > >> insincere apologies(these are legion and expected) I did the same
> > >> thing. If not out loud then certainly in my head and with my
> > >> expression. Deception has never been my strong suit.
>
> > >> Does an apology mean anything to you and if so, why? Help me
> > >> understand why this is so important to some people.- Hide quoted text -
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