Excellent article Gabby I enjoyed it very much and in my opinion it is very logical will have to start looking into it further.. Allan
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:33 AM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting that you slide back to the donnadonne time instead of > answering my present questions. That's vam's technique also. Next time > you might want to go even further back and you'll find gabbydott > before she got banned for lifetime from this group. > > Now, I followed rigsey's advise and waited a good 24 hours before > replying. The adding and the subtraction business that I criticize in > regards of relational matters have not disappeared in the meantime. > However, this train-your-partner-to-make-yourself-a-better-American- > wife that I found in this NYTimes article (http://www.nytimes.com/ > 2006/06/25/fashion/25love.html<http://www.nytimes.com/%0A2006/06/25/fashion/25love.html>) > to me still is the logical predecessor > for this sculpture-your-life by self-expansion. What had been > subtracted in the shadow world by refusal of emotional mirroring and > verbalization is now elsewhere and here am I expanding further... If > this is the logic, Molly, then this would help me understand American > problems better. That's why I asked. > > > > On 4 Jan., 12:26, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > true to form, Donna, finding argument a lesson in meaningful > > dialogue... > > > > On Jan 4, 5:50 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Molly, in order to enter a meaningful dialogue with Rigsy, it might be > worth > > > acknowledging that the thesis of this article ( > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/weekinreview/02parkerpope.html) might > lie > > > in what is described there as "a process called "self-expansion."" Can > you > > > see that there would be a connection to her Facebook rant then? Or > would > > > this be a too unAmerican approach for it doesn't keep the arguments > clearly > > > apart? > > > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The thesis the article: “If your partner is helping you become a > > > > better person, you become happier and more satisfied in the > > > > relationship.” I fail to see a problem with that. > > > > > > On Jan 3, 9:29 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You are kidding! I think Facebook is another pathetic example of > our > > > > > psychotic world! The idea is not new- it used to be hawked as the > > > > > Communion of Souls by the Catholics or the old popularity contest. > > > > > It's like Lonely Hearts with "x" number of buddies in similar > straits > > > > > or collecting friends like Green Stamps- in the past- to redeem for > a > > > > > catalog item. How ephemeral life has become- even our finances are > > > > > blithe spirits! Well, Goldman Sachs has just plunked down some > dough > > > > > for Facebook which is a great indication of its future demise! Have > > > > > you considered this constant agitation via tech and media will wear > > > > > out the human brain and make interpersonal/real body encounters > > > > > obsolete? The NYTimes is also hawking the "Me marriage" as the new > > > > > paradigm so life gets goofier everyday,imho. Anyway, read some of > the > > > > > great comments about GS via the NYTimes- at least I feel I have my > > > > > head screwed on properly! :-) > > > > > > > On Jan 3, 4:11 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > To my friend minds eye > > > > > > I decided to get rid or the people on facebook I have nothing > with in > > > > common > > > > > > with, ,, Please check your facebook and if I removed you by > accident > > > > please > > > > > > let me know and I will place you back on my list.. > > > > > > I like following members of minds eye on face book > > > > > > Sincerely > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ( > > > > > > ) > > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > > > > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, > -- ( ) I_D Allan If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
