nutcase equanimity

Last night I ate an entire box of Berry Burst Triple Berry Cheerios in one sitting.

Want some drama out of your life? Consider Karpman’s Drama Triangle.

Though we all need help some times in our life, careful when you Rescue a consistent Victim when they advertise for help. They may Persecute you for it.
Supposedly, the victim mentality keeps people playing the role because they (1) revel in the attention and nurturing and (2) manipulate from this "powerless" position.

For example, a Victim may feel more comfortable constantly being broke because they (1) get sympathy from others for their position, (2) can get others to pay for them, (3) gain power over the person that lends them money for now the lender has to look to the borrower for its return.

Victimization is most likely learned, and can be un-learned, as is put forth in the Learned Helplessness Theory by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman.

Rescuing a Victim enables this helpless behavior.

So, be careful around Victims. Remove drama by removing them.

Check the volley when a coworker responds to a mass email sent by my boss.

Original Message
From: james.bxxxxxxx@xxx.gov
To: [several email addresses]
Subject: Are This Countries roots Christian?

This tells the story pretty well
http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/forsakenroots.html

Response
From: gary_xxxx@xxxxxxxx.net
To: [several email addresses]
Subject: Re: Are This Countries roots Christian?

All true no doubt. Although I recall my public school textbooks from the
one-room prairie schoolhouse containing the entire Nathan Hale speech.

Here is a quote that is also true:

The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty
to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation. It will
preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been
built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national
morality, and the family as the basis of national life.

Adolph Hitler, Proclamation to the German Nation at Berlin,
February 1, 1933

Be careful what you wish for . . .

To discover your meaning of life, take the following steps:

1. Poop

   Some say that the "purpose" of anything alive is to make more of its own. That separates our common goal. Every living thing, bacteria to human, is here to change matter. Yes … eat and poop. This is the meaning of life.

2. Reject

   The bleak outlook of Statement 1 may bring a smile to your face, especially if you are feeling a bit aimless in life and/or spirituality. Regardless, you need to come up with your own reason for living. Follow this philosophy, whatever it may be, until you can whole-heartedly reject Statement 1.