Depression is the most prominent psychological disorder in the western world. Depression originates as a socially driven condition. In the U.S. about 10 million people suffer from significant depression each year and the numbers are increasing substantially. In 2014 depression was 24% greater than it was in 1999. People born since 1945 are 10 times more likely to suffer from depression than theirRead more
Societal Issues
What’s Happening?
A lot of people are asking the same question – “What in the devil is happening?” Maybe you’ve wondered the same thing. With the almost daily mass murders, cop killings, the messy political process, wildfires, immigration issues, racial conflict, the drought, refugees, global warming, the wars in Middle East and the Zika virus, it can seem like the place isRead more
End of The World
I am asked frequently about the “end of the world” predictions. First of all, the Mayans never predicted the end of the world. What they did address was the end of your world, and that’s a very significant difference. I want to investigate what that is likely to mean for you. Actually, “your world” has been ending for quite someRead more
The Future
We are all concerned about the future, but dealing with it presents difficulties. Predictions are generally fuzzy and non-specific and it can be difficult to know exactly what to do with them. There is also a larger issue – we avoid making changes until we have to. Since the future is on the horizon and doesn’t present us with anRead more
The End of Days I
Although it only erupts in limited locales today, a great global conflict is taking place between capitalism and socialism. It is not discussed in these terms, it is being positioned as a religious conflict between Christianity and Islam (and Judaism), but that is just political spin doctoring. The real conflict is about greed versus community and whether spirituality is moreRead more