FEAR

ross bishop Life Experiences July 23, 2019October 22, 2019attachment, fear, limits, personal boundaries, violence, warrior 0 Comment

Fear involves the real or imagined loss of something we are attached to. The fear is real. Everyone is different, but we all have fears. Some people’s fears are abnormal, but they are very real for them. What our fears have in common is that the event in question always exists in the future. One additional factor is that you have little control over the outcome.

Male Violence II

ross bishop Life Experiences, Societal Issues May 6, 2019May 8, 2019anger, domestic violence, drug addiction, homeless, male rage, PTSD, rage, violence 0 Comment

Most men today are doing very well. They finish school, make healthy choices, and accept the world of work and the responsibilities of family. For men like these, opportunities today are excellent.

For others however, the transition is more difficult. For these men life is a constant challenge. Their masculinity is always on the line.

Male Violence

admin Societal Issues November 26, 2018February 17, 2019abuse, domestic abuse, hate speech, rage, rape, school shootings, violence, white supremacists 0 Comment

by Ross Bishop From the Pulse nightclub in Orlando to The Borderline bar in Thousand Oaks, CA . . . We have a problem. From the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, SC to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh . . . We have a problem. For the thousands of women who will awaken this morning, black and blue from being beaten . .Read more

Violence

admin Childhood Wounding, Societal Issues June 8, 2018fear, pain, psychopath, violence 0 Comment

Violence has always been part of the landscape, but recent events have brought it more to the forefront. We will probably fuss about it, blame minorities for it and then once again, turn our backs to the people in society who really need our help. Like prejudice, we view violence as an external thing – someone hurting someone else. AndRead more

The Origins of Violence

admin Childhood Wounding, Societal Issues June 8, 2018abuse, crime, criminals, killers, Muslims, powerlessness, prison, sexual abuse, terrorism, violence 0 Comment

By Ross Bishop This article is something of a departure. There is a good deal of violence in our world and little meaningful response to it. I am going to address the root causes of two kinds of violence – crime and terrorism. They come from the same sources. Tragically, we are not predisposed to address their causes for theRead more

The Costs Of War
Annapolis grad and nuclear submarine commander, former President Jimmy Carter famously said, “The United States is the most warlike nation in the history of the world.” We don’t like to see ourselves cast in this light, but the truth is that America, more than any other nation on earth, is the great promoter of violence. […]
Gratitude
Gratitude changes the lens through which you view life. It pulls you out of the morass of your daily ego struggles and reminds you of how much you are loveland supported. It also helps protect you from the destructive influences of envy, resentment, greed and bitterness. […]
What Are You Worth? Part II – God’s View
This will be hard for some of you to hear, but everyone gets the life they need in order to advance their spiritual development. If you didn’t have a great deal of work to do, you could choose a life of minimal struggle. Others needed to do more work, so they chose lives that offered more conflict. And then there are those who, for whatever reason, chose to eat the whole whale in one sitting. […]
What Are You Worth? Part I
We are never sure about our worth, but the doubt of our worthiness is always lurking about in the shadows. And feeling unworthy is a measure of the state of our consciousness. […]
DEALING WITH PROBLEMS
Whatever path you choose, recognize that your pain comes from your reluctance to embrace and move with The Universe’s greater truth. It isn’t about “them,” and it isn’t about God, your pain is yours. You create it. […]