superdynamic funkalicious group learning

what is it? how do we get started? and where is the possible destination?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to understand the way others think? I mean really understand, ...so that you could talk to them without thinking, wow he/she is crazy! Or what about the vast differences in social groups such as business people, sociologists, you know random guys, and everyone else, has it ever come to mind that there is a reason people do not get a long?
What I'm trying to tell you is that psychoeducation could balance some of these things out.
what is psychoEd first of all : 1. learning that takes place outside of the therapy consulting room 2. interesting group work that helps people get a sense of their own feelings and how others influence them 3. fun projects that get you to think about other people and yourself in totally different ways 4. damn it, I can't think of another example.
I want to explain this further, but I'll have to think of ways to relate it to daily life. Let me get back to you for the definition...

Several new changes

Dear reader: I have been thinking recently on the topics and subjects in this blog space, hoping to re vamp what has seemingly become a strange combination of ideas and personal thoughts. What I'd like to do is sort of start over, not entirely, but mostly in the way that this blog is structured. I want the topic to still be about psychotherapy - however with a focus on a larger scale of application. There is a terrific writer out there, Vamik D. Volkan, M.D., who has worked on very important global applications of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis (ask me if you want to read some of his stuff), and he has got me thinking about how I'd like to use my talents on a more national/regional scale. Volkan uses psychoanalytic ideas to understand and ease conflicts between large groups - such as whole societies or religious sects, whereas my goal is to use psychoeducation (more on this definition later) to power, educate, and overall balance the society that we live in - currently America {for me}.
What do you think? Of course, you agree. Yes, it is a good idea - thought it makes me want to ask, should we change the blog title? Maybe to something more original such as Funkaholistic Psychotherapy, or TotallYwhaliaciousThers (for therapists), or how about superdynamic funkalicious group learning. yea, i like that one.

;)

Only

Tupac once said: "My only fear in life is reincarnation." Exactly what he meant I do not know, although I've been pondering the questions of fear and feeling alive. What do you think dear reader? It is worth is to experience as much as the world has to offer, or should we limit our field of vision to things that satisfy us, puzzle us, make us want to jump?
Sincerely, I've been reading some amazing literature lately and contemplating the whole thing. For example, One Hundred Years of Solitude is such a powerful book - the telling of many life stories all filled with horror, joy, laughter, love, sex, and a painful end. I only know from experience that every person's life is set within the parameters of where they grew up, what they learned from their parents, and what their environment and body had to offer. So what, right?
Well, my fear is - what if I don't experience everything enough? What if I don't get to do all the damnest things available on the Earth simply because I'm a human being with a limited energy, time, and ability. What if even with all my drive, commitment, and affection there are still things people and places that I will leave untouched!
I have made a solemn vow to really do everything that is available to me, realistically of course. I don't want fear to get in the way of things I should be doing, what I want to do. What about you fellow blogger? Are you interested in life?

always

i've said this before, but what the heck..
the point of evolution is moving forward; that is what I aim to do as well.
psychotherapy is a way of thinking, a way of understanding. everything, constantly and off and on, moving, dancing, thinking, living. the powers of the world say that is the way (if you are curious read Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time). so we battle on, forever.

"I will survive"

Do you think, dear readers, that our ideas can survive time and space?
I was just watching an episode of the Larry King Live show and the Beatles were on stage (Paul and Ringo). There was a time when these guys were kings of the world, in a way, massive influence, audience etc. They don't like exactly like that now - but they have made their impact.
What I'm wondering is, where is the impact of people live on? Is it on pages, in thoughts, on the internet, or whatever? It's funny to think about how much possibility humans have and how our influence varies depending on the medium.
I'd love to conceptualize this further into like a physics equation - how much energy and connection happens when I do something here, and how much of it gets felt by others when it is written/done in another medium. It is so interesting because now we can actually have better measurements so that we know more of our actions and the corresponding reactions.
It is as if the wolrd is becoming so integrated and so understood on the micro and macro scopic levels that we can actualyl detect, predict, change, choose, and do just about anything - but also being fully aware of actual human limitations.
What that begs is the question - I will survive, but how?

Ahh nahh

We are ALL affected by feelings
-WHY no admit it?

the point is - everyone has memories, thoughts, and histories connected with feelings; they are lodged in our brain and permeate everything, even when we are not aware of them. everything is so very connected.
deduction- if we can understand how these influence we can all change our lives. think of every person that does not want to change, everyone that has hurt you, think of yourself. everything you have done, or not done. there are things about all of this matter that are influenced by our feelings. so WHY WHY WHY not understand them better, eh? =)
let me just say - we can change the world one person at a time.

peace

brain-based

The brain, I think, is like the entire earth or even perhaps the solar system-universe in that it connects and reconnects, changes and stays stable, and adjusts for all type of environmental shifts. Think about it - every time something happens in your mind the different neurons, memories, and all else included (forgive my currently weak understanding of neorology) change. You think/feel differently depending on what is happening; In other words the brain is like a huge organ that allows us to adapt to so many settings - this is quite like the universe except much more fast paced.

no?