Simply my Thoughts By: Dean Butler
“We are made and remade by voices, by choices, and by the courage to take the chisel ourselves. ‘Finding Yourself’ I cannot help but wonder what goes through another person’s mind — what they may be feeling in their hearts. Things once hidden, even shameful, are now proudly displayed. To find someone standing firmly on […]
There are far too many mental disorders to list them all. There are some if left untreated, that can have profound consequences. Parents have killed children; children have killed parents and when asked why? They say that they heard voices telling them that they had to. Hearing voices, hallucinating, delusional, disorganized thinking, and behavior is […]
I have some pretty serious issues with my back. I have had surgeries removing discs and replacing them with cadaver bone, a metal plate, and three metal screws. I make frequent trips to the emergency room for pain relief in my lower back. I still do some physical work, I still lift heavy things. I […]
Group Punishment I remember growing up, I never thought it was fair if my parents would punish me and my other siblings for something that only one of us had done wrong. Just like it was never fair to punish an entire class for something only one or maybe even just a few students had […]
“BLM” NO MORE HATE Today I saw another post about BLM (Black Lives Matter). I read comments until I was sick of the sheer ignorance. The rich and powerful are playing games with all of us. The politicians are bought and paid to help do their bidding. They nonchalantly make what seems like subtle changes […]
Masculinity Masculinity is mostly known as the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men. So, what exactly is typical for men? Well, according to Wikipedia: Researchers have found that men respond to threats to their manhood by engaging in (stereotypically) masculine behaviors and beliefs, such as supporting hierarchy, espousing homophobic beliefs, supporting aggression, and […]
It is a sad reality that most share a commonality that I am sure they had preferred not to. This will apply to almost everyone in one way or another. You see mostly young people, or older people acting like younger people in their vehicles squealing tires or burning rubber as they like to call […]
I cannot help but wonder why it is that we have trouble understanding and experiencing most everything in its true form until we have first experienced its opposite. How can we say we have experienced the light if we have yet to walk in the dark? We see so many taking foolish chances with their […]
Please Teach Me Please teach me how to be polite, kind, respectful, thoughtful, and courteous. Please teach me how to be grateful, appreciative, and thankful. Please teach me how to be humble, simple, and modest. Teach me to have empathy, compassion, and sensitivity. Teach me to be selfless, helpful, and giving. Teach me what is […]
We Fight, We Argue, We’re Married For the most part, when we are at work, no matter what our profession may be, we are told and trained to be calm and de-escalate. A customer comes in screaming, cursing, calling us names, yet we remain calm. It’s not easy, but it is how it needs to […]