All posts tagged "meaning"
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Michael Schreiner | August 19, 2013
Waiting For The One
“I’m waiting for someone to sweep me off my feet.” You hear so many variations of this sentiment....
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Michael Schreiner | August 15, 2013
Artistic
If I say that I know someone who is artistic, what sort of image pops up in your...
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Michael Schreiner | August 9, 2013
Positive Side of Grief
Quiet contemplation on a still evening lake. Sheets of rain pounding the earth. Deafening claps of thunder. Flashes...
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Michael Schreiner | February 28, 2013
Attitudinal Values
On an episode of Futurama, Bender the robot is acquitted of various crimes because his lawyer is able...
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Michael Schreiner | December 4, 2012
Cannot Live Without You
The thought process behind the expression ‘I can’t live without you’ is toxic for relationships and is a...
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Michael Schreiner | September 25, 2012
Four Noble Truths
In his book ‘To Have or To Be’ Erich Fromm proposes a variation on the four noble truths...
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Michael Schreiner | September 11, 2012
Mental Illness And Causation
Let’s imagine a morbid scenario. A man in good health and good spirits is taking his usual afternoon...
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Michael Schreiner | September 5, 2012
Finding Happiness Through Meaning
“It is characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to ‘be...
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Michael Schreiner | August 24, 2012
Sylvia Plath and Anxiety
This article is based on the movie ‘Sylvia’, which is a biography about the life and times of...
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Michael Schreiner | August 23, 2012
Anxiety From Within or Without
It makes a lot sense to discuss whether anxiety is something that comes from without, meaning from some...