Anger is easily accessible to us and we use it to conceal other, more complicated, primary emotions. Anger can be seen as a strong emotion which we use to cover up weak, primary emotions, such as hurt, humiliation, or shame, which make us feel weak and vulnerable. We generally do not like feeling vulnerable, especially in a situation of conflict or whenever we do not feel emotionally safe. Therefore, we find different ways to avoid that vulnerability.
Do not let your hearts be troubled…
Jesus’ teachings about the end times were accompanied by a great dose of peace, not fear. John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me”
my recent trip to Israel microblogged
I microblogged through my recent trip to Israel, see the posts below: it's been a long 48-hr day.. drove to the region of galilee. we'r spending the night in a kibbutz. 2morrow: nazareth and other cool places. 1:03 PM Jan 20th from PockeTwit walking to the hotel cafeteria this AM and saw a random guy …
David Plotz’ new book “Good Book”
You may have seen David Plotz interviewed on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart promoting his new book. I haven't read the book but it seems to me that it would be an interesting read for critical thinkers. I have a shelf full of books that I am trying to read before this one, if …
My center
I need “the place” more than I’ve ever thought, it is my personal sanctuary. It is a spiritual place to me, it is my Bethel.
11/04/08 The Historic Election of President Obama
I have been thinking about that election day on and off in numerous occasions in the past few days. The unfolding of the results, the blue and red colors on the screen of my TV, the analysis... then in my mind, politics take place in the background, together with the economy and the many achievements of our society. In the foreground, history unfolding and hope for a better society.
Death penalty and morals
Monte Sahlin has recently posted an entry on his blog on death penalty titled: Why Capital Punishment is a Moral Mistake Here is my comment to his blog entry: Monte thank you for your post. It seems to me that death penalty is one of those brutal, immoral, and primitive provisions that is refraining our …
Gianluca Bruno, MA, LPCC-S 