Is there something within us that drives us toward death? This theory was proposed by Sabina Spielman and made popular by Sigmund Freud. It's often interchangeably called the death drive or death instinct and it works in direct opposition to the life instinct or that which drives us to want to live.... Read this story … Continue reading The death instinct: Some thoughts on suicide, violence and God – Medium
Month: September 2019
From the coconut files: How coconuts trees came to Florida
Following up on my previous post, "Do coconuts grow in Florida?," I found this rather fabulous article about coconuts and how they were able to develop a home in South Florida (and other places, including Hawaii) despite not being indiginous... and omg how I love anything and everything that's coconutty!! The article is far from … Continue reading From the coconut files: How coconuts trees came to Florida
Reblog: A negative becomes a positive? Mental health and the emergency room
Improving emergency services for mental health patients is a must. There are so many horror stories of mental health patients being treated despicably when seeking emergency care. I have more than one of those stories myself, sad to say.
Just another job scam?: IAPWE (International Association of Professional Writers & Editors)
And yet here we have more job scams....
Sunday, sunday: Radical courage…
Sunday non-religious inspiration and encouragement.
Reblog: Pastors and Suicide: How Do We Keep this From Happening Again?
Reblog: Pastors and Suicide: How Do We Keep this From Happening Again?
Memo at Midnight: Failure and making stupid-azz decisions
A pointless message about failure, making mistakes and life's regrets.
Accents of autumn on Pinterest
Feast your eyes on these beautiful accents of autumn - fall scenes.
Job/employment scams are rampant
I've written about job scams and phishing schemes before but thought it needed revisiting... I have a day job, but I'm always on the lookout for bigger and better things. I've continued to be amazed and appalled at the number of job scams I see on what you would think are legitimate sites: LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder, … Continue reading Job/employment scams are rampant