Laurence Mesirow
I am a writer who has been concerned about the effects of modern technology on human living environments and human behavior for many years.
Being a giving person does not always mean being generous
Among the traits that are most admired in people is generosity. The notion of giving of one’s efforts, possessions or financial support, particularly when it is not done for self-aggrandizement, is considered quite moral...
The Use of Covid To Kill Oneself
One of the most perplexing manifestations of human behavior today is the refusal of some people in the United States and other countries, who have access to the Covid vaccine, to take it. There...
Using Impatience To Bounce Off The World
If there is one human trait that is becoming extremely hard to find in modern society it’s patience. Modern technology makes it so easy, so effortless to rush from point a to point b. ...
The Great Resignation And The Search To Come To Life
Many people in the United States have utilized the time off work they have had during the pandemic to reassess their lives and think about how they want to continue living them. The result...
The Use Of Meditation In Modern Technological Society
The Corona virus has caused all of us to focus perhaps as never before on the concept of vaccination. The notion of vaccination has been used to convey a very important process that has...
Trying To Preserve An Organic Life From A Tropical Island
It is purely a coincidence that I happen to be reading at the same time two books that deal indirectly with the island of Tahiti. One book is a factual history of the Bounty...
The Opposite of Courage Is Not Always Cowardice
Courage is a word that is used to describe when a person tries to overcome his fears of something that he perceives to be dangerous or else his discomfort from something that he perceives...
The Need To Be Both Male And Female In Today’s World
Androgyny and gender fluidity are two concepts that are increasingly mentioned with regard to gender expression and gender identity in today’s world. A person who is androgynous is someone who partakes of psychological characteristics...
The Loss Of Need Today For Human Skills
The whole nature of human abilities, human skills is gradually being transformed as a result of modern technology. Three different kinds of transformation seem to be occurring. First of all, some kinds of abilities...
Hamas and its sense of victimhood
One aspect of the situation with Hamas that wasn’t really discussed very much in the last article is its sense of victimhood. Victimhood is a state of mind, an ongoing internal experience that exists...