The More You Worry, The

You Can't Tell Yourself That Your Stress Is Produced In Your Head And Feel Better. You Still Need To Learn How To Create A Change.

To Believe That Your Husband, Wife, Parents, Kids, Boss, Job, Bank Account, Or Body Is Even Partly Responsible For Your Emotions, To Think That There Are Bullets 'out There' That You Have To Contend With, That There Are Stressful Life Events To Overcome, Is To Miss Something Vital.

The Truth Is That Stress Doesn't Come From Your Boss, Your Kids, Your Spouse, Traffic Jams, Health Challenges, Or Other Circumstances. It Comes From Your Thoughts About These Circumstances.

Even In This Secular Country, The Threat Posed By Religious Fundamentalists Is Never Very Far Away. Every Major Religious Text Exhorts The Same Principles - That Of Unyielding Obedience To A Supernatural Being, And Renunciation Of The Intellect And Personal Aspirations.

Altruism Demands That An Individual Serve Others, But Doesn’t Stipulate Whether Those Others Should Be One’s Family, Or The Homeless, Or Society As A Whole. Collectivism States That, In Politics, Society Comes First And The Individual Must Obey. Collectivism Is The Application Of The Altruist Ethics To Politics.