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- Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 398 - Dangers of a Divided Mind - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2023 from William CottringerDangers of a Divided Mind By Bill Cottringer “Warning: A divided mind misses half of everything but deludes you into believing you have the whole truth. So, if you want to get twice as much done in half the time in finding the whole truth, rejoin your divided mind.” ~The Author. I ...
Views: 385 - GAP-CLOSING - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2023 from William CottringerGAP-CLOSING By Bill Cottringer Life is all the stuff that happens in between acknowledging our gaps and trying to deal with them. ~The author. We are all confronted with problem gaps than need closing solutions in life. The differences are in the nature and priority of these gaps ...
Views: 381 - The Path from Nobody to Somebody - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2023 from William CottringerThe Path from Nobody to Somebody by Bill Cottringer "Be a somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody." ~anonymous. Sometimes without being aware of it, or at least not fully knowing the details, we are all searching for a path to help us go from being a nobody to become a ...
Views: 377 - The Success Team Formula Within - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2023 from William CottringerThe Success Team Formula Within By Bill Cottringer Effective teamwork between quality thinking, healthy emotionality, disciplined behavior, and spiritual intelligence invariably results in long-term success, along with authentic happiness, genuine peace of mind, and inherent satisfaction. ...
Views: 345 - Life’s Ground Rules - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2024 from William CottringerLife’s Ground Rules by Bill Cottringer Reality is the composite of the a priori laws of the universe which are left over from when we strip away all the perceptions, beliefs, interpretations, and assumptions that have been made. ~ The author. There are a few a priori ground rules ...
Views: 334 - Understanding Violence - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2024 from William CottringerUnderstanding Violence By William Cottringer, Ph.D. "Violence in an uncontrollable animal, which usually ends up attacking its own master." ~Renny Yagosesky. There are two main problems standing in the way of understanding violence. One roadblock is that the violence trauma event ...
Views: 316 - Enemies of Truth - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2024 from William CottringerEnemies of Truth by William Cottringer, Ph.D. Truth is like the beauty of a great sculpture—all that is left when you can’t take away, add, or change anything more. ~Anonymous. At times there seem to be more enemies of truth than friends. If you are a real truth seeker, here are ...
Views: 314 - Navigating Conflicts Successfully - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2024 from William CottringerNavigating Conflicts Successfully by Bill Cottringer Conflicts are an inevitable part of life and when they are not resolved, they often come back with increased velocity and vengeance to take a bigger bite from a part of the anatomy that really hurts. ~The author. Conflicts ...
Views: 312 - Seven Learning Lessons from Failures - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2024 from William CottringerSeven Learning Lessons from Failures "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." ~Winston S. Churchill. The evolution of psychology tells us a lot about what needs to be studied. The first theories in psychology focused on ...
Views: 309 - In and Out of Ruts - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2024 from William CottringerIn and Out of Ruts by Bill Cottringer “It takes guts to get out of the ruts.” ~Robert H. Schuller. First of all, here are the two main elements of a “rut” that can help us arrive at a common understanding of what we are talking about here. • Being somewhere where you don’t want ...
Views: 307 - Ten Essential Elements of Violence Trauma Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2024 from William CottringerTen Essential Elements of Violence Trauma Recovery by William Cottringer Ph.D. There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. ~Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral's Kiss. Building Blocks (the basement). 1. Supportive ...
Views: 303 - BELIEFS & BEHAVIOR - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2024 from William CottringerBELIEFS & BEHAVIOR by William Cottringer, Ph.D. You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. ~C.S. Lewis. Beliefs are what drive our behaviors, but not all by themselves. They get much help from two ...
Views: 267 - Several Sound Sources of Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2024 from William CottringerSeveral Sound Sources of Happiness By Bill Cottringer Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mahatma Gandhi. Unhappiness is easy to have, but having authentic happiness is one of life’s greatest challenges because of the many adversities ...
Views: 258 - A Sensible Spiritual Viewpoint to Seriously Consider - by Submitted on May 26, 2024 from William CottringerA Sensible Spiritual Viewpoint to Seriously Consider By William Cottringer, Ph.D. A viewpoint is the convenient way the brain efficiently gathers all the various thoughts and feelings we get from our experiences in life and from interacting with other people, that cumulatively make up ...
Views: 248 - Better Success with More Failure - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2024 from William CottringerBetter Success with More Failure by Bill Cottringer It is not the things in life that bothers us, but rather our opinions about these things. ~Epictetus. Like efficient government, this title seems somewhat like an oxymoron. Well, I certainly didn’t come up with the idea because ...
Views: 211 - SEEING THE REAL ENEMY - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2024 from William CottringerSEEING THE REAL ENEMY By Bill Cottringer It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend. ~Margaret Thatcher. The real enemy is not a person, group, country, or thing that we can easily see and fight against, but ...
Views: 196 - Four Main Perspectives in the Game of Life - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2024 from William CottringerFour Main Perspectives in the Game of Life By Bill Cottringer The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective. ~Al Neuharth. Heroes, Villains, Victims and Bystanders There are only four choices, For all the unheard voices: Be an honorable hero, And gain ...
Views: 179 - Ten Sensible Problem-Solving Strategies From the Trenches - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2024 from William CottringerTen Sensible Problem-Solving Strategies From the Trenches by Bill Cottringer Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them. ~Rick Warren. Life presents us with three different sets ...
Views: 179 - The Two Problems of Problem-Solving - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2024 from William CottringerThe Two Problems of Problem-Solving by Bill Cottringer If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. ~Albert Einstein. All the problems we are challenged to solve arise from three main ...
Views: 177 - The Spiritual Split - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2024 from William CottringerThe Spiritual Split By Bill Cottringer “Three things cannot be long hidden: The sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~Buddha. One such truth is the awesome power of threes. Just consider the influence of the threes in pyramids, the Christian trinity, colors of traffic lights, a tri-fold ...
Views: 166 - The Big Three Gap Closers - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2024 from William CottringerThe Big Three Gap Closers by Bill Cottringer Building on what we have in common always seems to be more productive than over-focusing on the sometimes annoying, noisy and irritating differences we have between us. Two early psychologists gave us some important clues about what we all ...
Views: 134 - Getting In Sync with The Way of Life - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2025 from William CottringerGetting In Sync with The Way of Life By Bill Cottringer “In anything, timing is everything.” ~Benjamin Disraeli. During our lives we are all part of one main conflict, which is us vs. life. Of course, our everyday lives involve two other conflicts within this main one, which ...
Views: 75 - Check Your Beliefs at The Door - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2025 from William CottringerCheck Your Beliefs at The Door by Bill Cottringer “Beliefs are choices. First you choose your beliefs. Then your beliefs affect your choices.” ~Roy T. Bennett. Beliefs rule the world, but do we really understand the many problems that beliefs come with and also cause when they are ...
Views: 41 - THE ALMIGHTY SELF - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2025 from William CottringerTHE ALMIGHTY SELF by Bill Cottringer Today I am graduating into my second year of my ninth decade of living life. So, I think I will venture down this rabbit hole for some profound insights into life, at least as far down the rabbit hole my current brain power will allow me to tiptoe. ...
Views: 0 - The Impacts of the Human Trafficking Violence Trauma Experience - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2025 from William CottringerThe Impacts of the Human Trafficking Violence Trauma Experience by Bill Cottringer I’m tired. I just want to go home. ~Anonymous survivor. Helping survivors get past the violence trauma of a human trafficking experience is a challenging effort. It requires an informed understanding ...
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