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A Brief Overview of the Fake News Game
Facebook and Google have recently being getting flack from users for hosting fake news stories. As Jack Nicas and Deepa Seethataman report, "Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake-News Sites"
Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced steps to prevent fake-news websites from generating revenue through their ad-selling services, signs that technology companies are moving to address a growing controversy about misinformation on the internet.
The Fake News Game is illustrated in Figure 1, and players' objectives, actions, and tensions are described briefly below.
A Note on My Previous Net Neutrality Blog Post
I recently published a blog entry on the Net Neutrality Game. However, I just found out that there is a critical aspect of the net neutrality issue that I failed to understand, namely that involving deep packet inspection (DPI). Using DPI methods, Internet providers have the capabilities of detecting not only the size of files passing through their lines, but also the content as well. Clearly, there is a world of difference between managing flows of traffic based solely on file size, and managing flows of files based on the type and content of the files.
Are Device – Content Systems Moving Towards Compatibility or Incompatibility?
Public vs. Private Information on the Internet
Does Hardware Drive Software, or Vice Versa?
Why Have Past Consortia for Compatibility Failed, and Why Would DECE Now Succeed?
So Are Device-Content Systems Moving Toward Compatibility or Incompatibility?
There are two trends occurring in the digital world that seem to be at odds with one another. The first is that towards incompatible hardware/device – software/content ecosystems and the other is towards compatible ecosystems.
Discussion of the Mapping Apps Game
Mapping apps, such as Waze and Google Maps, have created enormous value for users by helping them get to where they're going faster. As least initially, when few people were using mapping apps, the apps were particularly helpful for individual users in rerouting them around traffic problems. However, now that a large portion of drivers has adopted mapping apps, we're seeing problems with side routes becoming congested, as everyone is being rerouted through the same detours. So not only is there congestion on the original route -- from where drivers have been re-routed – but there is now congestion in many more additional locations in society – to where drivers have been re-routed.
It turns out that mapping apps are most beneficial to users for dealing with congestion problems when only a few users have adopted them. But they become less useful to users as more people adopt them. That is, the mapping apps exhibit negative network externalities for users when it comes to congestion. At the same time, as more people adopt mapping apps, other members of the community – those who live on the routes through which mapping app users are being re-routed – also suffer, yet another negative externality.
What we have is a game:
Providers of mapping apps want as many Users as possible to adopt
Users of mapping apps want as few Users as possible to adopt
Local Drivers want as few Users as possible to adopt
Freeway Drivers are happy if Users of mapping apps divert to local roads, if it reduces congestion on the freeway.
This analysis examines mapping apps and other types of resource allocation games.
Evolution of the Adblocking Game, Part 1
In an earlier analysis, I looked at some of the dynamics involved in Playing the Online Adblocking Game
This analysis examines the dynamics involved in the Online Adblocking Game, which includes such players as Online Users, Content Providers, Advertisers, and Adblock Software and Services Providers. The first part of the analysis will examine trends in online ad revenues and ad pricing models, as a backdrop for analysis of the Adblocking Game. The second part of the analysis will introduce adblocking and describe its use. And the third part of the analysis (or perhaps third and fourth) will discuss the adblocking game.
My previous analysis focused more on the nitty-gritty of trends in web advertising models, how ad blocking works, and the tensions that adblocking has created for Advertisers, Content Providers (Publishers), and Users.
This analysis focuses on wider trends in Internet access by Users that are causing large shifts in the dynamics between Advertisers, Content Providers (Publishers), and Users. In particular, three trends in Users' Internet access are causing other ecosystem players to change the way they interact with Users: (i) Users are spending more time accessing the Internet from mobile devices than they are from non-mobile devices; (ii) Users are shifting their gateway to access to the Internet from web browsers to apps; and (iii) Users are spending more time on web platforms than they are on other, more fragmented websites.
In the first part of this analysis I describe how advertising dollars have remained relatively constant over time, even as radically new venues for ads have appeared. I then describe how it was the advent of ad networks that enabled Advertisers to cost-effectively advertise on the Internet, but that the ensuing dynamics have led to a grotesque over-proliferation of ads. I end this part with a discussion of how the ad situation for mobile Users is exacerbated by the unnecessarily poor quality of mobile web browsers.
In the second part of the analysis, I describe how trends in the way Users have been accessing the Internet have led to decreases the effectiveness of previous modes of advertising.
In the last part of the analysis I discuss how the ecosystem may continue to evolve from where it is now.
A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry.
In Part 1 of this analysis I described how advertising dollars have remained relatively constant over time, even as radically new venues for ads have appeared. I then described how it was the advent of ad networks that enabled Advertisers to cost-effectively advertise on the Internet, but that the ensuing dynamics have led to an over-proliferation of ads. I ended Part 1 with a discussion of how the ad situation for mobile Users is exacerbated by the unnecessarily poor quality of mobile web browsers.
In this second part of the analysis, I describe how trends in the way Users have been accessing the Internet have led to decreases the effectiveness of previous modes of advertising.
Three General Trends in Internet Use
The way Users have been accessing the Internet has been changing over time in three different ways: (i) by source of access, from desktop (PC) to mobile device; (ii) by mode of access, from web browsers to apps; and (iii) by destination of use: from fragmented websites to platforms.
1. Source of Access: Users Moving away from Desktop toward Mobile
In 2014 the time spent by Users accessing digital media from mobile devices surpassed the time spent by Users accessing digital media from desktop devices (see Figures 4- 5).
In Part 1 of this analysis on adblocking I described how advertising dollars have remained relatively constant over time, even as radically new venues for ads have appeared. I then described how it was the advent of ad networks that enabled Advertisers to cost-effectively advertise on the Internet, but that the ensuing dynamics have led to an over-proliferation of ads. I ended Part 1 with a discussion of how the ad situation for mobile Users is exacerbated by the unnecessarily poor quality of mobile web browsers.
In Part 2 of the analysis, I described how trends in the way Users have been accessing the Internet have led to decreases the effectiveness of previous modes of advertising.
In this last part of the analysis I discuss how the ecosystem may continue to evolve from where it is now.
Figure 11 provides an illustration of the players and relationships in the Adblocking Game.
How Do Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers Compete with the Internet?
Follow Apple's Lead?
Establish an Online Presence?
Product Differentiation
Offerings with Online Advantage
Offerings with neither Online nor Offline Advantage
Offerings with Offline Advantages
I wrote a previous blog entry on retailing competition between offline and online stores, Will Smartphone-Enabled on-the-Spot Price Comparisons "Upend" Stores' Business Models?This blog entry takes the previous analysis a step further and considers more explicitly how offline stores might be able to compete with Internet providers. In particular, this examination considers the increasing tendency of consumers to use bricks-and-mortar stores to test out new products, but then buy the products at lower prices on the Internet. How can bricks-and-mortar stores prevent such free-riding or otherwise continue to sustain viable businesses despite the existence of lower prices on the Internet?
How Do We Conquer Fake News?
"Fake News" has become one of the big afflictions of our times. I just Googled the phrase "fake news," and it generated 174 million hits. No one seems to know anymore whether or not any reported information is true and/or accurate. This has led people to question the truth of everything, particularly if they don't like what's been reported.
Trust in mass media as a whole is declining rapidly across the board. In 1976, 72% of the population had either a great del or a fair amount of trust in mass media. By 2016, that figure had declined to 32%. From Art Swift, "Americans' Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low" (and see Figure 1)
Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media "to report the news fully, accurately and fairly" has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32 saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. This is down eight percentage points from last year.
Gallup began asking this question in 1972, and on a yearly basis since 1997. Over the history of the entire trend, Americans' trust and confidence hit its highest point in 1976, at 72...
Access to true and accurate reporting of news and information is pivotal for justice and democracy to prevail. Yet, it's become extremely difficult to ferret out the truth from news and information reports. How can we address this problem? That is, how do we encourage people to report complete and accurate information?
Information Distortions on the Internet
"Honest" Distortions of Information on the Internet
Not-So-Honest Distortions of Information on the Internet
Propagation on the Internet Promotes Distortion of Information
Governments Use the Internet to Spread Propaganda and Misinformation
Defenses Against Information Distortion
Consequences of Information Distortion
We all know there's a lot of misinformation on the web. I started reading about this, and I soon discovered that the subject is a lot more complex that I had initially thought. There are two issues that I found particularly interesting:
1. The distinction between "honestly" inaccurate or manipulated information and purposely inaccurate or manipulated information; and
2. The dynamic surrounding how information becomes distorted as it passes from user to user on the Internet.
This analysis discusses (i) each of these two issues, (ii) defenses against being a victim of misinformation, and (iii) consequences of the increasing prevalence of misinformation on the Internet.
Is Apple's Ecosystem Successful Because of or In Spite of Apple?
Does Apple Dominate the MP3 Player & Smartphone Markets?
Apple iPod & iPhone Sales Timeline
How Did Apple Manage the Growth of Its Ecosystem to Create Value?
Would Even More Value Have Been Created If Apple's System Had Been Open?
A recent article in Newsweek, "Think Really Different" by Daniel Lyons, laments the fact that Apple's ecosystem is a closed system, which represents paradigm shift from the prior, open system the PC industry and post-Internet world had evolved into:
Persuasion Technologies in the Digital Age: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Persuasion technologies include methods and techniques derived from behavioral psychology and behavioral economics used to shape the choices people make. The favorable environment for using such methods, enabled by people's increasing use of computers and smartphones, has led to the proliferation of their use by software developers.
Like any technology, persuasion technologies can be used for good or evil. However, the increasing dependence of people on digital technologies, together with the increasing prevalence of software developers' use of persuasion technologies has created emergent behavior in society that's downright ugly: the emergence of extremism, outrage, and divisiveness among members of society.
This analysis is closely tied to a previous analysis I performed, "Information Distortions on the Internet."
This analysis will examine
The nature of persuasive technologies
The game between software developers and users that has created an environment of good, bad, and ugly
How the environment might be changed to create more favorable social outcomes
Playing the Amazon Monopoly Game
Amazon Ecosystem Components
Amazon Segments
Amazon Sales, Income, and Margins
Amazon Methods of Competition
Anti-Trust Issues
Amazon is leaving a large pile of battered companies in its wake as it increasingly steals sales away from traditional bricks and mortar companies and decimates their market shares. Some of the better-known victims include: Barnes & Noble (books), Macy's (clothes and home goods), Toys R Us (toys and baby products), Staples and OfficeMax (office supplies), Etsy (handmade products), and Best Buy (electronics).
In fact, there's even an index, the Bespoke "Death By Amazon" index, that tracks the performance of 54 public companies most at risk from Amazon:
Bespoke publishes the "Death By Amazon" as a way to track performance of the companies most affected by the rise of AMZN. Companies included must be direct retailers with a limited online presence (or core business based on physical retailing locations), a member of either the Re- tail industry of the S&P 1500 Index or a member of the S&P Retail Select Index, and rely on third party brands. We view these attributes as the best expression of AMZN's threat to traditional retail. The index is designed as both a performance benchmark and idea generation tool for our clients.
On July 17, 2017, Patti Domm reported in "Amazon's victims: These stocks have lost $70 billion so far this year" that the index is down 20% so far this year.
As Amazon's seeks to dominate yet another market segment – the grocery business – through its plans to purchase Whole Foods, we must question once again whether or not Amazon is "too big" (however we choose to define bigness).
This analysis examines
The various players in Amazon's market ecosystem
The extent to which Amazon covers its ecosystem
How Amazon earns its money to finance its operation
The methods Amazon uses to compete
Other potential anti-trust issues
Playing the Black Friday Game
The Origin of Black Friday
What's at Stake?
The Evolution of Patterns in Retail Sales
Some Issues Regarding the Black Friday Game
The origin of the name Black Friday is described in "Black Friday (shopping) explained" as follows:
The day's name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are "in the black".
It has only been recently that Black Friday has been the busiest shopping day of the year. Previously, the busiest shopping day of the year had been the Saturday before Christmas. As Miranda Marquit describes it in "What Is Black Friday – History of the Holiday Shopping Phenomenon"
Interestingly, the day after Thanksgiving has only recently become the biggest shopping day of the year. Between 1993 and 2001, it ranked between fifth and tenth on the list of the busiest shopping days. In fact, for years, the busiest shopping day was usually the Saturday before Christmas.
But things changed in 2002. That was the year Black Friday took the lead, and it has remained the busiest shopping day of the year ever since, with the exception of 2004 when it was second.
Playing the Cyberwar Game Part 1: Game Theory Basics of War
This section on game theory basics of war is relatively brief and non-comprehensive. The purpose of including a discussion of traditional war within an analysis of cyberwar is to provide some basics and points of reference for better understanding the challenges faced in cyberwar.
War forms a game because the actions taken by each interlinked player affect the payoffs to all other players. As such, players must act strategically, taking into account the actions they think other players might take.
Potential Actions
With traditional forms of war, players generally have three options with respect to the actions they may take: (i) They may choose not to arm themselves with weapons, (ii) they may choose to arm themselves in preparation for war against other players, or (iii) given that they have armed themselves, they may choose to attack other players.
Playing the Cyberwar Game Part 2: Defining Cyberwar
In Part 1: Game Theory Basics of War, I described the three potential options players may take in traditional war: don't arm, arm, or attack. I described the benefits and costs associated with arming for defense, as well as the benefits and costs associated with arming for offense or attacking. I indicated that there are ambiguities in interpretaions by players associated with the actions other players are taking: sometimes arming can increase a player's security, while other times, arming can decrease a player's security. I explained that there are two crucial variables that contribute to the ambiguity: (i) whether defensive weapons can be distinguished from offensive weapons, and (ii) whether defense or offense has the advantage.
Now that we have some understanding of the basics of war – the actions players are able to take, the benefits and costs associated with the different actions, and the crucial variables for determining the stability of the situation – we can move on to cyberwar. The first issue to cover is the definition of cyberwar.
Why Do We Care How Cyberwar Is Defined?
The terms cyberattack and cyberwar have been tossed around in the media, generally without the writers having provided a clear definition of terms. Why do we care about distinguishing cyberattacks from cyberwar and defining exactly what constitutes cyberwar? It is important because there are vital implications for international law and the appropriate use of policy for addressing the actions.
Part of the reason the terms have been used in such a slippery way is that cyberattacks represent a new form of attack that has not been available before now. Furthermore, attempting to frame cyberattacks in terms parallel to those of traditional, real-world attacks has proven to be problematic and not at all clear-cut.
Playing the Cyberwar Game Part 3: Unique Properties of Cyberwar
As I mentioned in the previous part of the analysis, cyberattacks represent a new form of attack, and attempting to frame cyberattacks in terms analogous to those of traditional, real-world attacks has proven to be problematic. Part of the reason for the difficulties stems from the unique properties of cyberwar as compared with those encountered in cases of real-world war. This section discusses some of the more significant unique properties of cyberwar that distinguish it from traditional war.
Cyberwar is Doubly Dangerous
In cyberwar, offensive weapons cannot be distinguished from defensive weapons, and cyberwar tends to favor offense. Together, these two properties make cyberwar "doubly dangerous" as per Jervis's characterization depicted in Figure 2.
In cyberwar, offensive weapons cannot be distinguished from defensive weapons, because the same technology that is used for offense is also used for defense. As Randall R. Dipert describes it,
Playing the Cyberwar Game Part 4: Cyberwar Strategies
In Part 2: Defining Cyberwar, I indicated that cyberattacks represent a new form of attack, and attempting to frame cyberattacks in terms analogous to those of traditional, real-world attacks has proven to be problematic, in part because cyberwar represents a new kind of war attempts to provide parallels between traditional war and cyberwar has proven to be problematic. I distinguished cyberattacks, cyberwar, and cyberterrorism from one another based on (i) whether the actor was government or civilian and (ii) whether the motivation was personal/commercial or political in nature.
In Part 3: Unique Properties of Cyberwar, I discussed some of the more significant unique properties of cyberwar that distinguish it from traditional war: (i) Cyberwar creates a security dilemma since (a) it's difficult to distinguish offensive from defensive actions in cyberspace, and (b) offense has the advantage over defense; (ii) in cyberspace it's difficult to know who the perpetrator of a cyberattack is; (iii) in cyberwar, there are generally no human injuries or death; and (iv) many cyberweapons are one-time-use in nature.
In this section, the last section of the analysis, I explore several defensive and offensive strategies for players engaged in cyberwar.
Defensive Strategies
Decrease Incentives to Attack
As I mentioned in the previous section, cyberwar has the potential to create a security dilemma, since (i) offensive weapons cannot be distinguished from defensive weapons and (ii) cyberwar tends to favor offense. One player might simply be trying to defensively arm itself against cyberattacks from other players. However, by doing so he may induce insecurity in other players that might lead them to arm themselves for cyberwar and possibly even attack the player preemptively.
To mitigate against the potential for a security dilemma – and particularly against the possibility of preemptive attacks by others – a player who wishes to arm himself to defend against cyberattacks can increase the transparency of his actions to better clarify (signal) his intentions to other players.
Playing the Dynamic Pricing Game
Price discrimination may be defined as selling the same thing to different people for different prices. Price discrimination can take many forms, such as volume discounts, price premiums, or market segmentation. Suppliers regularly use many different forms of price discrimination, which people generally don't object to.
Some suppliers use dynamic pricing, a sub-category of price discrimination, in which prices change over time with market conditions. Consumers have been used to the fact that prices for airline tickets and hotel rooms change constantly, and that different people end up paying different prices for a seat on the plane. While uncomfortable with the practice, consumers have generally come to accept this type of dynamic pricing (what choice do they have?).
Over the past few years, dynamic pricing has become more widely used by sellers as a means of supplementing shrinking margins in an increasingly competitive world. As more information becomes easily available in digital form, pricing algorithms used to support dynamic pricing systems have been able to draw upon more and more information to hone prices and increase profits.
A more controversial sub-category of dynamic pricing is personalized pricing, which uses personal information on each customer to tailor prices specifically to that customer.
This analysis examines the different types of price discrimination, how they increase profits, why they are becoming increasingly prevalent, and some emergent issues surrounding their use.
Playing the e-Book Game
The e-Book Pricing Battle
The following is a brief history of the e-book pricing battle that has been taking place. The passage quotes heavily from three articles:
"Publishers, Amazon in Flux in e-Book Pricing Fray" by Phil Wahba and Alexandria Sage, Reuters
"Amazon Looking Foolish in e-Book Flap" by Therese Poletti, MarketWatch
"Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up" by Motoko Rich and Brad Stone, NYT
Being first to market, Amazon established a $9.99 e-book pricing model.
Amazon was first on the market with an electronic book (e-book) reader (e-reader), the Kindle. Being first to market and having a large market presence together provided Amazon with enough leverage vis-à-vis publishers as to be able to establish a low, fixed sales price of $9.99 for all sales of e-books to Kindle users. This single, low, fixed price for all books is analogous to Steve Job's iTunes music store pricing model, which initially sold all songs for 99 cents each.


Bowls have been the darling of the food world for the last few years. They can be found on many restaurant menus from fast food chains to cafes. Supermarkets proudly stack and an assortment of them in their deli sections. What's not to like? They're a full meal in one bowl. But think about it, we've all been eating bowls for years. Remember the magic your mother could make with leftover rice, meat, sautéed vegetables and a mystery sauce she quickly whipped up? Well in my case it was my grandmother. My mother was a terrible cook, and her crispy, chewy rice would have had a mild taste of…burnt.
I often order a bowl at one of my favorite local cafes. Eating a bowl there always feels so LA. I usually sit outside on the black and white encaustic tile patio. Fuchsia pink bougainvillea, spills over the cement walls as I sip chilled Rosé from Provence. To add to the ambiance, a song like "To Let Myself Go" by The Avener softly plays in the background. Ok, you can roll your eyes now or stay with me. It's all so civilized until my bowl arrives at my table. I see it and spear the first bite with my fork. I blink, and it's gone…devoured. What just happened? I must have had a bowl blackout in between. This bowl is ridiculously good every time.
Whenever I have a delirious food experience, I have to figure out how to recreate the dish and put my stamp on it. Here's my version of the LA Black Out Bowl (that's not the real name of the dish on the menu). There's one big difference. There's no bowl involved. I've deconstructed it, by using a ramekin to form the rice into an oval shape. My salad is on a rice plate. The same flavor inspirations used in my favorite bowl at the cafe, different presentation. My version has peppery arugula, fresh Italian parsley, Persian cucumber, Roma tomato, avocado and grilled shrimp. It's all tossed together with a balsamic vinaigrette, then gently placed on a brown rice plate.
I figured out my version of the LA Blackout Bowl. Now all I have to do is retile a portion of my patio, plant bougainvillea, sit outside, play house music and eat my deconstructed blackout bowl at home.
You can just make this dish into a bowl, but why not switch things up a bit. I used an oval ramekin but you can round ramekin to form the rice.
How to make the rice plate – Grease the ramekin with a small amount of olive or canola oil. Spoon the rice into the ramekin, packing it down firmly. Don't fill the to the top. Keep a 1/4″ space from the top of the ramekin. Cover with a small salad plate then gently flip the ramekin. You can also cover with a small piece of plastic wrap and flip the ramekin to release the rice. The rice should easily slip out and hold together.
I've deconstructed the flavors of a bowl onto a rice plate with this Arugula Salad with Grilled Shrimp and Brown Rice.
Grease the ramekin with a small amount of olive or canola oil.
Spoon the rice into the ramekin, packing it down firmly. Don't fill them to the top. Keep a 1/4" space from the top of the ramekin.
Cover with a small salad plate then gently flip the ramekin. You can also cover with a small piece of plastic wrap and flip the ramekin to release the rice. The rice should easily slip out and hold together.
In a small bowl, add the balsamic vinegar, honey. Whisk together. Slowly whisk in olive oil until combined well. Season with salt and pepper. You can also combine ingredients in a small jar and shake well. Set vinaigrette aside.
In a medium bowl, combine oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well until combined.
Add shrimp and gently coat them with the mixture and set aside.
Lightly oil a grill pan and preheat over medium-high heat.
Grill shrimp for 2 - 3 minutes each side until opaque. Remove shrimp from pan and let cool slightly.
Set aside 4 whole grilled shrimp to place on top of salad. Dice remaining shrimp into small bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the arugula, parsley, cucumbers tomatoes and avocado. Gently toss.
Pour the desired amount of vinaigrette over salad and toss until evenly coated. Add in the chopped grilled shrimp and gently toss again.
Take one oval rice plate and top with the desired amount of salad. Top with one whole grilled shrimp. Repeat for the remaining 3 rice plates. Serve immediately.


Podcast 229 : Do You Listen to the Focus Ring?
A friend recently forwarded me a link to a great post on his blog about balancing multiple passions. As many of you know, I have a busy full time job in Tokyo, outside of photography, and do a pretty good job of balancing the "day-job" with my photography related activities. It ain't easy, and I touch on this below, but basically, I really enjoyed the article, and sent some comments to my friend about what he'd written.
First, you'll probably want to read the article, Managing multiple passions- make most of your hidden talents, by Anuj Magazine, and then come back here and read my comments on the article, with some advice of my own on this subject.
I read your blog post with great interest. You write very well, and although I intended to scan over it, I ended up reading it fully.
I thought the part where you mentioned about being interested as opposed to committed is so very true. People often ask me how I find time to do my photography, including the weekly podcast and forum etc. while maintaining a busy full time day job. My answer is often that I don't find time, I make time. People will always make time to do something that they love and they really want to do. If you aren't able to do that, question your commitment to your passion, and not how others miraculously seem to have more time than yourself.
Prioritizing what you attack first is also very important. I've never locked into the number three, but when I have a long list of things to do, I prioritize how I spend my time. I often quote the 80:20 rule. You can say that 20% of what you do will be responsible for 80% of your success. If that's true, you can stop doing the other 80%, concentrate on doing your 20% really well, and excelling in those tasks, and your overall success will be enhanced even more. Of course, there are always going to be things in the 80% that you can't avoid doing, but you don't need to work on these as hard. I learned from an old boss, that sometimes good "enough", is good enough. You don't have to do everything to the best of your ability to succeed.
You also talk about creating time in your paragraph about White Space ・I have no white space! There is no time such as on a bus or walking when I am not listening to a photography related interview, or an Audible book etc. Even when I'm sitting next to my wife after dinner, enjoying our time together before I go to my computer, if we are not talking about something, I'm running through ideas and planning my evening's activities or future plans. I do feel that I need to work harder on giving myself some white space to be honest. I am often so plugged in, that I can become over tired sometimes, to the point of making myself ill. Taking time off is important.
I like the idea of day tight or hour tight compartments. I generally learned a long time ago that I need to shut off one thought or problem to enable me to concentrate on the next. In my early twenties I would lose weekends worrying about something that happened on Friday, only to find that on Monday the problem had either disappeared, or was not such a problem after all. There are times though when I am not able to cut off feelings from previous incidents, and I'm not sure that we should. One of my bosses always praised me for being able to cut away from work easily though, and giving myself time for my photography, creating a nice balance in my life, so I'm probably doing an OK job of this.
The only thing in the article that I found a little difficult to read, or awkward was the double negative at the end. You say that we should not believe in ourselves, but then turn it into a positive, by saying that you should not believe in yourself when you think you can't achieve something. This last paragraph is funny, as I'm sure you meant it to be, but it boils down to the fact that you need to believe in yourself to give yourself the confidence to proceed, but not to be over-confident.
Personally, I have a very easy philosophy around this. I never question my ability to do something when trying to decide whether or not to take on a new task or project. The only question I ask myself is whether or not I want to do it. If I want to do something, I will make it happen, no matter how difficult the undertaking. Of course, I realize that although I'd love to be able to fly unaided or go to the moon, right now that's just not possible. You have to be realistic, although I do fully expect to go to the moon or into space at least once before I die.
Great article Anuj! Thanks very much for sharing.
If you enjoyed this, you might also be interested in episode #86 of my Podcast, in which I discussed Time Management and Photography.


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The Christian Reformer, Or, New Evangelical Miscellany, 第 12 卷
righteous Being whom it is our highest happiness and perfection to love and to imitate, as well as to reverence and fear; a Being to whom we can look up with filial affection and confidence for the supply of every real good; on whom alone we can depend for support and assistance in seasons of difficulty and distress; and who will most assuredly in the end make all things work together for good, to those who are obedient and resigned to his will. For the privi. lege of addressing this Almighty Parent by prayer and thanksgiving, we can never be sufficiently grateful. How careful, then, ought we to be not to neglect so important a means of improving and perfecting our nature, and of rendering us more and more resembling the Being whom we adore !
The very general neglect and disuse of family devotion, even among persons who in some respects seem disposed to seriousness, is a circumstance which cannot be too deeply lamented. A serious and regular performance of this duty, must certainly be a powerful means of training up children and servants in a sense of their duty to their Creator, of their dependence upon him, and of the obligations they owe him, and must in some degree operate as a check upon the thoughtlessness and profligacy so prevalent among servants, who have had the misfortune to receive little or no religious instruction, and which has long been a subject of severe and universal lamentation. A great degree of responsibility attaches to the heads of families with respect to those persons, whether children or servants, who are under their care. And severe and awful will be the account they must have to render, if having been placed in such situations, they feel not the obligation to embrace every fit opportunity of sowing the seeds of instruction in the ductile minds of youth, of promoting, by every means in their power, their improvement in knowledge and in goodness; of opening their minds to religious impressions; and especially of calling them together at stated seasons, to offer up their united devotions to the Creator of the universe, their Father and their God.
It is in vain for any person to pretend that he has not leisure for the exercise of family devotion. A few minutes with serious and devout attention, would be productive of highly beneficial effects. And I believe we may safely venture to affirm, that there is scarcely a person living, who does not every day spend more time in doing nothing,
than would be requisite to be employed in the exercise of this duty. At the same time he would probably find himself amply recompensed for his time and labour in the improved dispositions and conduct of those about him. By
endeavouring to form their young minds to habits of seseriousness and piety, he would be laying the foundation for
their future good conduct through life. They would become in all respects more valuable members of society, and would be prepared for discharging the duties of all the various relations of life with greater fidelity and zeal. The pure and holy and devotional sentiments which have been infused into their bosoms, they would endeavour to disseminate among their companions and friends. The good principles which they have imbibed, they would transmit to their posterity, and thus become the honoured instruments, in the hand of Providence, of diffusing great and permanent blessings among mankind ; of abolishing the gloomy reign of ignorance, profligacy and vice; and of promoting the knowledge and the practice of the pure religion of Jesus, as far as their influence should extend.
Letters from the Rev. R. Wright, to the Unitarians in the
North-east District.
LETTER IX.
Trowbridge, December 1, 1826.
My CHRISTIAN BRETHREN,
I SHALL conclude this series of letters with a few re-
marks on church discipline. About this subject there has
been much controversy, and Christians have gone to great
extremes ; some adopting such rigid plans as have been
subversive of the liberty of the gospel, and others regard-
ing all church discipline as incompatible with liberal prin-
ciples and proceedings. Of late, controversies on this sub-
ject have been less frequent and more moderate ; and it
may be hoped that we are arrived at a period when the
subject may be discussed with Christian temper, and with-
out any interruption of peace and union, and when such
discipline as will be useful may be adopted without any in-
fraction of Christian liberty. Still it cannot be denied,
that too much of the lordly spirit of former ages, remains
among many professors of the gospel ; and that church
discipline is in many instances made a yoke of bondage,
too grievous for those who understand the liberal princi-
ples of pure and primitive Christianity to bear : this, how ever, is not the case among Unitarians; it is to be feared that they have, in some instances, gone to the opposite extreme, and neglected the discipline which is necessary: they should, however, remember that the abuse of a thing is no disproof of its use when properly applied. It is not, perhaps, to be expected that an entire uniformity upon this subject should exist among us, nor is this necessary ; if more union is to be effected, it must be in consistency with a diversity of opiņion and proceedings, not by the sacrifice of liberty, but by the increase and extension of charity: if every thing practicable to preserve order and promote improvement be done, this is all we ought to desire.
l. It is important to understand and keep steadily in view what is meant by discipline. Discipline does not imply, dominion for no church has a right to exercise dominion over its members. The object of dicipline is edification. Edification cannot be promoted by coercion, and all coercion in religion is incompatible with Christian liberty. Christian discipline has nothing in it of authoritative proceedings, for Christ hath not delegated his authority to his followers. As it relates to individuals, it consists in giving them suitable instruction, admonition and reproof; and, that this may not be neglected, it is desirable that every church should choose and appoint suita. ble persons to do it. As it relates to the church or assembly, it consists in the preservation of order and regularity, and in the couducting of their affairs with that decorum and propriety which may best promote the ends of Christian society. Opinions, however erroneous they may be deemed, are proper subjects of discipline only so far as the word is used merely to express instruction, Improper conduct alone calls for admonition, and sin for reproof and censure. To attempt to dictate to others how they shall understand and practise the positive commands of Christ, and make our judgment a rule of action to them, is no legitimate part of church discipline; for it is an assumption of dominion over conscience, which Christ hath prohibited. What consists in imposing on others that which is contrary to their judgment and consciences, is not Christian discipline, but antichristian tyranny.
2. The supposition that Jesus Christ and his apostles established a regular plan of church discipline, extending to all
the proceedings of Christian assemblies, and to be strictly adhered to at all times and in all places, has been very in. jurious. Different churches, taking for granted that their own plans of discipline are identical with what Christ and the apostles instituted, have become unduly tenacious of them, and converted their own regulations into laws of Christ, to bind the consciences of his disciples. The fact is, no precise, regular and formal system of church discipline can be found in the New Testament; but had such a system been instituted, either by the great Head of the church, or by his divinely-commissioned messengers, it would undoubtedly be found there. Those who think this statement erroneous, have only to point to the part of the New Testament where such a system may be found, and it will be refuted.
3. Our Lord taught the great doctrines and duties of Christianity, revealed the hope of immortality, left the most perfect example, commissioned his apostles to go on with the important work, and left his followers to adopt such plans, form such regulations, and institute such proceedings as should best accord with what he had taught and the perfect example he had left them, and should seem best calculated to promote the great ends of his mi. nistry, death, resurrection and exaltation, according to the times and circumstances in which they live. In no instance can it be lawful for them to do what he hath forbidden, or to omit doing any thing which he bath commanded ; in all things, at all times, and in all places, they are bound to keep in view and act upon the principles which he prescribed, to act in his spirit, to aim at the great objects he hath set before them, to imitate as far as possible his example and follow in his steps, and to acquit themselves as his devoted and faithful servants : to pursue a different course would be to forfeit their allegiance to him. What plans or regulations soever they may think it wise and good to adopt, they should be careful to avoid sanctioning with his authority, or insisting on, as laws binding the consciences of others, what are merely plans and regulations of their own: they may be proper and uscful; but they must not on that account be enforced by an undue assumption of authority.
4. The apostles gave no regular and circumstantial plan of discipline; they only gave general rules, to preserve the churches from the pollutions of idolatry and immorality; to promote the recovery and restoration of those who had been disowned for impurity of conduct, or who had fallen into sin, for the comfort and edification of the brethren, and for the general promotion of the gospel. Any par. ticular advice or directions which they gave, related to para ticular cases as they occurred. In vain may any formal system of discipline, adapted to all the circumstances of the church, at all times and in all places, be sought in the writings of the apostles.
5. Is it then to be concluded that no plans of discipline are necessary in Christian churches ? By no means ; only that Jesus Christ hath left his followers a sphere for the exercise of their judgment and prudence, in reference to matters respecting which, probably, no circumstantial directions could be given which would be generally applied at all times and in all circumstances; and that consequently every church has a right to adopt that plan of discipline which its members think most agreeable to the spirit of Christianity, and most calculated for edification : only every church should be careful not to lay too much stress upon its own plans, nor prescribe in a tone of authority regulations on which the New Testament is silent, nor ever to make such regulations terms of communion, and no church ought to be offended because other churches do not see the propriety of adopting the same plans as are adopted by its own members; for every church is free and independent, and has an indisputable right to adopt such regulations as those who compose it think wisest and best, and differences in these matters ought to produce no disunion among the churches. Different plans and regula. tions may be most useful in different places where circum. stances are very dissimilar.
6. The best system of discipline is that which best accords with the simplicity and purity of the gospel, which is most consistent with Christian liberty, and is best suited to the circumstances of the church which adopts it. It is highly probable that many regulations in the first Christian churches were adopted from the synagogue ; be this as it may, it is evident that they began without any regular plan of discipline. At first the apostles managed every thing; at length prudence suggested the appointment of deacons or stewards, to manage the temporal affairs of the church;

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Justice from Chapman University, and is currently working toward her Masters in Psychology In her spare time, Laura enjoys cooking, gardening and reading. Programs are managed by garrison commanders within the framework of authorized and available appropriated and non-appropriated funds. many outdoor activities. Michelle is not only a proud AMU Korea Foreign School is the non-profit coeducational private day-school. Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) provides specialized resources to assist families of deceased soldiers. SMSgt, USAF (retired) Programs in this category have the capability of generating enough income to cover most of their operating expenses, but they lack the ability to sustain themselves based purely on their business activity; consequently, they receive limited APF support. educational goals, Dan loves spending time with his family and watching his grandkids grow Paul completed his military career further their education. Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix. SMSgt, USAF (retired) worked as a Senior Military Academic Advisor at Ashford University assisting active duty, opportunity for single Soldiers to participate in, and contribute to, their respective communities. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) shared with us their design proposal for Block H of the Yongsan International Business District (YIBD) in Seoul. Additionally, Chuck spent time as a military science instructor at Fort USMC (veteran) Address: San 10-213, Hannam dong, Yongsan gu, Seoul, Korea 140-210     He served in various locations throughout his time of service, and was Guard, Reserve, and transitioning service members, military spouses, veterans, and 719-360-6979 Other Schools in Seoul Lycée Francais de Séoul French curriculum, Ages 3 to 18 . 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[email protected], Senior Manager, Military Outreach & the Eastern States Liaison to National Guard members and [4], FMWR Bowling center activities include bowling leagues, open bowling, tournaments, instructional [4], The FMWR automotive skills program offers facilities, equipment, technical instruction, skilled assistance, SMSgt, USAF (retired) 229-539-6042 Ed's main focus off-work is always his family and numerous 1zahnimplantate.de ist auch darauf spezialisiert, eine angemessene Beratung, Bewertung und Platzierung von Zahnimplantaten bei unseren Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgen anzubieten, die getestet und vertrauenswürdig sind.. Ohne längere Wartezeiten können Sie nach Rücksprache mit unseren Mund-, Kiefer- und … has a passion for education and doing what she can to help others and give back to the military-affiliated students. 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I am a professional bagpiper with a full uniform. husband were stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI. Following her [email protected] Rather than having a prescribed list of what programs stay and go, Total Army Strong will give installation commanders the authority to determine what Soldier and family quality-of-life programs work best in their particular geographic communities, because needs differ from Georgia to Washington state, to Korea. Communications and Electronics Association Leadership Forum. Children 6-12, attending school at an off-post International School, should purchase a youth T-Money Card for discounted travel. Subway maps and subway wallet cards can be picked up at ACS in the Community Services Building 4106 on South Post. [4], Applicable DOD directives and implementing Army regulations are binding on NAFIs. culminated with earning a dual M.A. 803-528-3077 Whidbey Island Air Station, Everett Naval Station, Joint Base Lewis McChord and USCG Seattle Major, USA (retired) [email protected], Military Education Senior Manager That ability to generate revenues is limited, however, and in no case may they be sustained without substantial APF support. Dominion University. active duty, she was a Career (Vocational and Education) Counselor, serving thousands of 304-590-1961 spending time with their son, traveling, working out and hiking. Quicklinks. 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The school includes numerous subject matter experts in various areas of U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Activities. 254-392-9799 Certificate in Neuroleadership, and a M.A. Credential from Western Governors University. In addition, some ethnic Korean Kuomintang and … [email protected] [email protected] 808-384-7172 FAQ; About; Contact US When combined, NAF represents 42 percent of all funding, allowing Army FMWR programs to continue to serve more than 3.9 million patrons. For SLOs, these programs are Youth Education Support and Outreach. In addition, he served as academic advisor for undecided Sergeant with eight years of service on Active Duty. [email protected] 916-235-0748 [4][60], These programs are closely related, in terms of supporting the military mission, to those grouped in category A. 210-540-0037 VISIT WEBSITE; CALL 031 246 2866; 365 Plus/ShoeracK. The Yongsan International School Seoul (YISS) is an international school that welcomes a multicultural student body and provides Christian based education from Elementary School to High School. [23], FMWR's major business partner, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, provides a dividend to Army FMWR based on two distinct agreements. [54], The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) provides soldier-athletes the opportunity to compete toward qualifying for the United States Olympic team. Our Schools. a 2nd Lieutenant in Air Defense Artillery. Terrier, Diesel. Faculty are required to be approved through the Network of International Christian Schools (NICS) - www.nics.org as well as by YISS. Israel Beilin directed the first version of the Army Soldier Show, "Yip Yip Yaphank" in 1918. 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Bachelor's degree in business or related field and at least five years relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong understanding of Salesforce administration, customization and development. Salesforce Administrator or Salesforce Certification required.
Demonstrated expertise with and talent for CRM development, using a variety of database programs (Salesforce required; Flatbridge preferred). Excellent database management skills. Strong understanding of programming, coding, database structure, APIs, APEX, Salesforce AppExchange and Data Loader.
Proven ability to quickly and accurately enter customer records, manipulate database information, and fill customer information requests, as necessary, in a timely and effective manner. Clear understanding of customer lifecycle, enrollment processes and client relations.
Demonstrated expertise in writing and executing queries to mine data using sophisticated queries and ability to create and execute reporting functions for a variety of outcomes. Proven ability to execute import-export functions, data suppression techniques, and code database records for future reporting purposes.
Ability to troubleshoot errors and potential problems, to create work-around solutions and to work with vendor to fix issues with elegant solutions. Ability to identify, communicate, price, and implement database enhancements.
Ability to train users on database functions and database enhancements.
Ability to translate complex data output, reporting and use requirements into database processes.
Demonstrated experience with a variety of online learning tools and ability to research, recommend, implement and troubleshoot same.
Process management orientation, with experience in office management and creating and implementing office processes. Ability to routinize and systematize procedures and processes, especially as it relates to database administration.
Demonstrated experience with online credit card processing (CashNet preferred) and understanding of payment process, potential glitches and how to fix them.
Ability to interface with various members of Anderson School and UCLA community (University cashier, information services, etc.) and external sources (Flatbridge and CashNet vendors, among others) to ensure all parties understand EE's database requirements and work to maximize database functions to EE's business advantage.
Motivated self-starter with strategic, long-term thinking skills. Creative problem solving skills to create and implement database enhancements, solutions and operations processes. Excellent analytical skills, with ability to analyze problems, propose solutions, and/or make recommendations, especially as it relates to database administration.
Knowledge of accounting and budgets, with demonstrated ability to process invoices, track expenses and adhere to budgets. Financial acumen.
Proactive attitude with the drive to initiate projects and new processes, and ability to integrate diverse opportunities and complex viewpoints into simple business solutions. Demonstrated ability work effectively, efficiently and independently and effectively, following through on assignments with minimal direction and supervision under conditions of fluctuating workloads, tight timelines, and a variety of assigned duties.
Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail, to organize material, information, and people in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication effort.
Excellent verbal, listening and written communications skills to clearly and diplomatically convey information to a diverse clientele either by telephone or in person using proper English grammar, punctuation, structure and format. Legible handwriting and typing skills.
Proficiency in using technology for informational searches, launch of email broadcasts, database functions and website enhancements.
Excellent project management skills, with ability to lead by influence. Ability to accomplish team and business objectives, keeping projects on-schedule and within budget. Skill in working as part of a team; collaborating with colleagues.
Strong proficiency using various hardware and software programs: registration database (Flatbridge) and contact management software, including expert use of Salesforce and Marketing Cloud; Microsoft Office including Word (creation of forms & tables, signs, labels), Excel (formulas, database function, spreadsheets, data sorts, mail merges, etc.), PowerPoint, email, electronic calendaring system, Internet (web searches), travel and entertainment reimbursement software (Express preferred), , Zoom, Adobe Connect and other video conferencing and online delivery platforms; Adobe Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Ability to work evenings and weekends, both at the University and remote locations, and to travel overnight. Ability to work flexible schedules and holidays, as necessary. Ability to travel to domestic and foreign locations.
Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds to promote executive education, including faculty and top business executives in work and informal settings. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, faculty, students and executive clients, and to act as EE liaison to other Anderson and UCLA departments as it relates to operations, database and technology management.
Ability to identify confidential and sensitive information and handle with tact and discretion. All files, records, customer data, documents, blueprints, information, letters, notes, and similar items relating to the business of the UCLA, whether prepared by the incumbent or otherwise coming into his/her possession, shall remain the exclusive property of UCLA.
S/he shall not retain any copies of the foregoing without UCLA's prior written permission. Ability to treat information confidentially and too use such information solely during the course of employment with UCLA EE.
Knowledge of continuing education, executive training, professional development and/or Executive Education Programs. Knowledge of EEP program content and Anderson faculty expertise.
Knowledge of UCLA, Anderson School and Executive Education policies and accounting processes with the ability to constructively interface with Anderson Business Office and UCLA Purchasing. Experience with Marketing Cloud and marketing automation tools. Experience with SQl, Drupal, and CSS.


Andrew De Leon was an opera singer act from Season 7 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the Vegas Round, but he returned for the Wild Card Show. He was later eliminated again in the Semifinals.
Growing up, Andrew De Leon was a big fan of Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. Listening to them was an escape for him, for he was an outsider. He felt alienated because he was not interested in athletics or other interests commonly followed. Andrew developed an interest in singing, but by his audition, he had never sung to anyone in public, including his family.


Into the Heart of the Feminine: Excerpts and Resources - Bud Harris, Ph.D. Massimilla Harris Ph.D.Bud Harris, Ph.D. Massimilla Harris Ph.D.
"In recent history, Harry Potter has been one of the most widely popular series of books around, among adults as well as children. As the series' first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, opens, Harry is delivered to a home of people who were proud to say they were "perfectly normal, thank you very much." The family he was delivered to were "Muggles," people who, as we say in Jungian terms, sleepwalk through life and deny their own potentials for depth, wholeness, and communication with the more profound dimensions of themselves and life. Harry knew that Mr. and Mrs. Dursley would never understand him or value his potentials. They regarded his uniqueness with disdain and housed him in a closet under the stairs. It would be a long time before Harry would learn that he was special. Harry was taught, "Don't ask questions—that was the first rule for a quiet life with the Dursleys." The Dursleys often spoke about Harry "as though he wasn't there—or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them, like a slug." The home of the Dursleys could have been my home, or Margaret's. Margaret, as you may recall, came from an affluent family in which everything "looked good," but her parents were cold and distant, seeming to value social appearances above all else. This is a home dominated by the Death Mother, and our culture, too, is dominated by her.
"In fact, when he was young, "Harry dreamed and dreamed of some unknown relation coming to take him away." In many ways I was like Harry when I was a small child. I was convinced that my mother could not be my biological mother. Many of us dream, wish, or hope that somewhere out there our "real" parents exist or that if we wait long enough and try hard enough, the parents we have will turn into real parents, "good enough" parents. Meanwhile, we live and grow up in a hidden world, often one of reading, filled with fantasies and magic. Like Harry's other world, the realm of our imagination protects us from being emotionally demolished. This world is our refuge until we develop the power to find or redeem our true parents, the archetypal positive mother and father within our own psyche. Like Harry found Hogwarts, we must find within ourselves a safe and nurturing place, the elemental feminine, or we will be in a never-ending losing conflict with the Muggles, the "normal" people who sleepwalk through life. I am convinced that these scenarios and what they touch in all of us are why these kinds of childhood books are immensely popular among both adults and children. They represent the secret feelings and longings in us. When such stories are really worthwhile, they use the words and images of our times to bring to life many of the timeless themes in fairy tales.
"Every myth represents a treasure-house of wisdom regarding the world and our personality. On the other hand, the way to these treasures is difficult and tangled. All too often when it seems like the mythic map is clear, we suddenly discover that there is a whole new level of the myth before us. Myths are meant to take us beyond ourselves, beyond the ways we have looked at life and particularly at our difficulties and struggles. For example in the Odyssey, we find two levels in the story. The first is the quest of Telemachus to find his father. The second is the quest of Odysseus to return home to his wife. In mythic terms, Telemachus is searching for his own inner authority and Odysseus is trying to return home through a journey haunted by his encounters with feminine figures. Both quests come together as Odysseus completes the symbolic masculine search for the inner feminine. Myths are about the realization of different aspects of our wholeness, and they are not about gender roles. They reflect how the archetypal patterns of the masculine and feminine live and intertwine in all of us. And they describe what happens when such patterns become one-sided: Nature sets the stage to redirect them through journeys of transformation.
"…over the years, I have worked with woman after woman who was intelligent, capable, even professionally trained, and yet was still paralyzed when it came to pursuing her life with a sense of authenticity and security, grounded in her own ability. I am even more saddened to see how our ability to love and be loved and to be whole people in relationships has been frozen by the Death Mother's influence in our families and in our society. Not only have I seen this in the people I work with, but I have experienced it myself. I have questioned my own ability to believe in myself, in my potentials, and in my own success, not for years, but for decades. And I have wondered if I would ever really know what love is and if I would ever really experience it.
"Women, over the centuries, have been unfairly victimized, misused, belittled, and considered to be inferior human beings. This blaming and belittling of women, and also of the feminine principle, still goes on in this century and in some countries is a common way of dealing with women. Unfortunately, this is our modern form of the plague.
"The truth is that we can't genuinely love someone we do not know, and this includes ourselves. When we don't know ourselves, we relate to other people primarily through projections. This means that our relationships are controlled by our wounds and complexes, and even our notions of love often reflect needy psychological pursuits, idealistic fantasies, or sentimental hopes. Without a great deal of self-knowledge, we will relate to ourselves in this way. We will project onto ourselves, in terms of our self-image, self-esteem, and what we think we are.
"We recognize the Medusa/Death Mother when we realize our mother, whom we desired to love and whose love and approval we longed for, does not accept us or wanted some part of us or all of us dead or in some way different. If we fear confrontation, disapproval, disappointing someone, or freeze when we are not pleasing people, we know the Medusa/Death Mother is present.
"Every life, if it is going to be fulfilled, is a journey. It is a journey from one state of being to another. It is a journey through the death of an old way of life into a new one. It is a journey that parallels a woman's giving birth—we must go with the pain, for to resist it, increases the tearing and hinders the birth. This kind of journey, which is no stranger to suffering, becomes one of transformation, healing, growth, and the realization of a life that is beyond what we could have imagined or planned.
"Fairy tales are maps for the journey, which bring clarity to our minds. And if we are open to them, taking them in through our feminine selves, they become a means of transport as well. They help carry us through our transformation.


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