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Pooh is intentionally simple minded and comparing trump's garbage to that beautiful simple bear is just not fair!
Side note, check out "the Tao of pooh" as it shows why pooh is so wonderfully simple. The Tao of Pooh https://www.amazon.com/dp/0140067477/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6UbeCbQ3ZHQEQ
Sure. Personally, my opinion is that a proper session with adequate preparation, research and support would be beneficial to every adult human. However, you are the person that needs to do that research and preparation; it is inherently faulty to lean on a group or therapist or anyone else to provide all of this for you. While I approve of your disposition, I find much to be desired in the rhetoric present in your inquiry and the framing of yourself as "a candidate."
I would also suggest you simultaneously follow simpler routes, such as self-education through reading. Something like Harold Bloom's "How To Read and Why" would be tremendous as a starting point for you to expand your ideas about what it means to be human and what you are capable of in this limited lifetime. Read through it and pick out some works that speak to you and investigate them to your full capacity.
You don't need to take drugs to discover these perspectives outside of your past self. You can find a lot of it in literature, as expressed by (largely) deceased individuals. There's a large lesson and perspective shift presented to the reader simply by engaging with this process.
Pick main topics that interest you. Go on amazon and read some book reviews.
"World History" in itself is so vast.
If you want something really basic but is readable and just a broad overview this is a really neat, easy to read book.
It took some time for me to come to terms with it. In the end, I had to accept that ambiguity is ok. I was Mormon. That's a fact. I had good experiences. A lot of those experiences revolved around the church in one way or another. That's another fact. I don't have the option to have memories that are purely sweet in retrospect, butI do have the opportunity to accept and appreciate the sour with the sweet.
Have you ever heard of the painting The Vinegar Tasters?
In it, Confucius, Buddha, and Laozi (the writer of the Tao te Ching) are tasting vinegar from the vat. Confucius and Buddha find it too bitter or sour, and make bitter and sour faces. Laozi tastes it and a look of joy is on his face. He is the only one between them who can taste it, accept that it is sour, and appreciate it because it is sour.
One of the most important books I've read is the Tao of Pooh. Funny enough, I was assigned it in an Asian Humanities class. It didn't turn me into a Daoist, but it did explain a philosophy that accepts ambiguity and suggests a way to accept and appreciate my past. It's $6 and 158 pages. Maybe you will appreciate it, too.
> No one is asking for that
May I recommend you a book?
https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Why-Harold-Bloom/dp/0684859076
Also, this link is in the OP: https://github.com/bitwarden/desktop/issues/188
TIL, and am reminded of W. C. Minor
(cut off his penis as a kind of self-punishment for sex addiction, with a side of paranoid scizophrenia)
A classical scholar make a point how german nationalism used Tacitus texts about Germania as an inspiration about the "Germanic race".
Here is the book.
I actually read a really interesting book about this guy, another guy, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. It's called 'The Professor and the Madman': amazon link
A quick Google search tells me it's also called 'The Surgeon of Crowthorne', and that there is now a movie based off it.
just to play the devil's advocate, class and recreation are connected but not as much as we think they are. example. I think the problem is with literacy and no culture of reading.
https://www.amazon.com/Little-History-World-Histories/dp/030014332X
Incepe de acolo, eventual baga un Harari, Marshall, Fukuyama, Bregman.
Daca nu ai rabdare cu cititul, uita-te la The Economist, New York Times si eventual Der Spiegel(fa un efort si foloseste google translate) au articole extrem de bune.
Burn Tacitus’ Germania before it leaves Hersfeld Abbey. The text was completely misunderstood by early German humanists, essentially inspired the unification of Germany, and was then used as pretext to stir German nationalism prior to WWI, and again for WWII.
A Most Dangerous Book by Christopher Krebs provides more detail, if anyone is interested.
Well, if you like Marxist critique of fantasy, I highly recommend "A Bourgeois Writer's Proletarian Fables", by Martin Tempralis. It is a fervent analysis of the class struggle within the Hundred Acres Wood, denouncing the capitalist oppressor Rabbit and his deluded henchman Pooh; with a fervent call to man the barricades in Eeyore's Gloomy Corner.
If you haven't read it, The Professor and the Madman is about this. It's a really good (and relatively quick) read.
There's a picture book about this -- not about Ron McNair the astronaut, but about Ron McNair the little kid trying to check out a book from the library. It's called Ron's Big Mission. (Amazon link)
This is also a really great history book...
I'd say I know a fair amount about history, but even I got something from this one.
It's intended for children, but I just think makes it accessible in a way most history books are not. It won't tell you everything but it's a great jumping off point.
When I ordered mine, Amazon goofed and said it delivered when it never delivered. They sent a replacement no questions asked, and then a month later I received the original. So, for a bit, I had two copies. If I hadn't eventually found a friend with an interest in it, I'd send you my extra copy.
In good news, it's still available. The price may seem a bit high for a book, but I can attest to the quality. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300217234/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_NbjQFbB7M42GJ
>tiny amount of absurdly dedicated people.
Reminds me of the story of the first OED. One man contributed an insane amount of work on hundreds of entries, it turns out from an insane asylum: https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Insanity-English-Dictionary-ebook/dp/B000FCKM7E
I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope that if you're married, you're sharing your journey with your spouse; it will help you both stay together as you make whatever decision is appropriate for you.
I would say that the first thing to do is be patient with yourself. Rebuilding a worldview takes time, exploration, curiosity, and patience. Keep what is good about the church, leave what isn't, and remember that it's ok do do so. The answers to life's big questions are not necessarily unambiguous. That's ok.
If I could recommend one book, it would be The Tao of Pooh. This is a book that explains the basics of Taoism for Western audiences. Taoism at its heart is a philosophy that tries come to grips with ambiguity. You're in a time right now that you're learning that things you thought were definite are now much more ambiguous. I'm not saying you need to be a Taoist, but reading a book like this will help you see how other people have come to deal with the ambiguity. That can take a lot of the angst out of the process as you rebuild your worldview and find what gives you meaning. That book was very helpful to me as I was plowing into my faith crisis at BYU. I had to read the book for an Asian humanities class and only chose it because it was the shortest on the list, but it quickly became one of the most useful things I ever read at BYU. It helped me gain some perspective and have less angsty time figuring things out.
Need some help reading?
I suggest this as a starter. PM me if you need more material :)
PS I can help you with your math too ;)
Not exactly in the format you request but i recommend the following
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/a-brief-history-of-the-world.html
https://www.amazon.com/Little-History-World-Histories/dp/030014332X
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes (Yale, 2010) is excellent. As the title suggests, it isn't primarily about what people's bodies did day to day but about what their minds did: "This landmark book provides an intellectual history of the British working classes from the preindustrial era to the twentieth century. Drawing on workers' memoirs, social surveys, library registers, and more, Jonathan Rose discovers which books people read, how they educated themselves, and what they knew."
Oh! I went through exactly this just a few years ago. First of all, none of this is abnormal. I think it means you're leading an examined life which is a great start. If I could make one tiny recommendation it'd be to read the book "The Tao of Pooh". Loved that book and I re-read it every year to help keep my mind in a better spot. Also, I love this morning routine from Tony Robbins. Changed my life.
I don't like the idea of a "dating game" - To me, it trivializes what can be deep meaningful relationships. I tend to meet people and, however seriously we become involved, we do. Each relationship is a different experience you learn from. To me, the fear of investing feelings is part a fear of being hurt by the other person, and part a fear of loss. The first is inevitable and is kind of like an entrance fee into a relationship. You have to open up in order to get anything meaningful out of it. You experience the loss when you have had something meaningful and its time for it to end. There's such a thing as being too trusting, but I'm inclined to think the loss is a positive thing to the extent that it means you experienced something worthwhile. I take a Taoist approach to relationships, the Taoism I've gleamed from this book. Its a quick read that reminds me to stay in the present. To me, the pain of loss doesn't hurt so bad when I can look back at the good with a smile, knowing that I made the most out of things when I had the chance.
Uptoke for Tao of Pooh. Came here to mention this:
http://www.amazon.ca/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff/dp/0140067477
I like it because it's funny, understandable and straightforward while not straying from the essence of the teachings.
Norton published a really gorgeous hardcover of <em>The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition</em>.
Yup, I re-read The Alchemist when this happens to me. I'd also like to add the classic The Little Prince, and The Tao of Pooh. edited to add: Haven't read it yet, but next on my reading list is Hesse's Siddhartha. Could be enlightening as well.
This might be a good start. Read the reviews.
I have a copy that I dip into from time to time, and would recommend it.
If you're familiar with Whinnie the Pooh, The Tao of Pooh is an entertaining introduction to Taoism, a branch of Buddhism.
http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff/dp/0140067477
It made me realize I've been some sort of a taoist since I was seven or eight. It's also pretty funny and an easy read. It has helped me a lot when confronted with closeminded people.
I also suspect a lot of redditors being taoist without knowing it :)
>Author/narrator Hoff calls Winnie the Pooh a "Western Taoist" and uses the unassuming bear to introduce Eastern philosophical principles. Pooh epitomizes the "uncarved block," as he is well in tune with his natural inner self. Pooh enjoys simple pleasures and the daily progress of life. Hoff contrasts this unpretentiousness to other characters created by Winnie - the - Pooh author A.A. Milne, including Owl, whom he describes as a "mind that tries too hard," and Eeyore, the eternal pessimist. In a clear and crisp voice, Hoff explains the central tenets of Taoism and further illustrates them with familiar excerpts from The House at Pooh Corner stories (1923), Chinese proverbs, maxims, and tales from Lao Tzu and others. The result is at once thought-provoking and charming. This is a small literary event that will leave all who experience it a little more serene. For most collections.