Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This article, if read and understood, makes so much sense, and has wisdom! The pandemic highlights a logical fallacy that, unless checked, could prove our undoing By  Sharlee Mullins Glenn  · June 23, 2020 The following first appeared in the  Deseret News . We see it everywhere. Either you’re pro-NRA or anti-Second Amendment. If you have compassion for undocumented workers, you don’t uphold the law. Either you want to see Roe v. Wade overturned or you’re a baby-killer. Either you care about people or you care about the economy. These are examples of an unfortunately rampant logical fallacy — the either/or fallacy (sometimes called “false dilemma” or “false dichotomy”). This kind of fallacy builds an argument on the assumption that there are only two options when, in fact, there are several, if not many. This kind of over-simplistic bifurcation is not only misleading, but can be divisive, damaging and downright dangerous. Too often it p...

I have shared Brad McBride's blog before, and this one is especially timely!  The title of his blog is "Thus We See", and this is truly worth reading!  I agree with it totally. The Devil is a Proud Papa       by  Brad McBride   |  Posted on  Jun 5, 2020 Note: This post is about our souls, and not our politics. It apples to all of us, no matter where we a stand on issues, who we voted for, or what we feel is important. Please respect that if you choose to make comments. Sometimes I find myself writing in the strangest of circumstances. At this moment I am typing in the dark at a desk in a motel in Kanab, UT while my wife sleeps a few feet away. Yeah, I would rather be asleep too, but thoughts keep entering my head that I have to write, or they will never leave me be. We stopped in Kanab on our way to Heber City. Our only daughter and her husband are hoping to deliver their firstborn this weekend, and we wouldn’t miss it for ...

I enjoyed reading this article in Meridian Magazine so much, I thought you readers would enjoy it!  Serendipity is something I haven't studied much! How to Evolve from Control Freak to Friend of Flow By Richard Eyre  · April 24, 2019 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Editor’s Note:  This is the second article in a four part series about a new Happiness Paradigm that replaces the attitudes of control, ownership and independence with their more spiritual alternatives.  Read the first overview article here. Our Addiction to Control The term “Control Freak” brings to mind a certain type of person—a type none of us want to be, but that many of us feel that we are becoming. Oh, how we long for  Control .  We try to control the events of our day by making lists and checking them off.  We try to control our children by disciplining and rewarding them.  We try to control our destin...

I'm reposting the 16th blog I wrote -- 936 blogs ago!  It is well worth reposting! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 16. Controlling Anger --And Jumping to Conclusions I learned many important lessons in life from my dear mother, Ruth Allen Miles.  I've mentioned her in here before, and will often I think.  The lesson which I will talk about, I quote from our life story book, page 343: ON ANGER MANAGEMENT: When I was about in the 7th grade, when our family home was still a basement, I remember some Saturday, Mom had left me in charge of my two sisters while she was gone.  I was to see they did their jobs.  I don't remember who came , or what I did or said, but I guess I was quite rude to one of Vina's friends.  When Mom got home, Vina told her of what I'd done, and Mom said, "Pal, why did you act like that?"  I replied, "I was so angry I didn't know what I was doing."  Mother just l...

I was reminded on Facebook that I posted this a year ago today.  It is worth re-reading!  It is  exactly 200 blogs ago!  So I did 200 this last year.  Are we asking the wrong questions? God does not give us power to control our children, only ourselves. This last weekend we had a wonderful Stake Conference.  We had Elder David Bednar, the apostle, and Elder Terry Wade of the 70's.  I took a lot of notes, and I will write about them on this blog probably tomorrow.  But this will give you something to think about until then.  It is very good!  WANT STRESS RELIEF? CHANGE YOUR QUESTIONS By  Darla Isackson  · August 5, 2015, in Meridian Magazine I want to tell you a poignant story I heard first-person from a father I admire and respect. Years ago he gave me permission to share it, but I’ll protect his privacy at this point by changing the father’s...

This very interesting article helps you and your child learn to handle anxiety.   Many good suggestions and solutions to develop self control!  Anxiety or Aggression? When Anxiety in Children Looks Like Anger, Tantrums, or Meltdowns Posted by Hey Sigmund Anxiety can be a masterful imposter. In children, it can sway away from the more typical avoidant, clingy behaviour and show itself as tantrums, meltdowns and aggression. As if anxiety wasn’t hard enough to deal with! When children are under the influence of an anxious brain, their behaviour has nothing to do with wanting to push against the limits. They are often great kids who don’t want to do the wrong thing, but they are being driven by a brain in high alert. If we could see what was happening in their heads when anxiety takes hold like this, their behaviour would make sense. We would want...