Category Archives: Responsibility

The Most Noble Work is Forging Character

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Life’s most noble work is the work of forging wholesome character. And while the payoffs are great, they usually take time to realize.

Mastering Appetites and Aversions

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Folks who too often run from the difficult and over-indulge in the pleasurable are almost always trouble. And while they’ll often promise they’ll do better, that doesn’t mean they have a real commitment to proper self-management. My clinical practice was chock full of individuals who couldn’t or woudn’t manage their appetites and aversions properly. That left their partners to clean up the inevitable messes.

The Second Attribute of Wholesome Character

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When vetting the character of a potential partner, make sure to scrutinize carefully their attitudes toward work and their work history. That will tell you a lot about where they are on the road to “love ability.”

The 10 Qualities of Wholesome Character

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Wholesome character is in particularly short supply these days. The problem is not just narcissism. And it’s not just antisociality. Character disturbances encompass a wide spectrum of problematic traits and behaviors that vary in types and degrees of severity. It’s bad enough that we have such a shortage of wholesome character. And it’s bad enough that behavior once regarded as unusual, unbecoming, or even outrageous, has become normalized. But what’s even more appalling is that we seem to have forgotten what good character is all about and what it takes to cultivate and promote it. 

The Many Forms of Violence

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There are many forms of violence. Physical, emotional, and verbal, are just a few. But all violence harms, and fuels a destructive cycle.

The Making of a Grandiose Narcissist

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Grandiose narcissists are in many ways like spoiled little brats all grown up.

Rabid Dominance Seekers

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Aggressive personalities (in all their varieties) so crave the upper hand and superior position that they make life a nightmare for those under their thumb