20.10.16: health/diet/methyl salicylate on mucous membranes:
. one can get a cleaner toilet wipe by adding alcohol to the paper.
. alcohol may raise the risk of cancer,
but there may be less risk with salicylates added,
hence the use of alcohol with methyl salicylate.
. is it safe to rub methyl salicylate on mucous membranes?
it is absorbed even through skin where it supposed to be used,
and is added to food as a flavoring.
2022.10.15: bk.psy/
Willbur Glenn Colaco 2022`Drops of Wisdom:
. this is a commentary on the book:
Willbur Glenn Colaco 2022`Drops of Wisdom:
Applying Ancient Words of Wisdom in Today's Turbulent Times.
5-star/an inspiring (but not magical) book:
2022.10.10: bk.relig/christian/
Christian evangelism from a systemic relational therapist:
Theressa McMorris 2022.7
Kingdom Blueprint: Cultivating an Intimate Relationship with God
5-star/best suited to Christians
but interesting systemic relational therapist:
22.10.8: bk.psy/parenting/Mark J Musser 2014:
. a commentary on the book:
How to Raise Kids that Follow Christ Not Culture:
10 Ways to Help Your Children Honor God, Stand for Truth, and Impact the World
Mark J Musser 2014
5-star/a good overview of effective parenting:
2022.10.6: bk.relig/islam/Steven Colborne 2021-2022
Discovering the Qur'an
[as translated by Oxford World Classics
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem]
5-star/a christian comes to agree with Islam:
2022.10.5: bk.health/psy/yoga/Advait 2020:
Hack Your Brain The Yogic Way:
15 Secret Ancient Indian Techniques
to Enhance Cognitive Fitness, Promote Neurogrowth,
Improve Your Focus and Unleash Your ... Potential.
3-star/could be healing because you believe in it:
2022.10.2: news.psy/schiz/
a new beginning with Ian Cooper 2021:
. this is my summary of a book by Ian Cooper,
One and All: A Spiritual Perspective on Getting Along
"We are not who we think we are"
which reminded me of being born-again aware of a god.
2022.9.30: news.psy/
emotion control with Dialectical Behavior Therapy:
psychiatry prof Maria Clarke 2022
DBT skills workbook in 7 weeks:
Use Dialectical Behavior Therapy to overcome negativity,
manage your emotions and improve your relationships.
. prof Clarke successfully treated her own emotional pain
with a program designed to treat Borderline Personality Disorder.
. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (finding the middle ground)
is based on cognitive behavioral therapy
and dhamma, the teachings of Bhudda.
. it involves meditation, controlled breathing, journaling,
exposure to intense exercise, temperature extremes,
and alternating between tensing and relaxing each muscle group.
. there are many techniques for negotiating with
your emotion maker and other relationships;
eg, part of self-respect is not relating to those who
require us to change our values or lie about them:
"it's ok to walk away from a toxic relationship".
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