Posted on August 24, 2008 by Kit Kaplan
When I learned about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in junior college 20 years ago, I thought that all I needed to do was meet the top need for Self-actualization and all the rest would fall into place. I cared little what went into my body but what came out but my mind was a different [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Kit Kaplan
On anonymity:
I’ve been using this quote from the Tao Te Ching for years when I speak on anonymity and recently found that I had made it up because it is not in fact in the Tao though it should be. I have for years felt that the modern obsession with anonymity was building more shame [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2008 by Kit Kaplan
Dogma: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof, a set of beliefs
Dogmatic: the arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
I went to lunch with a group of about 6 friends after an Overeater Anonymous meeting as I have done for many years. I’ve been in OA for 25 years and recently began [...]
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