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Addicted to Misery: When Being Happy Hurts

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http://www.counselormagazine.com/feature-articles-mainmenu-63/59-mental-health/101-addicted-to-misery-when-being-happy-hurts With references from Anne Katherine's book which I am reading now. Although of significant personal relevance, the issue of the ideal that one should not need to live with such a state of mind is not without any objection that is not to be over-ruled on the basis of privacy of choice alongside the expectations of longsuffering in accommodation by others in one's circle of influence.

The Influence of Affluence - How the New Rich Are Changing America

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Rating: ★★★ Category: Books Genre: Other Author: Russ Alan Prince and Lewis Schiff This happened to be the follow-on to my reading of Robert H Frank's "Falling Behind" about the rising underclass in (American, but also much of the English-speaking developed world) society today. Could not help with the disgust and indignation boiling inside me, taking in the "do whatever they want to do, whenever and whereever they want or like to do it" mentality of the rising prevalence of the rich middle-incomers.

Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class

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Rating: ★★★★ Category: Books Genre: Other Author: Robert H. Frank In the light of the increasingly painfully widening income divide amongst the populace of this little red dot on earth, the context references crafted by the author reflect the strikingly similar circumstances faced by the the growing underclass of our nation, with respect to the author's own, who happens to be a contemporary with the current chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Prejudicial reading, framed in the perspective of the increasing income inequality of the masses, is strongly encouraged when exploring this book.

You Needed Me

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Heh...this may be sacrilegious in some circles, but the underlying thoughts of the video-maker in pairing the imagery of Yeshua's work on earth with the heart lyrics of Anne Murray's song truly deserve credit.

A Problematic Article from TODAYonline - "Do I Look Rich to You?"

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/311658.asp About a TODAY Plus section writer who attempts to justify his elitist attitude to the reading masses.

A Sorry Excuse for Challenging the Unpopular Views about the Problems of Elitism in its Intended Context

This entry was first posted as a note in my Facebook account. ________________________________________________________________ The writer of this article in Friday's (3 April 2009) edition of the TODAY paper obviously has got a grudge against having been made to feel guilty over his elitist attitude. ( Web source: Link ) __________________________ _______ _________________________________ Do I look rich to you? Rich kettle, poor pot —all black. You’re just asbad as the person you’re hanging your baggage on Phin Wong plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg I’m rich. Oh, I’m rolling in green — and I don’t mean grass. No, grass is for poor people who have to appreciate the riches of the outdoors because they don’t have terribly much indoors. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not some hideous nature-hater. Goodness, no. Only the tacky nouveau riche have no appreciation for Gaia’s bounty. I myself adore my modest field of South African calla lilies where I often frolic upon ov...

Never Again

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With passion for the cause of Israel for her desirable right to exist.