Website owner: James Miller
People don't like him because of his nasty disposition. He has a nasty disposition because people don't like him. People avoid him because he is angry and hostile. He is angry and hostile because people avoid him. Negative thinking, always expecting the worst to happen, always dwelling on the ugliest possibilities, causes one to feel insecure. Insecurity causes negative thinking. He is unhappy because he is not satisfied with himself. Other people avoid him because he is not happy. He dislikes people because they avoid him. He is mentally hung up on his problems. He keeps hashing and rehashing them in his mind, trying to figure out a solution to them. He doesn't realize the loss of perspective arising from his habit of hashing and rehashing his problems is a large part of his problem. The habit itself creates a problem. It is dragging him down. He feels frustrated and unhappy because he feels that he is caught in a trap from which he cannot extricate himself. The sense of being caught in a trap causes continuing worry that only compounds the problem, tightening the snare. Dec 1988
More from SolitaryRoad.com:
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life