…Honoring Yourself and Others for Optimal Enrichment (published 2015)
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Table of Contents
I – THE UNSEEN INTERNAL WORLD…11
Knowing thyself…11
Mental freedom, in brief…17
II – MENTAL SHACKLES FASHIONED FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE…21
The chain of command: who is actually responsible?…24
The nature of giving and following orders…26
Perspectives on self-responsibility…28
Various factors in becoming inhumane or remaining humane… 32
Surrendering to systems of domination…36
Liberty and other memes…42
III – CHILDHOOD TRAUMA REVEALED IN FAMILY, RELIGION, AND GOVERNMENT…47
Early experiences in the family…47
Family comfort dynamics…71
Religion and unquestioned traditions…74
Being ruled as “citizens”…77
Governmental destruction of self-actualization…84
IV – BASIC TRUTHS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD…87
Childhood issues and vital concerns…87
Essential psychology of children and adults…93
Parenting issues and moralistic judgment…96
Resourceful parenting basics…101
V – FRAMEWORKS FOR LEARNING AND MATURING…105
Typical and expected routes…105
Goals and types of education…106
Detrimental effects of coercive schooling…111
Honoring volition…116
Optimal learning environments…119
A shift in view of self and others…121
VI – CULTIVATING SELF-EFFICACY AND SELF-WORTH…127
Self-esteem and potential pitfalls…127
Self-acceptance and self-concept…131
Deeper into self-acceptance…134
Honoring self-worth…139
Letting go of old strategies and devising new ones…141
Getting what we really want…144
VII – NONSACRIFICIAL ETHICS AND NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION…147
The nature of selfishness and sacrifice…147
NVC: Honest, empathetic expression and compassionate connection…152
Connecting more with feelings and needs…167
VIII – SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION TO VOLUNTARYISM…173
Complete political liberty recap…173
Restorative justice instead of punishments…182
IX – REAL POSSIBILITIES FOR LASTING HAPPINESS…191
Total trust in self, i.e., complete personal liberty…191
Making life more wonderful with others via the marketplace…192
A marketplace that serves us in life-enriching, non-costly ways…194
A society of individuals with balance and centeredness…197
Visions of the past and future to refashion the present…199
Change for the better, the most important meme…208
REFERENCES…215