Frame Of Reference

Sanity is only that

Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought. Erich Fromm

…what’s always exciting is when you hear something amazing when you least expected it. Every now and then I’ll hear something for the first time that forces me to re-examine my frames of reference, and re-consider musical parameters in general, and that’s wonderful . And what’s even more wonderful in a way, is when you … Read more

Memory never recaptures reality.

Memory never recaptures reality. Memory reconstructs. All reconstructions change the original, becoming external frames of reference that inevitably fall short. Frank Herbert

I believe in God.

I believe in God. Maybe not the Catholic God or even the Christian one because I have a hard time seeing any God as elitist. I also have a hard time believing that anything that created rain forests and oceans and an infinite universe would, in the same process, create something as unnatural as humanity … Read more

It’s not a matter

It’s not a matter of us standing outside it and ticking off the boxes: yes, the Bible is faithful here; yes, it’s telling the truth there, and so on, but rather granted that it’s God-given. It’s the frame of reference that shows us how to live in, tells us how to think about everything. D. … Read more

I think, in my

I think, in my life and in my experience, teens have stress, and everybody’s stress is unique, and everybody’s frame of reference is different Chris Klein

The use and threat

The use and threat of force, when world peace is not in danger, are no longer valid frames of reference for achieving the ends sought today by sovereign nations. Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Principles and rules are

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference. Carl von Clausewitz

To perceive the internal

To perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person, but without ever losing the as if condition. Thus, it means to sense the hurt or the pleasure of another as he senses it and to perceive the … Read more

The state of empathy,

The state of empathy, or being empathic, is to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person. Carl Rogers