Self Help 101

It strikes me that millions of us are Searching.........

In scanning the thousands of blogs I've looked at in the past few weeks, I witness countless people--regular people like you and me--looking for some way to make their lives and this world more surviveable, more hospitable, more abundant, and more humane.

It can be very discouraging when we think we're alone in this competitive game of survival. Whether it be worrying about money to pay the bills, or about whether our relationship is falling apart--we all need some advice and someone to listen to what's going on with us.

We may only be a little bit "smart" on our own, but, together, we can be a genius. If one head is bouncing around, barely surviving, and ten heads brain storm and come up with ideas and answers, then all of a sudden we have options that can improve our lives. And what if we have millions of minds, all working to end the poverty and suffering and social and economic injustice that we all look at every day on the TV and the computer? What if we could just ease the unhappiness that may be churning in your gut right now, as you think about the thing that is most troubling in your life?

Think of Self Help 101 as a "Rap Group," where you disclose what you need to talk about and others respond with whatever wisdom they can share with-and-for YOU!

There need to be some rules to any credible Rap Group, that outline what is appropriate and inappropriate interaction, between folk who WANT TO GET AHEAD IN THEIR LIVES---EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY. We can look at our leaders, especially the current batch, and realize that, apparantly, We're on our own; they are as confused and childlike as most of humanity. We're better off fixing things ourselves with our own genuine hard work and some Self Help from people who make good sense when they offer an opinion or advice.

THE RULES then for our Rap Group look like this:

1.) No hogging the forum. Keep responses short and to the issue at hand.

2.)No personal attacks of people's disclosures. Use the "I" word, as in "What I have experienced is....."

3.)Remain anonymous.

4.)Think of this as Networking to Survive and Thrive. Our ideas set us Free. Our Sharing gives us Support and Empowerment.

(we may add rules as we go along)

What you need to know about me is:

1.) I have led "real world" (vs. Cyber) rap groups and support groups in the past.

2.) I have a Master's in Counseling/Psychology from an accredited college. And I have counseled individuals, couples, and groups.

3.) This in NOT couseling,per se, with its Psychological parameters. This is a Rap Group that wants Self Help that comes from a peer setting.

4.) Consider the responses SUGGESTIONS, and always seek out a professional counselor if or when you feel you need psychological guidedance.

HOW DO I RAP???

1.)You use the comments box at the bottom of the page.

2.)(Rule) You ask one question or relay one problem or issue at a time.

3.) As the Facilitator of the Group. I will present your issue and provide the responses that are appropriate from the rappers.

4.) Remember, you must take the responses as good-willed suggestions or ideas that give you options for your life. Listen to your own gut; your own sense of what's right and wrong before making your own, personal decisions. This is a peer group. These are not paid professionals But the wisdom of the world may very well be embodied in them, as a collective group of people seeking to improve the world in which we find ourselves.

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What is your issue, your problem, your concern, your need? Start by taking a deep breath and focusing on what seems to be at the very center of the issue. Now type it in the Comment Box. Thank you, for sharing your-Self, with the Self-Help 101 Rap Group.