The Brain and Human Realities

In the past, we talked about belief systems. Today, we focus on realities. Over the past few years, new scientific discoveries are rewriting textbooks about how the brain functions and the role of the brain in creating the realities through which we view and give meanings to the environments in which we live. Read the complete blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-brain-and-human-realities.html

Combining the Facts of Science with the Values of Ancient Wisdom

Science provides facts about what we are. Ancient wisdom provides values options about how to live lives that are mutually inclusive and beneficial. Read complete blog at --

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Discovering and Comparing Reality Control Centers

Realities are the ways we receive sensory input and give meanings to our perceptions. We created the Reality Control Center tool to help people understand their own Realities. Using this tool provides important benefits. Read complete blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2017/12/discovering-and-comparing-reality.html

A Confluence of Conflicting Realities

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Lives 1st or Profits 1st?

When we began our journey over twenty-five years ago, our focus was on religion and in our wildest dreams we could have never imagined what we would discover over the next two and a half decades. Jeffrey Leynor was the rabbi at a Conservative synagogue and I (Jim Myers) was the minister of a nondenominational church. One of the primary things we wanted to understand was how two Jewish sects became two mutually exclusive monotheistic religions – one Jewish and one non-Jewish. But ultimately we learned much more – read entire blog at https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2017/11/lives-1st-or-profits-1st.html

Valuing Lives 1st Requires Examining Religious Belief Systems

Two subjects that most people try to avoid are discussions about politics and religion, especially with strangers. Of course, politics and religion just happen to be two major factors in many of the conflicts and issues that are dividing Americans today. So, if people who live in a democracy won’t or are unable to find mutually beneficial ways to discuss things, how will those conflicts and issues be resolved? Read the complete blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2017/11/valuing-lives-1st-requires-examining.html

1825 Days to Teach Infants and Young Children to Trust

Parents, the lessons you teach your children about trust in the first 1,825 days of their lives will drive much of their daily behavior and shape much of what they think, what they say, and what they do for the rest of their lives. New scientific research is transforming the way we understand the role that parenting in the first five years of a child’s life. Read the complete Live 1^st Blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2017/11/1825-days-to-teach-infants-and-young.html