Post by HaChamor on Dec 18, 2016 18:57:39 GMT -8
Greetings All,
I've come on here to find more information that I might be able to share with others.
I've been involved with biblical apologetics since the mid 80's. I came to be a
Observant Messianic Believer (T.O.M.B.) in 2005. I have never studied so much in my life, since then. It's been an incredible journey. I'm not into "rah-rah," and I don't use words like "awesome" or "incredible" very often, but when I do, I totally mean it. The things I have seen in since 2005 are literally mind-altering. I got a master's degree in psychology in 2011. Tying the two things together has given me some incredible (there I go again) moments of insight, as far as I'm concerned. I hope to be able to gain more insight and delve into the deeper levels of understanding, out here, with the help of others, having those occasional moments of "lightning flashes" to scare away a bit of darkness from around me. It is with that hope that if I am able to go deeper, then I'll be able to share more with others, and be able to stand in trying situations to show others strength, knowledge, and wisdom.
There is a field in psychiatry called "logotherapy." It's in the area of existential psychology. In short, it means "meaning therapy." When we find our core meaning to our lives, then that has a wonderful tendency to reduce all sorts of neurotic behaviors -- in particular: anxiety and depression. The thing is, is that we never really stop finding our core meaning. Kinda funny, that way.
The world is a harsh place (DUH, Tim, tell us something we don't know!), but finding our place of meaning can set us firmly against that world, giving us a place to stand. There are two other schools of thought in psychiatry, as Frankl states: Freud's will to pleasure, and Adler's will to power. If we base our lives on seeking pleasure, then we are bound to be disappointed, and when that occurs, then neuroses set in. Same thing for seeking power or status. In the seeking of it or in the losing of it, problems begin to occur. The thing is, if we base our lives on meaning, then that can never be taken from us or lost.
There is no greater place to find our meaning, than in the Tanakh and B'rit Chadashah. As we come to know and understand more about ourselves, the stronger we become, even in the most daunting circumstances.
This seeking of strength, through the meaning that I know that can be provided in forums such as what is here, will not go unfulfilled. I've seen it happen (the gaining of spiritual strength (that is wholeness and/or completeness)) far too many times in many and diverse people since 2005 to deny that it is real.
I'm looking forward to both the pains and the gains.
I've come on here to find more information that I might be able to share with others.
I've been involved with biblical apologetics since the mid 80's. I came to be a
Observant Messianic Believer (T.O.M.B.) in 2005. I have never studied so much in my life, since then. It's been an incredible journey. I'm not into "rah-rah," and I don't use words like "awesome" or "incredible" very often, but when I do, I totally mean it. The things I have seen in since 2005 are literally mind-altering. I got a master's degree in psychology in 2011. Tying the two things together has given me some incredible (there I go again) moments of insight, as far as I'm concerned. I hope to be able to gain more insight and delve into the deeper levels of understanding, out here, with the help of others, having those occasional moments of "lightning flashes" to scare away a bit of darkness from around me. It is with that hope that if I am able to go deeper, then I'll be able to share more with others, and be able to stand in trying situations to show others strength, knowledge, and wisdom.There is a field in psychiatry called "logotherapy." It's in the area of existential psychology. In short, it means "meaning therapy." When we find our core meaning to our lives, then that has a wonderful tendency to reduce all sorts of neurotic behaviors -- in particular: anxiety and depression. The thing is, is that we never really stop finding our core meaning. Kinda funny, that way.
The world is a harsh place (DUH, Tim, tell us something we don't know!), but finding our place of meaning can set us firmly against that world, giving us a place to stand. There are two other schools of thought in psychiatry, as Frankl states: Freud's will to pleasure, and Adler's will to power. If we base our lives on seeking pleasure, then we are bound to be disappointed, and when that occurs, then neuroses set in. Same thing for seeking power or status. In the seeking of it or in the losing of it, problems begin to occur. The thing is, if we base our lives on meaning, then that can never be taken from us or lost.
There is no greater place to find our meaning, than in the Tanakh and B'rit Chadashah. As we come to know and understand more about ourselves, the stronger we become, even in the most daunting circumstances.
This seeking of strength, through the meaning that I know that can be provided in forums such as what is here, will not go unfulfilled. I've seen it happen (the gaining of spiritual strength (that is wholeness and/or completeness)) far too many times in many and diverse people since 2005 to deny that it is real.
I'm looking forward to both the pains and the gains.
