by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
from MY book, A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind. I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Practical Empathy Practice Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where anger...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 10, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2014. You probably see the inequities and corruption in our current system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel or are...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 9, 2022 | All Videos, Culture, Feminism, Humor, Life, Vids-Humor, Vids-Pinned |
NSFW Warning rated R. Most spicy content near end of video. Skip the babble and show me the money Have you been watching the Amber v Johnny trial? Seems like half the time that I share that I’ve enjoyed a couple hours of it and made this satire, people want to...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 17, 2021 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Originally written 2016. Updated often. “I want to have snoop-free online communication. Should I go with Telegram or Signal?” Most mainstream sources (and uninformed nerds) right now are pushing WhatsApp. Or Signal, claiming it has better encryption....
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 16, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Health, Life, Relationships |
The alarm goes off. The torture begins. You choose how long the pain will go on. Every time you hit snooze, you extend that torture for you and your mate. Pitfalls When you hit snooze, you are:- breaking a promise to yourself, reducing your integrity and self-worth....
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in February 2022. Does anyone else notice an increase in cussing? In what experiences, subcultures, or media in your day to day life?What do you believe the affects are? I want to be clear: I’ve zero moral issues with cussing. My issue is that...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 4, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
by Scott Howard Swain | Sep 1, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
A wise man once said… nothing. He let her vent and then they had sex afterwards. I see wisdom… and a problem with the message of the above meme. If the idea is for the man to deeply listen with empathy instead of defensiveness or advice, then yay, I...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jul 15, 2021 | All Articles, All Videos, Culture, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Vids-Marxism, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Racism, Vids-Voluntaryism, Voluntaryism |
From the premiere episode of Jason Whitlock’s new BlazeTV show, comes one of his patented fire-starter monologues. It’s a letter to black America that covers everything from Colin Kaepernick to George Floyd to LeBron James and the all-too-cozy relationship...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 2, 2021 | All Articles, Climate, Corruption, Life, Voluntaryism |
This video features a compelling presentation by renowned physicist Dr. William Happer at the National Leadership Seminar, sponsored by Hillsdale College, on February 19, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona. William Happer is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor Emeritus in the...
by Scott Howard Swain | Apr 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
by Jim Ateoi Why do men and women seem to have such different goals, interests, and behaviors? Both men and women often get mad or frustrated because they don’t get what they want from the other. They also get mad or frustrated with themselves for making choices that...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 22, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: November 2020. (1) In progress: Create fear; physical, psychological, and emotional separation; and economic ruin with a bio-plandemic. “But at least we can connect, share information, organize, learn, play, and share & acquire entertainment...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 4, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Prepping, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would cause supply chain issues, followed by businesses...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 3, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Money, Prepping, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: January 2020. Any one of the ideas below, alone, may have little affect on your expenses. It’s the cumulative effect that matters. They add up. Here’s my list. I’d love to hear yours. Please share your ideas in the comments....
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
I bet most of us agree that there is usually a net overall loss when one person forces another person to do a thing. Sometimes, though, people “expand” the definition of force to include not doing a thing. What?! Example A person in need came to you asking...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 17, 2020 | All Videos, EQ, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-PEP |
Video is below Short comedy skit I made showing the “Practical EmPath” (PEP) system being used in the face of verbal personal attacks. I created the original version is as an advertisement for web hosting and cut out the advertisement part from this...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
It seems that Socialism is on the rise right now; at least amongst those who have not come to the USA looking for the opposite of what socialism did to their Country. Why? Let’s speculate. I see it as a combination of factors: – Wealth largess from the...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 22, 2020 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
“But if I am doing nothing wrong then why worry?” What if privacy is something that makes you a human? While it is useful to deny snoopers such as Facebook, Google, US National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, Police, insurance companies, etc., from seeing your...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 19, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: November 2020. Click on the following image to see larger version. Spread it around! In the video below, two evolutionary biologists – Bret Weinstein, PhD and Heather Heying, PhD discuss Ivermectin and vaccines in relation to covid,...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 16, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Relationships |
After many years of practicing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) method of empathy and then creating my own system based on NVC, called the "A Practical EmPath" system (PEP), I’ve become much more aware of when I’m being lied to. How did this...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 1, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Feminism, Humor, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
I watched The Red Pill by Cassie Jaye and feel inspired to reach out to the newer, 3rd wave feminists who want a different kind of equality; more than what has been law in the United States since 1920 via the 19th Amendment. What I would like is more harmony between...
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