#free-thought

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Judging is preventing us from understanding a new truth. Free yourself from the rules of old judgments and create the space for new understanding.

Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

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"You don’t have any other society where the educated classes are so effectively indoctrinated and controlled by a subtle propaganda system – a private system including media, intellectual opinion forming magazines, and the participation of the most highly educated sections of the population. Such people ought to be referred to as “Commissars” – for that is what their essential function is – to set up and maintain a system of doctrines and beliefs which will undermine independent thought and prevent a proper understanding and analysis of national and global institutions, issues, and policies." - Noam Chomsky, Language and Politics

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“Citizens of the democratic societies should undertake a course of intellectual self defense to protect themselves from manipulation and control, and to lay the basis for meaningful democracy.” - Noam Chomsky, 'Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies'

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“Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.” - Isaiah Berlin

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Beat the Alcohol Bully

I kept drinking because I wanted to fit into my world. Labeling myself alcoholic in a world of drinkers who seemed to be handling alcohol just fine, felt every bit as shameful to me as plastering the Scarlet Letter “A” across my chest

Did you know that alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the last twenty years in the U.S.? It’s been widely reported that alcohol is killing more people and younger, yet drinking is still the go-to activity for every celebration of life. Going sober, choosing not to drink, being alcohol-free is beginning to get more positive press, but most people still feel ostracized if they chose not to drink…

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Are you Ready for Alcohol Free Holidays

Are you Ready for Alcohol Free Holidays

When you’re first Alcohol Free, when you’re in early days of sobriety and are feeling a bit fragile, how do you enjoy holiday time – beach resorts, all inclusive vacation packages, cruises and big adventures full of tempting night life – without picking up the drink that you just put down? Are you ready? Do you even want to vacation without drinking? Alcohol- Free ?

This can be a hard choice…

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