#ace test

riddle: i don't like your tone!

ace:

deuce: don't you dare-

Positive statements are more popular than negative ones.

Sometimes I hear people say things that appear to be absurd and without any factual foundation, and yet other people accept the statements and add their own supportive experiences to prove that the absurd ideas are valid. I’ve wondered at this effect many times. What seems to be happening is the supporting of an affirmation of positive feelings and a dissing of any negative feelings. It seems to…

Childhood Disrupted by Donna Nakazawa – review

In my continuing effort to pick out why some people seem to recover from terrible childhood experiences and appear to lead successful lives, I read Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal,by Donna Nakazawa. It is based on the ACE Test (Adverse Childhood Experiences test) and a Resilience Score test that is similar to my PCE Test(Positive Childhood…

Most people’s first response to new things is suspicion and fear.

At yesterday’s meeting on tranquility, during the discussion portion, one person mentioned that scientific research using MRI had shown that most people’s first thoughts about new stimuli were suspicion and fear. I didn’t respond to that idea, because I didn’t have any information on the subject. However, I was thinking that it was probably true because the background religion of the majority of…