by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 1, 2022 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
“Your experience isn’t real unless we tell you it’s real.” In my first statistics lecture as a psychology student, we were told the following: if a phenomenon could not be demonstrated via scientific research, then it did not exist. This means...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 28, 2022 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Misplaced: To set on a wrong object or eventuality: his trust had been misplaced; synonyms: lose, mislay. Guilt: Feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy: SELF-REPROACH; synonyms: contrition, penitence, regret,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 19, 2022 | Real Philosophy, The Real Bible
The title of this blog post is taken from a line spoken several times in the movie, “The Blues Brothers.” It is derived from the Biblical references related to being “on a mission from God” (you may find the relevant verses here). I was...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 11, 2022 | Real Mythology, Real Philosophy
I am reposting an article I wrote two years ago this month right before my 50th birthday. I could feel it in me waters that some serious warrior action was going to soon be needed. This is in reference to the tyranny that was foisted upon humanity from March 2020. I...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 2, 2022 | Real Philosophy
“I understand that you find my boldness and honesty offensive. It’s okay, I find your fake kindness & sugar-coated nonsense pretty offensive, too.” ~ Brooke Hampton What is offensive to some, is inspirational, informative and entertaining to...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Dec 6, 2021 | Real Philosophy
The following phrase is sometimes used as an explanation for the word “forgiveness”: “Life is for giving (as in “for-give-ness”), not for getting (as in “to get, or take”). I did once refer to this meaning in one of my books...
