Under a Friendly Spell

How friends influence us, for better and for worse, throughout life.

by Carlin Flora

Weird and Wonderful

By Carlin Flora on February 29, 2008 in Under a Friendly Spell

Dr. Kramer's post about a young woman who thinks of her autism as a different way of being, not as a disorder, got me thinking about how people can stretch their brains around disabilities with amazing results. Read More

Thinking Outside the Box...About Inside One's Self

Submitted by Charlie Garland on March 1, 2008 - 12:25pm.

I wholeheartedly agree with these inspiring examples. Each is, in its own right, a wonderful example of what I call "pure innovation" -- that which we apply to our personal lives, and to society around us. "Thinking outside the box" isn't necessarily anything more than thinking ... differently than "conventional wisdom" (and an unlimited collection of related presumptive, perhaps subconscious, beliefs and values) tends to influence us all to do by default. Kudos to those who both realize they can, and then actually do, practice this very concept in their own self image. Such "pure innovation" can unquestionably develop self-esteem...in this very way. Thank you for your observation, and post!