RKMW01 Blog Posts

• What to Do With Bullies
  on Oct 23, 2011 in Personal Development
  We have been discussing bullying in the schools.  We have offered parents strategies to work with their children and strategies for working with the schools.  It is now important that we turn our attention towards working with the bully.  This phe...
• There Is No New Thing Under The Sun
  on Jun 28, 2011 in Personal Development anger Anger Management attitude behavior change costs Responsibility
  Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. A friend recently asked why it seems so many Black males are committing violence...
• There Is No New Thing Under The Sun
  on Jun 28, 2011 in Personal Development anger Anger Management attitude behavior change costs Responsibility
  Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. A friend recently asked why it seems so many Black males are committing violence...
• The Heat and Anger: Cooling Off
  on Jun 18, 2011 in Anger Management anger behavior energy Mental Health self control
  Philadelphia had its first heat wave of this season during the week of June 6, 2011.  It is interesting that the violence rate spiked during that week as well.  It raises the question, is there a correlation between hot weather and anger/violence?
• The Heat and Anger: Cooling Off
  on Jun 18, 2011 in Anger Management anger behavior energy Mental Health self control
  Philadelphia had its first heat wave of this season during the week of June 6, 2011.  It is interesting that the violence rate spiked during that week as well.  It raises the question, is there a correlation between hot weather and anger/violence?
• Grief
  on Jun 12, 2011 in Ministry Bible Study change Growth Love Peace prayer
  I had three deaths in the last three weeks.  I buried my Spiritual father two weeks ago.  I buried my fraternity Brother today.  I bury a Brothers’ wife on Monday.  It is hard but I will get back on track with the Anger work.  To hear the...
• Grief
  on Jun 12, 2011 in Ministry Bible Study change Growth Love Peace prayer
  I had three deaths in the last three weeks.  I buried my Spiritual father two weeks ago.  I buried my fraternity Brother today.  I bury a Brothers’ wife on Monday.  It is hard but I will get back on track with the Anger work.  To hear the...
• Mindful Based Stress Reduction: Is It an Effective Technique in Anger Management
  on May 30, 2011 in Anger Management anger behavior change Cognitive Therapy stress
  Mindful Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) is popular Mindful Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) is popular. There are now centers in virtually every state in the nation teaching MBSR. Most of these centers are located in Hospitals or in Integrative Medicine Tre...
• Mindful Based Stress Reduction: Is It an Effective Technique in Anger Management
  on May 30, 2011 in Anger Management anger behavior change Cognitive Therapy stress
  Mindful Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) is popular Mindful Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) is popular. There are now centers in virtually every state in the nation teaching MBSR. Most of these centers are located in Hospitals or in Integrative Medicine Tre...
• The Man He Was
  on May 21, 2011 in Personal Development honor humility Joy Love Peace respect reverence
  by Ronald K M Williams on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1:45am “We take life and our loved ones for granted all too often. We forget life is fragile and often all too short. One night we may get a call in the middle of the night with news that we...
• The Man He Was
  on May 21, 2011 in Personal Development honor humility Joy Love Peace respect reverence
  by Ronald K M Williams on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1:45am “We take life and our loved ones for granted all too often. We forget life is fragile and often all too short. One night we may get a call in the middle of the night with news that we...
• Retirement, Really?: What will the Baby Boomers Do to Get Ready?
  on May 14, 2011 in Personal Development Aging Financial Planning Mental Health Planning Retirement Work
  I recently attended my 35th year college reunion.  It was amazing to see my friends and peers who, it seems, only yesterday were planning their lives.  Even more amazing was many of them were now discussing retirement and/or final career plans.  I...
• Retirement, Really?: What will the Baby Boomers Do to Get Ready?
  on May 14, 2011 in Personal Development Aging Financial Planning Mental Health Planning Retirement Work
  I recently attended my 35th year college reunion.  It was amazing to see my friends and peers who, it seems, only yesterday were planning their lives.  Even more amazing was many of them were now discussing retirement and/or final career plans.  I...
• Desire, The Unspoken Factor: Is It Extrinsic or Intrinsic
  on May 9, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development anger attitude change Desire motivation
  In our last article we introduced the Motivation Equation.  We identified the two components in that equation and how together they produce the product we call motivation.  However, there is another unidentified factor.  Mathematicians would call...
• Desire, The Unspoken Factor: Is It Extrinsic or Intrinsic
  on May 9, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development anger attitude change Desire motivation
  In our last article we introduced the Motivation Equation.  We identified the two components in that equation and how together they produce the product we call motivation.  However, there is another unidentified factor.  Mathematicians would call...
• The Motivation Equation
  on Apr 30, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development attitude behavior change energy Growth motivation
  They Understood Motivation The Big Brothers had a unique motivational phrase when I was pledging my college fraternity.  They would say “We don’t mind and your *ss don’t matter.”  In other words, they were saying they were willing to do wha...
• The Motivation Equation
  on Apr 30, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development attitude behavior change energy Growth motivation
  They Understood Motivation The Big Brothers had a unique motivational phrase when I was pledging my college fraternity.  They would say “We don’t mind and your *ss don’t matter.”  In other words, they were saying they were willing to do wha...
• Motivation: Moving from the Negative in Destructive Habits
  on Apr 23, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development anger behavior change energy Growth motivation
  Many do not realize that destructive anger patterns require an extended period in which to form.  They are habits, and like most habits, they follow a developmental sequence.  The pattern begins with incidents in which the person finds satisfaction...
• Motivation: Moving from the Negative in Destructive Habits
  on Apr 23, 2011 in Anger Management Personal Development anger behavior change energy Growth motivation
  Many do not realize that destructive anger patterns require an extended period in which to form.  They are habits, and like most habits, they follow a developmental sequence.  The pattern begins with incidents in which the person finds satisfaction...
• Working Around The Enemy: Managing Our Anger
  on Apr 16, 2011 in Anger Management anger Anger Iceberg behavior change Coping
  When Will This Misery Cease A child recently questioned is there truly a devil?  This question was really a search for the reason for evil in the world. Consider this, this child has been abused and placed in the custody of Child Protective Services...