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Received my membership into Italian Rotary! Very cool.

Because of my work in the field of suicide prevention, of almost three decades, I’ve been honored with a membership in the Rotary International E-Club 2042 Italia .  I’m very honored and excited! Website for Rotary E-Club 2042 Italia :  http://www.rotaryeclub2042.org   What is Rotary? Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Who joins Rotary? Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves. What are some the values of Rotary and Rotarians?...

How we view suicidal thoughts is all wrong! Expert says a major change is needed!

If you live long enough, experience enough, you too will more likely than not experience, and/or will consider wanting to terminate your presence in this reality.   Now, the part about how we view, perceive someone that is having suicidal thoughts!   Until it is accepted that by having suicidal thoughts is only a symptom , we will never truly move forward in the successful treatments of the suicidal.   To put is simply; by treating the symptom of suicidal thoughts we will never cure their origins! It’s the same thing as during a power outage replacing all the light bulbs thinking that it will fix the flow of electricity! It is actually a belief among some highly educated individuals that there is no cure for those that have been emotionally compromised, and that the best that anyone can hope for is the managing of the disorders, symptoms.   I don’t blame people for these false beliefs as they have not been given an option and/or solution that w...

What makes a memory easy to recall?

What makes a memory easy to recall? Memory Model (RE1), Matthew D. Dovel, 2014 R = E X I , Memory Recall Facts [ sensory ] (R) = Emotion (E) X Intensity (I) I = S + O , Intensity (I) = Usual Human Experience (S) + Outside Usual Human Experience [ Scale 1 – 10 ] (O) Matthew D. Dovel President , International Suicide Prevention a 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit 1736 E. Charleston Blvd., #301 Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 702 743 4340 http://www.supportisp.org president@supportisp.org