Assumptions and Psychology

I recently talked to a friend about Psychology, and she claimed that Psychology is a lot of trash... I tend to not agree with this assumption. This is something I will have to study in great depth to be an Occupational Therapist, and I think it's wrong to roll everyone in a profession into one group. That's like saying that every doctor is brilliant, or every truck driver is bad news (that is not to say that every doctor is stupid or every truck driver is kind). There might be some groups of people that are all the same, but often there are different sides to each group. For example, there are three types of Muslim's. There are the average Muslim's (The majority of them) who claim to be Muslim's, but don't actually follow the teachings of Mohammed. (Jihad). Then there are the Traditional Muslim's, who want to follow Mohammad, but are either unable or afraid to. The last group are the Fundamentalist Muslim's, who actually follow the Jihad teachings. (If you know anything about the teachings of Muslim's, and the way that they decide which laws to follow, you will realize that those who are Jihad Muslim's are actually the real Muslim's)

In many ways, everyone is a Psychologist. Basically you are like a Profiler. You make assumptions of people based on what you observe about them... You might see someone wearing clothes with paint and stains on them and assume that the person is a house painter. Maybe you see someone shopping, and observe that in their shopping cart they have diapers and baby powder, so you assume they have a baby at home. People make assumptions based on so little all the time... Isn't that akin to Psychology? I think so... Just a thought.

J. S. Bach

Bach was an amazing guy! I've been doing a lot of research on Classical composers, and I found his life one of the most interesting.
He had a temper, like most composers. Once, he called a fellow musician "Kippelfagottist," and, "Nanny-goat Bassoonist!" The man that Bach was speaking to picked up a stick, Bach drew his sword, and they would have dueled if Bach’s friends had not prevented it!
But he was a devoted family man. He had 20 children! He was unlike composers in the fact that he prefered to compose in the middle of daily life, and not in solitude. He wrote his music in the kitchen of his home, while his wife was cooking, and his children running through. His children were allowed to bother him at any time, and he didn't scold them for it. He also enjoyed transcribing Vivaldi's compositions, which made Vivaldi famous.
He was also a godly man. His son, C. P. E. Bach, was said that the family, "Were in the habit of beginning everything with religion." Bach even wrote a godly poem about his tobacco smoking!

"On land, on sea, and home, abroad,
I smoke my pipe and worship God."

Bach loved listening to music so much that he traveled 200 miles, on foot, only to attend a worship service for Advent. He went because he knew that the renowned organist, Dietrich Buxtehude, would be playing. Bach himself sang, played the organ, and violin, and numerous other instruments.

Mastiff's

I saw an add the other day that said English Mastiff's are smart and loving. The person who wrote it must have never met a Mastiff, or has never had experience with the smarter breeds. The loving part is true. My families mastiff is probably the most affectionate dog my family has ever had. But smart? No way. Lady chases her shadow on the wall, snorfs her food... She has the most distinct facial expressions I've ever seen on a dog. Whoever wrote the article must not have looked at the statistics either. The three smartest dogs are Collies, Poodles, and German Shepherds. English Mastiffs are number 73 on the smart list. My family jumped 70 dogs going from one dog to the next. (The dog before this one was a Shepherd.) But her affection makes up for her stupidity. She was worth the buy.

BTW! The article forgot to mention that big dogs are not easy to have... Especially if they weigh over 100 pounds, like mine.