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Videos and other Content of Loran Joly
The following are videos and other information – “content” – that are available on this site:
Top Priority Content
Ideas on causality – a two-hour talk by Loran Joly on concepts of free will and our desire to be happy – music: Aero; Musician: Gabriele; Site: https://icons8.com/music/
What is a Drug? by Loran Joly – a one-hour talk about the word “drugs”, as well as immature vs mature defense mechanisms, drugs as defense mechanisms in general: from a psychoanalytic perspective. NEW IDEAS on drugs, here. A tie in to our educational system, also.
What is Love? by Loran Joly – 90-minute talk on what might be the actual components of “love”, a very vague word.
The Drugs of Conforming to Standard Purchases and How We Spend Time by Loran Joly
Making a rough assessment of where our ideas fit in the world by Loran Joly – a brief outline of how we might possibly have some preconception of where our ideas stand compared to some others’ ideas – with these ideas “held loosely”, of course.
Beneficial Content
Book: “North Carolina Photographs: at 6,000 feet elevation”, by Loran Joly:
Also: Book: “Walking in the Nearby Woods: Why is Nature so Good for Us?”, by Loran Joly:
https://filedn.com/ljIKsiFxDsuSKJBJorqrS74/MeldingTechnologyandCompassionbyLoranJoly.mp4
Other Content by Loran
- My upbringing by my grandmother – thirty-minute talk – permission? please ask.
Postcard from my grandmother, when I was thirty, showing a good example of how I basically grew up hearing only ten percent of English, compared to most other children. She had a third-grade level of formal schooling and was born in Lubelskie province, Poland, ten miles from Ukraine. Her husband – my grandfather – was born in Odessa, Ukraine, some miles to the east of her county. She spoke Polish and German, and while she raised me, she knew almost no English. This postcard shows her level of mastery of English after forty years in this country.
Map by permission of seller
FAVORITE MOVIES AND MOVIE TRAILERS
Movie Trailer: The Last Passport:
The Last Passport: Award-Winning Feature Film – full movie:
Noelle (2007) | Christmas Movie | Full Movie | Town’s Spirit Changes One Man’s Mission:
“A priest tasked with closing a church before Christmas finds his mission derailed by the charming and eccentric residents of a small fishing village. As Father Jonathan Keene gets drawn into their lives, he begins to question his own purpose. This heartwarming holiday tale blends faith, family, and community in a story of redemption and unexpected connections, set against the scenic backdrop of a wintery coastal town.”
Validation:
“Winner – Best Narrative Short, Cleveland Int'l Film Festival; Winner – Jury Award, Gen Art Chicago Film Festival; Winner – Audience Award, Hawaii Int'l Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Comedy, Breckenridge Festival of Film; Winner – Crystal Heart Award, Best Short Film & Audience Award, Heartland Film Festival; Winner – Christopher & Dana Reeve Audience Award, Williamstown Film Festival; Winner – Best Comedy, Dam Short Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, So Cal Independent Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, Idyllwild Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, Sedona International Film Festival”:
CHRISTIAN FAITH, by Loran Joly: a 15-page booklet, which shows a little bit about my “religious” background and growth:
https://www.prestophoto.com/bookstore/664289-Christian-Faith-Photo-Book
For a view of a page within the booklet:
For more on the influence of L’Abri on my life, as well as my time at West Point:
“Searching for Truth?: Attending L’Abri and the Search for Answers”, by Loran Joly
https://medium.com/@loranjoly/searching-for-truth-52226b14ece4
I AM AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IDEA-EMPLOYER…
The village where my mother grew up, Piaksi – in Lubelskie provence, Poland, was 80% Jewish; my second psychoanalyst was Jewish; my best friend in San Diego, California, who led nature hikes for the Sierra Club when not working as a biotech researcher, was Jewish:
“Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski On Empathy”:'
“Grandma Moses – STORYTIME! Never too old to learn how to paint”:
“Grandma Moses was a farmer's wife who began painting folk art when she was 78 years old. She gave most of her paintings as gifts to friends and family...until one day....”
“Tolstoy Biography (1970)”:
We see here, the daughter of Leo Tolstoy, Alexandra, in a wonderful discussion about her father, Leo Tolstoy.
At the age of seventeen, Alexandra became the secretary for her father.
“In 1934, she authored a book about her life entitled “I Worked for the Soviet” and it was published by Yale University Press. The book details the difficulties she faced living in Russia during and after the revolution.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Tolstaya
See https://archive.org/details/iworkedforsoviet0000alex/page/n7/mode/2up
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