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Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: How much feeling do we want to have, and of what kind? What would it mean for us to be proud of our emotions? Is there a criterion for judging them? Do some of our emotions strengthen us, and are there others that weaken us and… Read more

Faith K. Stern, Aesthetic Realism consultant, created the popular website beautyofnyc.org with her husband John Stern. She says: When I was growing up in Brooklyn, every summer our family went to Brighton Beach, along with thousands of other people, to relax and have a good time. Yet as I looked at those men and women,… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Many a wife has been troubled by the way she can be ill-natured, sarcastic, disgruntled, including with the man she promised to love and cherish forever. The Understanding Marriage! class on Saturday, July 9th will be about a fight every woman has, which Aesthetic Realism makes honest, thrilling sense… Read more

Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves, It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: Audiences have been gripped by intense and exciting films about adventures on the high seas, with their tumultuous storms and unsettling calms. We see people yielding to… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: How much do we need the outside world, including other people, to be ourselves? And in what central way do people betray themselves? Answers to these questions—and more—are in “Our Selves—False & True,” the important new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known.  The commentary by Ellen… Read more

Matthew D’Amico, Aesthetic Realism associate, and political coordinator for a New York State labor union, says: As a fan of baseball since I was a child, I’ve loved going to Yankee Stadium and rooting for the Yanks along with thousands of other people. Why is the game of baseball—part of the fabric of America—so loved?… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Why do men and women, hoping so much for happiness in marriage, nevertheless find themselves furious, bored, nagging, hurt, bitter? What are the classic yet not understood mistakes that cause all this pain and more between husbands and wives? Consultants Anne Fielding, Barbara Allen,… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Is there a taken-for-granted feeling in people that life doesn’t have enough meaning? Why can a person so often feel separate from things and people? Learn about the cause—and how this way of seeing can really, authentically change. “We’re Related to Everything” is the thrilling, enormously kind new issue… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: We certainly want to like ourselves. But how can we—on what basis? Why do people go from a seemingly high opinion of themselves to a low one?—and what can make sense of this? Read “Pride & Humility: The Drama in Everyone,” the important new issue of The Right of… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Men and women everywhere want to be stirred by things and people, to have big feeling. At the same time, we can think that to feel a lot is dangerous and weak. How can we make sense of this confusion? What will truly make… Read more

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