"this i believe" is occasionally interesting, as long as it's not colin powell, who believes "in the promise of america." no one could have served all his life at the highest levels of government and believe in the promise of america; one might even get skeptical after awhile about the threat of america. it's hard not to see that most of what most people believe is a collage of cliches. this was just sad: half women's mag "this i do for me" self-esteem horseshit, half "jesus is my dr. phil." it has a fearsome aspect, though: there are hints that she writes things down and publishes them. my very selfhood is at stake every time my kids ask me for something to eat. really? then isolate yourself in a cabin in the yukon for a few decades or something; you'll never have an identity while there's anyone else around; you'll be their body servant or their spectacle; either way their glance will be more powerful than your self.