Abner Bendix is a name representing the potential for moral good within any individual.
The thoughts apply to everyone, though the name is suggestive of someone living within the United States of America. Abner is taken from the Al Capp comic strip, Li’l Abner, which ran in newspapers from 1934-1977. Bendix is the last name of actor William Bendix, the star of the television show, The Life of Riley, which ran in prime time from 1953-1958. The lead character in each story has a heart of gold; they never blame anyone for their trials and tribulations; and they never lose hope.
The people who have worked on the Abner Bendix Project, a group which has shifted over time, admire their honesty, lack of meanness, and absence of selfish exploitation. We are people that are interested in understanding why we think and do the things we think and do. We are also interested in changing, so that our minds are free to go where they will, and so that our empathy and compassion can extend their reach as far as possible. This means that each member of the team has been willing to take an honest look within. We have also been willing to adapt our perceptions when our mind encounters a fresh truth, a fresh way to view our own participation in the social reality.
We are in the process of developing workshops based upon this paradigm. They will be designed to help an individual improve self-confidence and self-assertiveness by establishing an inner-centered sense of trust, while maintaining empathy and compassion. These workshops will be offered for free to those who are unable to pay for such services on their own.
Everyone is entitled to a basic human integrity, based upon a recognition and support of their human dignity.
Enjoy and be well, Abner Bendix