“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
~Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Are you closed, defensive, or shut down in any area of your life? If so, then you know how to suffer. Here’s the recipe:
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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
~John Lennon
I don’t often write about my work as a therapist. But today I found myself giving the same suggestion to ... Read entire article
Note: This post is part of the Life-Changing Facts series. Check out the other posts on fear, attachment, habits, and healing the inner critic.
“The moment you move out of the way, you make room for the miracle to take place.” ~Dr. Barbara King
The number one desire for most people on this planet is to be happy. And I don’t mean the ... Read entire article
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“I name it silence. Some people say self, or love, or fullness. It is actually life itself.” ~Gangaji
Living from the heart is incredibly relaxing. You stop using your mind to analyze, plan, organize, and figure everything out. What a relief! As you let go of all of that ... Read entire article
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“Every moment of one’s existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.” ~Norman Mailer
Are you human? Then you are familiar with fear. But what you absolutely need to know is that you have a choice over how fear affects you.
You can listen to the voice ... Read entire article
“What worries you, masters you.” ~John Locke
If fear is still controlling you, then this post is for you. We all know, that a fear-driven life doesn’t work. It keeps us small and limited and deprives the world of our full and magnificent creative expression.
Living in fear feels bad – have you noticed? Decisions fueled by “I can’t” and “I shouldn’t” bring only confusion and dissatisfaction to our lives. We ... Read entire article
“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” ~Lao Tzu We can’t help but plant seeds. Every moment is bursting with potential, and everything we do makes a statement about what is important to us. Our lives go in one direction, or another. We choose suffering, or happiness. We are relaxed or stressed, awake or asleep.
A friend of mine has a strong tendency toward negative thinking. It’s remarkable, really, ... Read entire article
“Men are not free when they are doing just what they like Men are only free when they are doing what the deepest self likes. And there is getting down to the deepest self! It takes some diving.”
~D.H. Lawrence
Can you imagine a life without devotion? No commitment, no follow-through, no grounding in what really matters.
Maybe that’s how you live – losing your center in the face of compelling ... Read entire article
“You can’t punish yourself into change. You can’t whip yourself into shape. But you can love yourself into well being.” ~Susan Skye
Feelings are a natural part of the landscape of human experience. Joy, sadness, concern, anger, excitement, jealousy, fear, misery. These emotions are intimately woven into the stories of our lives.
Yet we avoid certain feelings like the plague, and understandably so.
Intense and painful feelings can be ... Read entire article
“Love says ‘I am everything.’ Wisdom says ‘I am nothing.’ Between the two, my life flows.”
~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The most transformative thing you could ever do is remember who you are. I don’t mean the “you” who you think you are or the one defined by the roles you play or the masks you wear. Not the one who is driven by fear, insecurity, or need. But ... Read entire article
Hi, I’m Gail Brenner, Ph.D., psychologist and blogger. Here you will find inspiration to help you reclaim your natural life. Discover that inner peace is absolutely possible, happiness and fulfillment your birthright. Come on in. Be inspired. Awaken to A Flourishing Life!
