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THE QUESTIONS WE ASK (Part 2)
“Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one’s being, but by integration of the contraries.”~ Carl JungContinuing with the theme of The Questions We Ask in the pursuit of psychological wholeness, today's blog explores Question #2: In what ways do you...
THE QUESTIONS WE ASK
“You can tell whether a person is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a person is wise by her questions.” — Naguib Mahfouz (Nobel Prize Winner)Asking questions is what our brains are designed to do. Samuel Johnson once said, “A generous and elevated mind is...
THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”~ Yoko Ono The undeniable constant in life is change. Nature...
THRESHOLD EXPERIENCES
As I anticipate my upcoming birthday, I’ve been reflecting on the symbolism of crossing the threshold into another year of life. A friend once wrote me a beautiful message in a birthday card, sharing that her spiritual teacher had taught her that on our birthdays our...
THE STILL POINT IN THE DIVIDED SELF
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes” The above quote is a line from “Songs of Myself” in Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. It can remind us that as humans we are complex and many-sided creatures. That we are...
THE WELL OF BEING
“Feelings aroused by the touch of someone’s hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith all work on both the unconscious and conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences...