I just listened to the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and it makes my list of inspiring and motivating books for writers and other creative artists. Here are some…
"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so…
Books In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Mate) https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B004ZZMBH6&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TSSR109NGTRWRPWN84TE&tag=metaforest-20 Dopamine Nation (Anna Lembke) The Craving Mind (Judson Brewer) https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B06VSPVRQQ&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_PDQE8CPGV1K7XMAW5GEH&tag=metaforest-20 Videos How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction (Gabor Maté) Dr.…
I’d like to preface this by saying that books such as these are unlikely to quickly reveal your calling. Getting in touch with our purpose is not a small or…
“If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill, let yourself fall ill.”Rumi It’s not uncommon to hear clients use the word “fix” in session, often said with some amount of…
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over again to annihilation, can that which is indestructible in us be found.”Pema Chodron Many people come to a therapist…
"Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all."Buddah After…
“All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious, the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open deep and perennial sources of real…
In a previous post I wrote about my first attempt at fasting for longer than a day. It ended up being 70 hours. For the first 1 or 2 days…
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few."Shunryu Suzuki This is one of the first lines (maybe even the first) from the…