Category: Depth Psychology
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Perseverance… To Advance Confidently in the Direction of Your Dreams!
Inspiration Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Walter Elliot Food For Thought Today, I explore one of my favorite concepts. Patience has never been one of my strengths. However, as I age, I begin to see that the real wisdom behind the idea of perseverance is…
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Understanding Childhood Depression: A Depth Psychological Perspective (Part 2)
Johnny: A Hypothetical Case of Depressive Symptoms This week, we continue our exploration of our hypothetical teenage boy, Johnny. While in our previous segment, Johnny was somewhat recluse to himself and falling short in his academic affairs, this week, we examine another presentation of depression. Over the past few weeks, Johnny has been showing more…
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The Wayward Soul
Inspiration The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. Michelangelo Food For Thought I have often been seduced by the moonlit sky. Even as an adult, it could hold my attention for hours. That…
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Looking to the Stars
Inspiration We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde Thoughts for the Day My wife is a Taurus. She is also born in the year of the Ox. We often joke about how bullish she can be. It serves her well in her profession for sure.…
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Finding Inner Gold
Inspiration What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson Thoughts for the Day What lies inside of you? So often, I see that humanity’s focus is on the outside. Reliance on others, material items, drugs, or other vices stand at…
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Katabasis: Ascending Time’s Grieving Sorrow
Time Tics to Sorrow’s Grief An acorn fell to the Earth, and lost its way in an endless sea… Yet the rabbit runs blissfully cheerful towards the setting sun! I originally penned a version of this prose for a colleague who had lost her husband. I was in my twenties at the time, and little…
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Walking Bliss
Inspiration Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ― Thich Nhat Hanh A Thought for the Day I have always been drawn to the beauty of Eastern philosophy. In today’s citation, the peaceful monk Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us to embrace the beauty of life held simply beneath our feet. Volumes…
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Habits of Happiness
Inspiration Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier Mother Teresa A Depth Psychology Perspective What beauty would be possible in the world if we made just one commitment to follow through on these words of wisdom from the Saintly Mother Teresa? Love abounds. It surrounds us in…
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Gratitude… The Reason for the Season
Inspiration Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion. Dr. Wayne Dyer A Depth Psychology Perspective The longest night of the year has now passed, and daylight arises. As the prolific author, clergyman, and English historian Thomas Fuller once…
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Happiness Is…
Daily Inspiration God speaks to us in many ways, but when spoken to, will we listen? Today, it came upon me, that happiness is a journey pursued… Not a destination granted. Dr. Thomas Maples A Depth Psychology Perspective The famous philosopher, Lao Tzu once said “A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with a single…
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Gratitude Is…
Inspirational Quote There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein A Depth Psychology Perspective This week, we turn to Einstein to examine the depths of what a grateful attitude can foster within the evolving soul.…
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Monday Meditations: Graciousness in Attitude
Monday Morning Affirmation This week, I affirm to create an attitude of gratitude in all that I do. Dr. Thomas Maples A Depth Psychology Perspective Gratitude is an attitude. It is a position of graciousness lived, an attitude of being thankful for what was and what is at hand, so that we may create the…