Tag: Analytical Psychology
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To Engage the Shadow… Thought… Judgment… Love… Power
Inspiration Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge. Carl Jung Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. Carl Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom The human psyche is a delicate flower, built upon the fertilizer of ashes…
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Out of Darkness… Light: The Paradox of Descent
Inspiration A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl…
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A Change of Seasons… The Nature of Inner Development
Inspiration We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses. Carl Gustav Jung Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Gustav Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Psychological growth never comes from comfort. Inner…
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To Find Love… (S)he Loves Me, (S)he Loves Me Not?
A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Einstein once wrote these great words of wisdom about a fundamental question we all must examine within ourselves. The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. Albert Einstein On my way to work this morning, I was taken aback by a segment In heard on a local…
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Managing 3 Major Life Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic – An Article by Melissa Howard
I want to personally Thank Melissa Howard for writing this great article and the resources she provides at her website Stop Suicide. I hope you enjoy the valuable resources she provides our community. Managing 3 Major Life Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic A couple of months ago, you probably began each morning by waking up…
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Foresight… To Stand Upon the Shoulders of Giants
Inspiration Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton The Philosopher’s Corner To Be, or not to be… That is the question. (William Shakespeare) I…
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Confused? A Wise Man Once Said… Just Keep Going!
Inspiration He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Confucius It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius The Philosopher’s Corner A little precursor. Today may seem like somewhat of a rant. I prequalify this,…
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Curiosity… A Whole New World of Possibility!
Inspiration Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. Stephen Hawking The Philosopher’s Corner As I looked further and further into the depths of the rabbit hole we call the psyche, I began to…
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Imagination… To Do the Impossible
Inspiration Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi The power of imagination makes us infinite. John Muir The Philosopher’s Corner As a young boy, I remember the day that John Lennon died. I don’t know why I remember it so vividly. I was…
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Dreams… The Royal Road to Unexpected Success
Inspiration If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so…
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Dreaming… To Unlock Doors of Inner Potential
Inspiration Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. Joseph Campbell Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. Joseph Campbell The Philosopher’s Corner Those who know or have worked with me in the past know that one of my go to philosophers was the 20th century Mythologist Joseph…
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Life’s Most Important Question…
Inspiration Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life. Mary Kay Ash The…