Tag: Carl Jung
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The Spirit of Raising Good Children
Inspirational Quotes Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Plato Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk. Carl Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Hello Friends. I hope all is well on your journey to navigate that enjoyable time we call parenting during…
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Karma… Perceptions of Inner Peace
Inspiration How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Wayne Dyer Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world. Wayne Dyer A Father’s Guide to Wisdom If I can leave one gift to my children, it will be the gift of knowing that…
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Theater of the Oppressed… To Truly Define Change
Inspiration When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor E. Frankl We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. Carl Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom I am going back to my roots here. Yes, as a father, I…
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A Day in the Life… To Realize Self
Inspiration Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning…
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Our Psyche-Spiritual Development… Darkness, Being Idle, and Personal Stagnation
Inspiration Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. Carl Jung Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain. Carl Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom The bible guides us to understand that our original state was one shrouded in…
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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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Dream a Little Dream of… What’s Your Intent?
Inspiration A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. ― John Lennon You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one. ― John Lennon A Father’s Guide to Wisdom A priest…
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Shine On… Let Your Inner Light Guide You…
Inspiration I’m not afraid of death because I don’t believe in it.It’s just getting out of one car, and into another. ― John Lennon We all shine on…like the moon and the stars and the sun…we all shine on…come on and on and on… ― john lennon A Father’s Guide to Wisdom A little bit…
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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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Practical Parenting: Why Do We Hold Onto Past Hurt?
Why Do We Hold Onto Past Hurt In this VLOG on Practical Parenting, Dr. Tom explores the reason why we hold onto past hurts. No, this is not a down trodden exploration of the problems that arise on the analyst’s couch. Instead, Dr. Tom frames past hurt as a cornerstone from which our practical parenting…