Tag: Paradox
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Fatherhood: To Open the World for Dreams
Inspirational Quote Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly. Langston Hughes Food For Thought The world of depth psychology knows the power of the paradox. The symbols that drive our life journey forward are powerful representations of the world soul, as it plays its enantiodromia in…
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The Journey Within: Love… Laugh… & Be Well With Others!
Inspirational Quote Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. Henri Frederic Amiel A Depth Psychology Perspective As I age, I realize the actual brevity of life. Today’s source…
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The Spirit Within
Inspirational Quote You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A Father’s Guide to Wisdom To take part in the forbidden fruit. To understand the secret between good and evil, as God had only known before. It…
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Compassion… A Journey to Make Meaning in Life
Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive. Thich Nhat Hanh Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and towards all living beings. Thich Nhat Hanh A Father’s Guide to Wisdom We all live, but do we truly Live. What does it mean to be alive,…
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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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Dream… A Healthy Start to New Adventures
Inspiration Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson A Father’s Guide to Wisdom There is a sense of excitement found in new adventures. Wouldn’t you agree? That air of mystery. The fears associated with the unknown. The courage elicited to…
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Humility: To Believe… Achieve… and Become
Inspiration We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. Paulo Coelho Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. Paulo Coelho The Philosopher’s Corner The Alchemist said… Ah the beauty of a true story teller. Paulo Coelho is one of my favorites. He uses the transformational language…
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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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To Be Present… A True Gift from God
Inspiration Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present. ― Bil Keane The Philosopher’s Corner Greetings fellow life travelers. I ran into this quote today and wow… What a beautiful insight and I hope you enjoy. This sums up the depths of psychology…
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Love Is… A Secret Unto Itself
Inspiration I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa Love is the beauty of the soul. Saint Augustine The Philosopher’s Corner In the aftermath of this Easter Sunday, and at the doorstep of the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week, I have…
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Live… Laugh… Love… A Harmony of Happiness
Inspiration Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Gandhi Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi The Philosopher’s Corner The most elusive of emotion that I see enter my room as an analytical psychotherapist is the emotion of happiness. We all seek to…