“‘Normality,’ says Howe, ‘is the paradise of escapologists, for it is a fixation concept, pure and simple.’ ‘It is better, if we can,’ he asserts, ‘to stand alone and to feel quite normal about our abnormality, doing nothing whatever about it, except what needs to be done in order to be oneself.’ –Henry Miller FromContinue reading “Reading: Towards Full Acceptance of Self”
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Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor
“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.” -Thomas Merton HappyContinue reading “Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor”
Teaching: work in progress
I was recently asked to discuss the communication tools I use for teaching – my directing and re-directing, etc…with a professional communication specialist!! The initial request inspired a moment of ‘shock and awe’ for me…and triggered an immediate response. I figured I would share my initial response which may provide some insightContinue reading “Teaching: work in progress”
Reading: Fearlessness
From The Sacred Path of the Warrior: “For the warrior, the experience of sad and tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. Conventionally, being fearless means that you are not afraid or that, if someone hits you, you will hit him back. However, we are not talking about that street-fighter level of fearlessness. RealContinue reading “Reading: Fearlessness”
Reading: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor
“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.” -Thomas Merton HappyContinue reading “Reading: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor”
Reading from Class: Acceptance of the Ordinary
“We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer, more spiritual, more insightful. If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid ofContinue reading “Reading from Class: Acceptance of the Ordinary”