Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Spirituality and Practice has published their list of the Best Spiritual Books of 2009. Among them are:
the following:
Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Spirituality and Practice has published their list of the Best Spiritual Books of 2009. Among them are:
the following:
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I would like to write about two wonderful resources for those struggling with depression, anxiety, and more.
Facing Us is an online community and resource center for those suffering from mood disorders. It offers the following:
“■Screening Center: Fill out a confidential questionnaire to see if you might be experiencing signs of depression, mania or anxiety.
■Learn about Depression: Learn about the illness, its signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of depression that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, etc.
■Learn about Bipolar Disorder: Learn about the illness, its signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of bipolar disorder that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, etc.
■Learn about Anxiety: Learn about the illnesses, the signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of anxiety that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, depression, bipolar disorder, etc.
■Educate Yourself: Browse through more than 40 different DBSA publications about mood disorders, treatment options or challenges and information on how others can help.
■Find a Support Group: You are not alone! Find a support group near you using our convenient search tool. DBSA chapters run more than 1,000 peer-led support groups across the United States.
■Watch & Listen: At DBSA’s online Recovery Education Center, take a class, watch videos and listen/subscribe to podcasts.
■Sleep Better: Good sleep habits have a significant impact on maintaining wellness. Get tips and information on how to improve your sleep. You can even request a “sleep kit.”
It also offers an online journal, wellness tracker, creativity center and more.
Daily Strength “is the largest, most comprehensive health network of people sharing their advice, treatment experiences, and support.
•Access 500+ support groups for health issues and life challenges
•Set realistic goals and get advice from people just like you
•Research the latest drugs, treatments and alternative therapies”
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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I would like to write about two wonderful resources for those struggling with depression, anxiety, and more.
Facing Us is an online community and resource center for those suffering from mood disorders. It offers the following:
“■Screening Center: Fill out a confidential questionnaire to see if you might be experiencing signs of depression, mania or anxiety.
■Learn about Depression: Learn about the illness, its signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of depression that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, etc.
■Learn about Bipolar Disorder: Learn about the illness, its signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of bipolar disorder that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, etc.
■Learn about Anxiety: Learn about the illnesses, the signs and symptoms, treatment options and the prevalence of anxiety that occurs with other medical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, depression, bipolar disorder, etc.
■Educate Yourself: Browse through more than 40 different DBSA publications about mood disorders, treatment options or challenges and information on how others can help.
■Find a Support Group: You are not alone! Find a support group near you using our convenient search tool. DBSA chapters run more than 1,000 peer-led support groups across the United States.
■Watch & Listen: At DBSA’s online Recovery Education Center, take a class, watch videos and listen/subscribe to podcasts.
■Sleep Better: Good sleep habits have a significant impact on maintaining wellness. Get tips and information on how to improve your sleep. You can even request a “sleep kit.”
It also offers an online journal, wellness tracker, creativity center and more.
Daily Strength “is the largest, most comprehensive health network of people sharing their advice, treatment experiences, and support.
•Access 500+ support groups for health issues and life challenges
•Set realistic goals and get advice from people just like you
•Research the latest drugs, treatments and alternative therapies”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged winter solstice on December 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I attended a beautiful winter solstice event last night in Windham. There was poetry, prayer, meditation, dancing and beautiful music. The winter solstice has become a sacred reminder to me of the importance of honoring both the cycles of nature as well as those that occur in our own lives such as sleeping and waking, working and resting, embracing and letting go. And then there is the miracle that occurs each and every morning – the dawning of the light following the deep darkness of night.
The solstice above all else symbolizes this to me – the promise that light will always follow darkness. If we are patient and open we will discover that so much can be illuminated by the darkess, and great wisdom comes forth in the silence…
Winter poem
“No one but me by the fire,
my hands burning
red in the palms while
the night wind carries
everything away outside.
All this petty worry
while the great cloak
of the sky grows dark
and intense
round every living thing.
What is precious
inside us does not
care to be known
by the mind
in ways that diminish
its presence.
What we strive for
in perfection
is not what turns us
into the lit angel
we desire,
what disturbs
and then nourishes
has everything
we need.
What we hate
in ourselves
is what we cannot know
in ourselves but
what is true to the pattern
does not need
to be explained.
Inside everyone
is a great shout of joy
waiting to be born.
Even with the summer
so far off
I feel it grown in me
now and ready
to arrive in the world.
All those years
listening to those
who had
nothing to say.
All those years
forgetting
how everything
has its own voice
to make
itself heard.
All those years
forgetting
how easily
you can belong
to everything
simply by listening.
And the slow
difficulty
of remembering
how everything
is born from
an opposite
and miraculous
otherness.
Silence and winter
has led me to that
otherness.
So let this winter
of listening
be enough
for the new life
I must call my own.
By David Whyte
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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I attended a beautiful winter solstice event last night in Windham. There was poetry, prayer, meditation, dancing and beautiful music. The winter solstice has become a sacred reminder to me of the importance of honoring both the cycles of nature as well as those that occur in our own lives such as sleeping and waking, working and resting, embracing and letting go. And then there is the miracle that occurs each and every morning – the dawning of the light following the deep darkness of night.
The solstice above all else symbolizes this to me – the promise that light will always follow darkness. If we are patient and open we will discover that so much can be illuminated by the darkess, and great wisdom comes forth in the silence…
Winter poem
“No one but me by the fire,
my hands burning
red in the palms while
the night wind carries
everything away outside.
All this petty worry
while the great cloak
of the sky grows dark
and intense
round every living thing.
What is precious
inside us does not
care to be known
by the mind
in ways that diminish
its presence.
What we strive for
in perfection
is not what turns us
into the lit angel
we desire,
what disturbs
and then nourishes
has everything
we need.
What we hate
in ourselves
is what we cannot know
in ourselves but
what is true to the pattern
does not need
to be explained.
Inside everyone
is a great shout of joy
waiting to be born.
Even with the summer
so far off
I feel it grown in me
now and ready
to arrive in the world.
All those years
listening to those
who had
nothing to say.
All those years
forgetting
how everything
has its own voice
to make
itself heard.
All those years
forgetting
how easily
you can belong
to everything
simply by listening.
And the slow
difficulty
of remembering
how everything
is born from
an opposite
and miraculous
otherness.
Silence and winter
has led me to that
otherness.
So let this winter
of listening
be enough
for the new life
I must call my own.
By David Whyte
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Being a therapist is highly rewarding, extremely challenging and often exhausting work. How does this work effect the personal lives of therapists? Psyche Visual offers a free online presentation this month by Doctor Brendan McPhillips entitled, “What Happens to the Therapist in Therapy?” McPhillips distributed surveys and conducted interviews with therapists in order to answer this question.
One respondent to McPhillips survey described his psychotherapy career as akin to “a life spent under the sea, so the fragile life giving sunshine and upper earth realities take on a new value and a new beauty” You can listen to this month’s free presentation
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Being a therapist is highly rewarding, extremely challenging and often exhausting work. How does this work effect the personal lives of therapists? Psyche Visual offers a free online presentation this month by Doctor Brendan McPhillips entitled, “What Happens to the Therapist in Therapy?” McPhillips distributed surveys and conducted interviews with therapists in order to answer this question.
One respondent to McPhillips survey described his psychotherapy career as akin to “a life spent under the sea, so the fragile life giving sunshine and upper earth realities take on a new value and a new beauty” You can listen to this month’s free presentation here
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The above is a brief video on living in gratitude. Myss urges us to make “the appreciation of life” our spiritual practice. Not an easy task by any means, but an essential one if we are committed to living our lives fully and with grace. Adabella Radici wrote, “As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world.”
It requires no effort to acknowledge how deeply troubled this world is, how much pain and suffering is present each and every second of each and every day. And yet, there is so very much beauty here – so much love, and compassion, and wisdom… When I open my grateful heart, I both bless and am blessed.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The above is a brief video on living in gratitude. Myss urges us to make “the appreciation of life” our spiritual practice. Not an easy task by any means, but an essential one if we are committed to living our lives fully and with grace. Adabella Radici wrote, “As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world.”
It requires no effort to acknowledge how deeply troubled this world is, how much pain and suffering is present each and every second of each and every day. And yet, there is so very much beauty here – so much love, and compassion, and wisdom… When I open my grateful heart, I both bless and am blessed.
Spirituality, Therapy, and the Good Life 