“At some point it can be helpful to decide that a project or endeavor is finished. Seeking excellence is one thing; never finding anything ‘good enough’ is another. As I have said before: Perfectionism is the enemy of achievement. At some point you have to say, ‘This is good. This is enough.’ If you can’t […]
“Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. […]
I highly recommend this book to you! The author is Carol S. Pearson, and her work focuses on the six archetypes that manifest in the lives of modern individuals: the Innocent, the Orphan, the Wanderer, the Warrior, the Martyr, and the Magician. Pearson’s subsequent book, “Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find […]
“Negative feelings are not true feelings at all; they are your thoughts about something, based on your previous experience and the previous experience of others. You will not find the Truth in the records of your past experience, for the ‘record’ of your past is the record of what you once thought about a thing, […]
Do you know the story of the frog who, after being kissed by the princess, turned into a prince? Carol Pearson, author of The Hero Within, writes that in the original version of this tale, the “disenchanting action” is very different. Consequently, its psychological interpretation is also different, carrying profound implications for what constitutes the […]
“Reality is always kinder than the story we are believing about it.” Byron Katie
In just a few verses, Apostle Paul draws a radical inner measure: without love, even the highest spiritual gifts and moral achievements lose their meaning. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.And though I have the gift […]
“Words can help you understand something, but it is experience that allows you to know. Never, never trade your own experience for someone else’s words about things that are truly important to you. Like God, for example. Or love. Or what is true for someone else.” Neale Donald Walsch
“No one can hurt me. That’s my job.” Byron Katie
“If you intend to be kind to others, you will have to be kind to yourself as well. This means taking a day off from time to time when it is not planned.Eating a piece of chocolate when it is not recommended.Taking a nap when it is not possible.Immersing yourself in a good book for […]
This passage is from Robert Schwartz’s book Courageous Souls. It refers to one of the stories in the book — the case of long-term alcoholism lasting more than four decades.I am skipping much of the explanation about why a soul might choose such a heavy life challenge as alcoholism — this could be the subject […]
Ето превода на английски, следвайки точно структурата и съдържанието, както си го дала: I recommend this book – Courageous Souls, with the subtitle Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth? In it, the author Robert Schwartz presents the theory of life planning on a spiritual level in such an engaging and well-argued way that […]
