depression – Page 8 – Feel with Neil

Beware of therapy goals! (1) You’re prey.

The 2 principles central to all authentic therapy and wisdom that sticks: Own from your bones. Worst first.

My love letter to me II

Accused of grave wrongdoing, the reasons rang true to me.

My therapy fish, Red

This stuff that’s unresolved…can be talked out best with a goldfish.

“The Young Messiah”

I think I’m here just to be alive. To see it. Hear it. Feel it. All of it. Even when it hurts.

“How do you feel?” “I don’t know…”

“How do you feel?” “I don’t know…” I don’t think it’s unusual not know what we’re feeling. Nor even to be unable to feel. What are you feeling now? Are you feeling a mixture of feelings? Are you feeling one shallowly? Are you feeling one deeply? If you aren’t sure, there are some almost universalContinue reading ““How do you feel?” “I don’t know…””

Dark Night of the Soul (8) – Richard Rohr

In crisis, shoulds and oughts don’t help. Love wins out over guilt any day.