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From withdrawal to awakening
I am continuing my break from the net but thought I would repost an old piece that has substance. This piece was published first in ICSPPs journal last year, but it was rewrite of something even...
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Quote of the day — Acceptance
Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it. — Kathleen Casey Theisen Posted in acceptance, quote of the day,...
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Using acceptance to move through “symptoms”
Ron Unger again contributes a piece today. Changing focus is a key part of recovery: to recover from a “symptom” it is often necessary to quit focusing on trying to get rid of the symptom, at least in...
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Acceptance vs Acquiescence
I happened upon a post written by Will at WillSpirit which beautifully explains the idea of acceptance when one is feeling really awful and perhaps suicidal as well. I’ve encountered people’s disbelief...
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East meets West…mindfulness meets CBT
Acceptance and Commitment therapy is the only off shoot of Behavioral Therapy that I have any tolerance for whatsover. I know lots of people love CBT and DBT but I have found them absolutely...
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“Furies — the struggle for growth” book launch by Cole Bitting
A short introductory excerpt follows. If you like it you can download it for free here. Furies! The struggle for growth is yet another simple but profound expression of the deep healing potential...
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Quote of the day — acceptance vs. apathy
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there’s all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction....
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Dare not to compare…
By Mark Petruzzi Since comparing ourselves to others is so often a happiness killer, and since comparing ourselves to others takes energy away from achieving our own desires, I am devoting this blog...
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Living well while being sick: an anniversary post
There is still pain, exhaustion, paresthesia and all the symptoms of this illness but less concern about it. Less obsession with it. That does not mean not caring nor does it mean not feeling pain. I...
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The Mystery of Who We Are
I spent a lot of time with Tara Brach's work several years ago. Above is something new from her that is quite lovely. Below is the work that brought me to her. I still carry the teachings from Radical...
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Love your fear
This video is in keeping with my practice of embracing all that arises within. Fear here can be translated to "anxiety," which is the clinical term for fear which everyone at one time or another...
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Practicing peace
I was recently rereading the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., and I understood once again that the whole movement was based on love—love that doesn’t exclude anybody. This is also the Buddhist idea...
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“Acceptance underlies most of my recovery from what was once diagnosed as...
By Will Meecham -- Acceptance underlies most of my recovery from what was once diagnosed as bipolar disorder. As earlier posts have made clear, I no longer buy into the concept of ‘mental illness’...
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Radical Acceptance: Our willingness to become still and pay attention to our...
The particular sensations, emotions or thoughts that arise when we practice mindfulness are not so important. It is our willingness to become still and pay attention to our experience, whatever it may...
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Accepting Absolutely Everything
The way out of our cage begins with accepting absolutely everything we are feeling about ourselves and our lives, by embracing with wakefulness and care our moment-to-moment experience. By accepting...
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The value of the state of frustration
One of the obstacles is the demand that we be happy, that we enjoy our lives. I think it’s a huge distraction, and it’s very very undermining, I think. So, living in a quasi-hedonistic culture, I think...
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life conspires to support us
Once the journey of soul recovery is begun in earnest, Life itself conspires to support us. It is up to us to learn to cooperate with it. When we do, we discover a new horizon of joyful possibility...
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The Cause of Suffering
Have you noticed that all the ways we try to make ourselves feel better don’t seem to work in the long run? Treating the symptoms is not the answer-only at the root level does change occur. Freedom...
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Synkro – Acceptance (Saturday Mellow)
I just wish people could accept each other for what they are on the inside... … [click on title to read the rest]
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