I Know Why You're Sad
Feeling unseen and uncared for probably reflects a yearning for belonging. A sense of emptiness or feeling stuck suggests a lack of self-directed meaning.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Spirit and soul exist in a ‘poetic’ realm and can only be accessed by literary figures of speech, not by science or reason.
David Tacey • The Darkening Spirit: Jung, spirituality, religion
If you’re inexplicably sick, weak, or accident-prone, your body may be trying to tell you you’re lost in the dark wood.
Martha Beck • The Way of Integrity: Finding the path to your true self
“In our yearning to be perfect, we have mistaken perfection for wholeness. We think we cannot love ourselves until we and others meet some external standard. Depression, anxiety—in fact, most neuroses and compulsions—are ultimately a defense against loving ourselves without condition. We are afraid to look at the damp, dark, ugly yet exquisite root
... See moreour core essence can’t be understood or known with the logical mind. It can only be truly known within the body.