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Thought

Much of what remains undeveloped in us, psychologically speaking, is excluded because it is too good to bear. This may seem silly, but if you look honestly at your life, you will find it to be true.

We often refuse to accept our most noble traits and instead find a shadow substitute for them. For example, instead of living with spirit, we settle for spirit in a bottle. In place of our god-given right to the ecstatic, we settle for temporary highs from consuming something or possessing someone. At first it is puzzling why we would look for our potentially best qualities in something or someone else. From the point of view of the ego, the appearance of a sublime trait or quality might upset our whole personality structure.

In going down into the underworld a person of integrity can draw the skeletons out of the closet fairly easily, but he will likely fight to the end of his neurotic strength to hide the divinity of his own being.

- Robert Johnson and Jerry Ruhl, Living Your Unlived Life

Quote

Tara Brach on flow: 

“When you stop resisting what is, you free yourself to be fully alive.”

Intention of the Day 

My intention is to give myself the same compassion I offer to others.

What’s your intention today? 

Happy Monday,

Val