this morning i turned again to the beautiful words of martin buber, austrian-jewish philosopher and mystic. his i and thou is perhaps the most important book ever written about what it means to be in relationship. the relationship between i and you – the stuff of love. buber talks about contemplating a tree. (i have… Continue reading you
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an excerpt from martin buber’s “i and thou”
below is an excerpt from martin buber’s i and thou. i’ll refer to it in my next post. i contemplate a tree. i can accept it
time travel and the slothwoman
morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – let me cuddle up with your mysterious feathers, let me cry at your furry breast. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – big mama you, bigger than life, bigger and softer and warmer than life, let me drink of your thick milk. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky… Continue reading time travel and the slothwoman
journaling: a dialogue
how can you best use a journal to help you with self-discovery and healing? one method that moves people forward is the self-parenting program developed by dr. john pollard. the idea is to write out dialogues between your inner child and your inner parent. it starts out with a few weeks of a very scripted… Continue reading journaling: a dialogue
carnival of eating disorders #2
we read a lot about women with body image problems. but what about men? well, in this, the second carnival of eating disorders, you’ll read someone’s reflections on that. and while we’re at it, why don’t we talk some more about what guys have to say on the subject, since it is often seen as… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #2
using your negative voice
in a recent post about journaling for healing, louise de salvo recommended not to use journaling in order to complain. in principle, i would agree but i think there is some value in kvetching, as long as it’s done consciously and it’s not the only thing that finds its way into your journal. i think… Continue reading using your negative voice
carnival of eating disorders #1
welcome to the first carnival of eating disorders! if you’re not familiar with blog carnivals, you may think this is an odd name – this link here will tell you more about blog carnivals. this carnival contains articles about bulimia, anorexia, orthorexia, body image and overeating gathered from other blogs. i’d like to tell you… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #1
journaling for healing: 15 tips
anyone who uses writing for therapeutic purposes should read louise de salvo’s writing as a way of healing. quite a bit of what she writes is based on james w. pennebaker’s research on writing and health (do go to his web site, he has all kinds of neat little tests on it). one of the… Continue reading journaling for healing: 15 tips
of praise and other good things
genkaku talks about praise: I like to praise things. It feels delightful. It feels good. It feels right. And I imagine other people have similar feelings. Of course, sometimes they can be pretty obnoxious about it — praising one god or another and insisting you do the same — but in general I like to… Continue reading of praise and other good things
the 10 paradoxes of creative people
pre-eminent psychologist mihaly cziszentmihalyi about the ten paradoxes of creative people. here’s an abbreviated version: 1. Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they’re also often quiet and at rest. … One manifestation of energy is sexuality. Creative people are paradoxical in this respect also. They seem to have quite a strong… Continue reading the 10 paradoxes of creative people