The wisdom of Pema Chodron:HUMANIZING STRANGERSSuppose we spent some time every day bringing the unknown people that we see into focus, and actually taking an interest in them? We could look at their faces, notice their clothes, look at their hands. There are so many chances to do this, particularly if we live in a […]
Anti-DSM IV Syndromes: ECSTATIC GRATITUDE SYNDROME–“Feeling genuine thankfulness with such resplendent intensity that you generate a surge of endorphins in your body and slip into a full-scale outbreak of euphoria.” From The Outlaw Catalog of Cagey Optimism by Bob Brezney.
Anti-DSM Syndrome V: BLASPHEMOUS REVERENCE SYNDROME. Acting on the knowledge that the most efficacious form of devotion to the Divine Wow is tinctured with playful or mischievous behavior that prevents the buildup of fanaticism. (From the Outlaw Catalog of Cagey Optimism) Bob Brezny
Developing Patience—Pema Chodron “You come to find that it helps to be able to laugh at what you see as your own imperfections. Patience could be a synonym for gentleness and loving-kindness. You can develop patience and loving-kindness and a sense of humor for your own imperfections, for your own limitations, for not living up
