The Passion of the Types
To my Beloved Brother, Peter…He who loved me first.
PUMPKIN by Michael Naylor I am thinking of my brother Peter flung…catapulted through a windshield like a cannonball his lifeblood spilled smeared, scattered like shattered glass by the crazy thunder of metal, windshield, flesh mixed in a blender of pavement and night and veins hurled into eternity, and headlights flying at him like blazing saucers
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The Spiritual Journey: “On the Road to Find Out” by Cat Stevens (a new rendition!), a Beloved Four
This song was one that inspired me through many journeys of darkness, confusion, heartbreak and suffering, telling me to keep coming forward, keep coming forward, you will find your way home. This has a darker, more serious tone to it than the original, a gutsy, jazz feel to it.
Essence, Personality and the Nature of Transformation by Maurice Nicoll
Maurice Nicoll is perhaps one of the most profound writers that is nearly completely unknown, and provided thorugh his work, a huge collection of inner practices and perspectives. Once you have your Enneagram type in hand, your are all dressed up with often no place to go, except into your imagination and thinking center, wherein
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Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg–a beautiful Type One
This gorgeous invocation by Maya Angelou “When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety. When great trees fallin forests,small things recoil into silence,their senseseroded beyond fear. When great souls die,the air around us becomeslight, rare, sterile.We breathe, briefly.Our eyes, briefly,see witha hurtful clarity.Our memory, suddenly sharpened,examines,gnaws on
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Leonard Cohen, a beautiful Type Four, singing: If It Be Your Will.
Leonard Cohen “If It Be Your Will” If it be your willThat I speak no moreAnd my voice be stillAs it was beforeI will speak no moreI shall abide untilI am spoken forIf it be your will If it be your willThat a voice be trueFrom this broken hillI will sing to youFrom this broken
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Cultivating Joy and Mischievousness–Help from my Type Seven friend, Eric. (and of course, Pema!)
Pema Chödrön explains how stepping out of your cocoon and extending compassion to others is the key to lasting joy and happiness. PEMA CHODRON MAY 31, 2018 Being able to lighten up is the key to feeling at home with your body, mind, and emotions, to feeling worthy to live on this planet. For example,
