The chimney is getting a makeover today. It’s mental health feng shui. We’re catching up on home repairs. The cracks in the chimney finally came to the surface of my consciousness. It’s been crumbling for months. I remember glancing up when I walked the dogs, and seeing the cracks, and it was like only my […]
Category: Recovery
Action Cures Procrastination
Move and the way will open. — Zen proverb * We talk to so many people who avoid their spiritual practices when they are feeling lousy. Then they regret not doing them, and feel guilty and then feel worse and feeling worse is more immobilizing and…they’re stuck in the struggle. Call it spiritual procrastination. Procrastination […]
Spiritual high
When I was writing our last post, I came across this audio-video montage of Ram Dass talking about Attachment and Addiction. Charles’ approach to recovery is so similar and aligned with Ram Dass’ comments on this subject – and Ram Dass is such an elegant speaker – that I thought you’d enjoy watching it. There’s […]
7 Things to Look For in a Teacher or Coach
To really benefit from a teacher or coach, you need to be able to give them your trust. Not everyone deserves that gift. But sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between form and substance. And when you are in pain or personal crisis, you could be willing to try anything. Here are some our […]