“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts.” Marianne Williamson In Part 1 of this series, we learned how our original state is one of freedom, innocence, and openness. We saw how habits form as a ...Read More
Archives for December 2009
Freedom From the Prison of Your Habits #1: How Habits Develop
“Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.” Rumi Habits so easily operate outside of our conscious awareness. Have you ever eaten a box of cookies before you realized it? Or smoked three-fourths of a cigarette before you became aware you ...Read More
Help with Depression by Being Present (Q&A)
Dear Gail, Is it possible to be depressed and present at the same time? Love, Bob Dear Bob, Thanks so much for your question. Depression is such a common problem – I appreciate your asking about it. We know depression as a list of symptoms, including sadness and loss of pleasure. For some of us, ...Read More