Why does tomorrow seem to hold so much more possibility for happiness or power than today?
Because we delude ourselves in the game of more, losing our power no matter how we play the game. And the game of more keeps us in a place of lack, feeling not good enough. Should we get what we want, we feel even worse because it's still not enough. We're still unhappy. If only we had a little more. We don't realize that simplicity is what matters.
Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
How, then, do we know when a patient is giving up “too early” when we feel that a little fight on his part combined with the help of the medical profession could give him a chance to live longer? How can we differentiate this from the stage of acceptance, when our wish to prolong his life often contradicts his wish to rest and die in peace? If we are unable to differentiate these two stages we do more harm than good to our patients, we will be frustrated in our efforts, and will make his dying a painful last experience.
There are dreams of love, life, and adventure in all of us. But we are also sadly filled with reasons why we shouldn’t try. These reasons seem to protect us, but in truth they imprison us. They hold life at a distance. Life will be over sooner than we think. If we have bikes to ride and people to love, now is the time.
la vida en el cuerpo físico es un período muy corto de la existencia total. Cuando hemos aprobado los exámenes de lo que vinimos a aprender a la Tierra, se nos permite graduarnos. Se nos permite desprendernos del cuerpo, que aprisiona nuestra alma como el capullo envuelve a la futura mariposa, y cuando llega el momento oportuno podemos abandonarlo. Entonces estaremos libres de dolores, de temores y de preocupaciones, tan libres como una hermosa mariposa que vuelve a su casa, a Dios, que es un lugar donde jamás estamos solos, donde continuamos creciendo espiritualmente, cantando y bailando, donde estamos con nuestros seres queridos y rodeados por un amor que es imposible imaginar.
"Sometimes we consciously or unwittingly adopt new roles as circumstances change and are hurt by the result. For instance, a couple may say, "It was so wonderful before we got married. Once we were married, something went wrong?" When the couple was together before, they were just being. The moment they got married they took on the roles that had been taught to them, trying to "be a husband" and "be a wife.
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Claudia reported that her depression eventually passed and she began to do more and get out more. She went back to work part-time and started accepting offers from friends to do things. “Time had passed; I was better, functional and improving, when suddenly the depression returned. I’d thought I was done with it, but I guess it wasn’t done with me. “This