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1 " Forgiveness is a mystical act, not a reasonable one. "
― Caroline Myss , Defy Gravity: Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason
2 " Manipulating or controlling others through the use of one's illness or suffering,for example,was-and remains-extremely effective for people who find they cannot be direct in their interactions,Who argues with someone who is in pain? And if pain is the only power a person has,health is not an attractive replacement. It was apparent to me that becoming healthy represented more than just getting over an illness. Health represented a complex progression into a state of personal empowerment in which one had to move from a condition of vulnerability to one of invincibility,from victim to victor,from silent bystander to aggressive defender of personal boundaries.Completing this race to the finish was a yeoman's task if ever there was one.Indeed,in opening the psyche and soul to the healing process,we had expanded the journey of wellness into one of personal transformation."- "
3 " Surrendering the need for an explanation represents a profound act of personal transformation. "
4 " Healing comes from gathering wisdom from past actions and letting go of the pain that the education cost you. "
5 " Spiritual depression presents itself in much the same way as clinical depression—but not quite. The marks of distinction are crucial, yet hard for the untrained to recognize. They make the difference between interpreting the source of depression as a problem that may require medication or as a process of transformation that is best served by reflection, discussion of the stages of the dark night, and understanding the nature of mystical prayer. I have met many people who have been treated for depression and other conditions when they were, in fact, in the deep stages of a spiritual crisis. Without the proper support, that crisis becomes misdirected into a problem with relationships, a problem with one’s childhood, or a chronic malaise. Spiritual crises are now a very real part of our spectrum of health challenges and we need to acknowledge them with the same authority as we do clinical depression. "
6 " A great paradox of contemporary therapy is that it cracks open so many crises of the mind that can’t be healed with the mind. "
7 " a mystic is someone who “perceives” life through the eyes of the soul, who experiences the power of God rather than speaks or debates the politics of God, "
8 " Forgiveness is your release from the hell of wanting to know what cannot be known and from wanting to see others suffer because they have hurt you. "
9 " Forgiveness is essential to healing, because it requires you to surrender your ego's need to have life fall into place around your personal version of justice. "
10 " A common trait shared by people who have healed is that they cease being unreasonable in ways that no longer matter in the greater scheme of life. "
11 " Achieving the impossible requires that you outwit your voice of reason and access the whimsical part of your nature that inherently delights in the possibilities of the imagination. "
12 " It’s time to learn the truths that govern our interior soul. "
13 " El perdón es tu renuncia al infierno de querer saber lo que es imposible saber y de querer ver sufrir a otros porque te han herido. "
14 " With you, God, all things are possible, including my healing. "
