A Deeper Look at the Nigredo
"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!" – Dante, Inferno, Canto 3 This morning, while writing on the Nigredo, I ordered a...
Read MoreNational Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and it couldn’t come at a better time. In some parts of the country, shelter-in-place orders are...
Read MoreThe Connection Between the Soul and Work
An Early Memory When I no more than 6 or 7 years old, I often played the role of witness to the family. As...
Read MorePerseverance and Overcoming Challenges
Bringing Sustained Change Perseverance is crucial for long term change and necessary to overcome challenges using new methods. Many of our clients have fallen...
Read MoreCelebration: A Helpful Reminder
Why We Work and Live It is important to celebrate, and it often goes unappreciated. We live in a world that teaches us to...
Read MoreRebirth: The Grand Cycle
The Process of Decline and Renewal The idea of rebirth is ancient. Indeed, throughout time immemorial, myths and legends speak of man’s process of...
Read MoreFreedom and the Ability to Challenge Fear
Why Does Freedom Cost So Much? Freedom has always had a cost and always will if any people have the intention to harm or...
Read MoreGratitude: Generosity of Presence
A Time to Give Thanks It's the time of year when families all over the country are getting together once again. We look to...
Read MoreInner Truth: Unconcealing Ourselves
Hiding Nothing There are too many good quotes about truth to share in a timely fashion. However, two of my favorites are: "There are...
Read MoreAcceptance
Training Ourselves to Accept What Is Acceptance is a simple enough idea but can be a challenge to master in practice. This week, we...
Read MoreArt Therapy
Breaking the Cycle The time we spend in active addiction is all about destruction. Burning it all down. We burn through our stash and...
Read MoreRetreatment at Barn Life Recovery
Retreatment, Defined Life is very short. Please investigate it closely. Retreatment means to put things down, to set things aside for a moment and...
Read MoreThe Importance of Meditation
The Importance of Meditation It is not our beliefs that make us who we are – our actions do. If there is...
Read MoreWarp and Woof
Structure and Song Now that we have a handle on some of the basic elements of ancient Chinese philosophy, let's start to widen our...
Read MoreLearning to Let Go
Less Is More The twelve-steppers have a saying that goes, "Let go and let God." If you're getting hung up on the G-word in...
Read MoreThe Path to a Personal Awakening
Walking with Clarity and Focus Focused and at ease. This is how we handle the trials and tribulations of life. Modern living is slowly...
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