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hawkgrrrl wrote:I think we need more personal reflection, more praying in groves and less (or no) reliance on so-called authoritative books.

perfectly said.

i want a tatoo that says this

Judith Viorst (of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day fame) has written a few unbelievably insightful books. One is called Necessary Losses, the premise being that we 'grow and change through the losses that are an inevitable and necessary part of life.' Chapters bridge many ...

just me wrote:

The agony of breaking through personal limitations is the agony of spiritual growth.

Great choice.
What is the story of our lives? Is there narrative or meaning to our pain? Even and especially our spiritual pain?
Such comfort when yes.
Love it.

a beautiful film. that opening scene with at the waterfall had my mouth gaping. and very moving. morricone also did the music for another film called Cinema Paradiso, italian film about a man rediscovering what it means to love and see the world with the openness and optimism of a child. the music i...

great list

I LOVE My Soul Hungered! Not kidding. got to be on repeat in the celestial kingdom.

And I dig that New Radical tune, too.

This may or may not take off, I know, but let's see..... and, yes, it's a little hokey, but life's short... Music is POWERFUL! So many songs have been absolutely characteristic of and instrumental in my growth over the past few years. Some have guided, others reassured. Feel free to give a thumbs UP...

I saw the soderberg version, and, .... ok. It takes a mystic to really communicate mysticism, and soderberg has done some pretty rad stuff, but he's no zen master.

You've inspired me to bring the old russian version higher up on my netflix queue.

"The pillars of my faith are still intact, but the roof has blown blessedly off the structure to reveal a whole sky full of stars."

-Mormon author/poet Emma Lou Thayne, also wrote the hymn "Where Can I Turn for Peace"

I like that book too. I have his Ten Types of Twisted Thinking posted on my fridge. I love it. I recommend the list for all fridges. When our mind races it's so hard to get a hold of ourselves. Burns puts into to words what we are doing when our mind runs wild, gives words to the ineffable. Can be ...

All good recommendations. The absolute gold standard book for 'positive thinking,' battling negative thinking, or thinking more realistically is David Burns' The Feeling Good Handbook ( Feeling Good is wonderful, but the Feeling Good Handbook is of such practical use.). This is one I recommend to my...