Obsessive State

Obsessive State

The fact that in the obsessive state we overlook "realistic" aspects of the object of desire and focus on sheer delight suggests that the loving eye sees something to which the cold eye of reality is blind.

(Thomas Moore - Soul Mates, p. 220)

Dick Henthorn

28 Oct 2019

Letters

Letters

... letters offer an unusually fertile means for revealing one's deepest thoughts and feelings, articulating them with a degree of style and precision that conversation may not be able to achieve.

(Thomas Moore - Soul Mates, p. 221-2)

Dick Henthorn

27 Oct 2019

Compulsive Behavior

Compulsive Behavior

... compulsive behavior is a symptom, an external sign of something internal.

(The Color of Light, Tilleraas, 4 Sep)

Dick Henthorn

26 Oct 2019

Believe Them

When people show you who they are, believe them.
(Maya Angelou, author, on page 48 of Words That Matter by the editors of The Oprah Magazine)

Dick Henthorn
22 Oct 2019

Be Quiet

To be quiet oneself, one must first waste a little time.
(Elizabeth Brown, author, on page 73 of Words That Matter by the editors of The Oprah Magazine)

Dick Henthorn
21 Oct 2019

What Happens

People believe themselves to be dependent on what happens for their happiness. They don't realize that what happens is the most unstable thing in the universe.
(Eckhart Tolle -spiritual thinker on page 79 of Words That Matter by the editors of The Oprah Magazine)

Dick Henthorn
20 Oct 2019

It Doesn't Matter Anymore

When we realize how little what we do matters to other people, we feel more free to reveal our inner selves.
Sheldon Kopp, Blues ain't nothing but a good soul feeling bad, October 17

Dick Henthorn
17 Oct 2019