#1 Inspiration- Quote
‘Guilt is an attempt to purchase salvation, manipulate God, and purchase forgiveness by suffering. These attitudes stem from the misinterpretation of God as a great punisher. We think we will assuage His righteous wrath by our pain, suffering and penance. There his actually only one appropriate ‘penance’ for wrongdoing, and that is change. Instead of condemning the negative, we choose the positive.’
– David Hawkins, The Eye of The I
#2 Information- Read and Watch
Barbara Patterson- Three Principles Practitioner and Business Coach
‘Fulfillment, happiness and success all felt out of reach. It seemed tied to this illusive “purpose” and somehow getting “on-course”. I thought it meant I had to overcome all my personal frailties and issues, or I would forever be lost...
Today, I’m incredibly grateful to know that is a huge misunderstanding.’
Continue reading and watch the video here:
The Path to Fulfillment is a Crooked One.
I often teach my clients and students that searching for a ‘purpose’ can be a confusing, no-win way to look at life. I prefer to consider what kind of experience I want to have. That helps inform my life choices.
Searching for a purpose implies you are incomplete in and of yourself, which is just not true.
Even if what you are doing in your life right now seems less than ideal — less than perfect fulfillment — you are always in the power seat when you are choosing the experience you will have, no matter what you may be actually doing.
#3 Inspiration- Won’t you be my neighbor?
A must-watch movie. It may look like a slow and sappy film, but it is actually very deep, thought-provoking, and moving. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers, but never got to know him from an adult-perspective. What a wonderful human being, who inspires me to be a better human being.
Movie: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
(I’d love to tell you where to watch it, but that is always changing. So just do a search and see what options are available to you. Highly recommended!)
#4 Inspiration- Horndribbles
Another great example of creative people making their own way in the world. I saw this colorful muppet-style art installation at a funky/cool restaurant in Denver called City O’ City. It’s inspirational to see the many ways people express themselves (and make a living).
Meet the Horndribbles here.
#4 Inspiration- Reading Recommendation
In this time of racial strife and confusion, a book that really stands out is My Grandmother’s Hands: Radicalized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem.
‘In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.’ He discusses healing trauma in Black, White and Blue (police officer) bodies.
Find many more Self-Help Resources here.
‘Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.’- MAIMONIDES
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Emily Marshall is an Intuitive Psychotherapist who specializes in helping clients transform and release negative emotional energy and re-discover their True Selves. Online and in-person sessions in Boulder, CO. Rates are ‘Pay From the Heart‘.
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