It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
John BradshawOur sadness is an energy we discharge in order to heal. โฆSadness is painful. We try to avoid it. Actually discharging sadness releases the energy involved in our emotional pain. To hold it in is to freeze the pain within us. The therapeutic slogan is that grieving is the โhealing feeling.โ
John BradshawI know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they cant feel anymore.
John BradshawThe foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.
John BradshawI define a good person as somebody who is fully conscious of their own limitations. They know their strengths, but they also know their shadow - they know their weaknesses. In other words, they understand that there is no good without bad. Good and evil are really one, but we have broken them up in our consciousness. We polarize them.
John Bradshaw