The spiritual quest is not some added benefit to our life, something you embark on if you have the time and inclination. We are spiritual beings on an earthly journey. Our spirituality makes up our beingness.

Shame is the root of all addictions.

Children aren't fooled. They know we give time to the things we love.

I know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they cant feel anymore.

Growing up means leaving home and becoming a self supporting adult. I think this the hardest task any human being hast to face.

The most paradoxical aspect of neurotic shame is that it is the core motivator of the superachieved and the underachieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic.

The spiritual quest is not some added benefit to our life, something you embark on if you have the time and inclination. We are spiritual beings on an earthly journey. Our spirituality makes up our beingness.