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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 604545" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>"The unconscious sends all sorts or vapors, odd beings, terrors, and deluding images up into the mind ~ whether in dream, broad daylight, or insanity, for the human kingdom, beneath the floor of the comparatively neat little dwelling that we call our consciousness, goes down into unsuspected Aladdin caves. There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not dared to integrate into our lives."</p><p></p><p>Joseph Campbell</p><p>Hero with a Thousand Faces</p><p></p><p>I have Joseph Campbell on my FB. This came up, yesterday. I thought it was interesting that it should come up just as we were talking about similar things, here.</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Recovering, thank you for sharing your story with me. I will tell difficult child. I have started this response so many times that I am not sure whether I already posted this part, but difficult child had tattoos to open the head chakra just after she shaved her head. She had been told to take extra care, because it would be difficult to maintain an even emotional keel once the chakra tattoo was placed. Not to say that had anything to do with what has happened? </p><p></p><p>But I wondered about that.</p><p></p><p>Latest for us is that the 14 year old (who has been living with her stepfather) is coming home. The plan is that she will stay with her mom and real father. If things go badly, she will come to live with us. It is interesting to watch my reactions. Believing for the best is a good thing. I have learned that, in most states, there are programs to help defray the cost of raising a grandchild. It isn't much? But the child would have medical and dental coverage. There are some programs which provide three to four hundred dollars a month for the extra expenses involved in raising a child who wants to be involved in sports or dance. I will start a separate post on that topic. </p><p></p><p>Also, have been reading <u>Daring Greatly</u>. I am to the part about gratitude. I remember <u>Simple Abundance</u>. The author's suggestion was to begin a gratitude journal. Listing five things every day that we are grateful for really does change our outlook and thus, our perceptions of happiness in our lives. During these past weeks, I have been practicing these kinds of things (along with the Osteen materials.) Though we have continued to be challenged in the strangest, most unexpected ways, we feel stronger than we did last winter. </p><p></p><p>I remember Joel Osteen's (and Recovering's) imagery of envisioning the at-risk person in the palms of God's hands. That imagery is so helpful. </p><p></p><p>Joel Osteen also talks about having a disciplined mind. This is true for me, too. I am learning to replace that imagery of the worst with imagery of the best.</p><p></p><p>And that has been a really good thing to try.</p><p></p><p>So, that's my update.</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 604545, member: 1721"] "The unconscious sends all sorts or vapors, odd beings, terrors, and deluding images up into the mind ~ whether in dream, broad daylight, or insanity, for the human kingdom, beneath the floor of the comparatively neat little dwelling that we call our consciousness, goes down into unsuspected Aladdin caves. There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not dared to integrate into our lives." Joseph Campbell Hero with a Thousand Faces I have Joseph Campbell on my FB. This came up, yesterday. I thought it was interesting that it should come up just as we were talking about similar things, here. :O) Recovering, thank you for sharing your story with me. I will tell difficult child. I have started this response so many times that I am not sure whether I already posted this part, but difficult child had tattoos to open the head chakra just after she shaved her head. She had been told to take extra care, because it would be difficult to maintain an even emotional keel once the chakra tattoo was placed. Not to say that had anything to do with what has happened? But I wondered about that. Latest for us is that the 14 year old (who has been living with her stepfather) is coming home. The plan is that she will stay with her mom and real father. If things go badly, she will come to live with us. It is interesting to watch my reactions. Believing for the best is a good thing. I have learned that, in most states, there are programs to help defray the cost of raising a grandchild. It isn't much? But the child would have medical and dental coverage. There are some programs which provide three to four hundred dollars a month for the extra expenses involved in raising a child who wants to be involved in sports or dance. I will start a separate post on that topic. Also, have been reading [U]Daring Greatly[/U]. I am to the part about gratitude. I remember [U]Simple Abundance[/U]. The author's suggestion was to begin a gratitude journal. Listing five things every day that we are grateful for really does change our outlook and thus, our perceptions of happiness in our lives. During these past weeks, I have been practicing these kinds of things (along with the Osteen materials.) Though we have continued to be challenged in the strangest, most unexpected ways, we feel stronger than we did last winter. I remember Joel Osteen's (and Recovering's) imagery of envisioning the at-risk person in the palms of God's hands. That imagery is so helpful. Joel Osteen also talks about having a disciplined mind. This is true for me, too. I am learning to replace that imagery of the worst with imagery of the best. And that has been a really good thing to try. So, that's my update. :O) Cedar [/QUOTE]
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