by Daniel Blackwood | Jan 31, 2016 | Thoughts
“That which is false troubles the heart, but the truth brings joyous tranquility.” ~ Rumi In the hurry-up world we live in, truth can be a multi-layered concept: My truth, your truth, their truth. And all of these can be truths based on a Merriam-Webster definition of...
by Daniel Blackwood | Jan 24, 2016 | Integrity Recovery Work, Thoughts
“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. “ Fyodor Dostoyevsky Level II in the Integrity Recovery Workbook (IRW) focuses on...
by Daniel Blackwood | Jan 17, 2016 | Integrity Recovery Work, Thoughts
“I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.” ~ Deepak Chopra Following up on the discussion on ‘survival charades’, a lot of us have spent most of our lives being someone that we aren’t, and so we do not have awareness of who we actually...
by Daniel Blackwood | Jan 10, 2016 | Integrity Recovery Work, Thoughts
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ~ May Sarton Addiction, depression, and anxiety are both cause and effect of inauthentic living, as are all sorts of survival charades. According to The Integrity Recovery...
by Daniel Blackwood | Jan 3, 2016 | Thoughts
“Our individuality is all, all, that we have. There are those who barter it for security, those who repress it for what they believe is the betterment of the whole society, but blessed in the twinkle of the morning star is the one who nurtures and rides it, in grace...
