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The psychopathology of the masses is rooted in the psychology of the individual. Carl Jung Meditation: How in the world did our country end up in the situation we are in? Did our individual mental condition become manifested in a collective psychopathology? Our current time in the US can maybe best be described with the wordsContinue reading “Psychopathology of the Masses…”

Nationalism is a form of collective narcissism, where the citizens possess an inflated self-love of “their own people,” to the exclusion of other human beings.  Bryant McGill Meditation: Our nation is led by a pathological narcissist who evokes the worst traits that our country is capable of: nationalism as collective narcissism. Decisions are being madeContinue reading “Collective Narcissism”

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote. William E. Simon Meditation: The past months and even years now, I have felt paralyzed. How in the world can a democratic system sell out to an oligarch and align itself with an oppressive regime? How can an elected Western president betray his country’sContinue reading “The 2020 election…”

What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it’s our fault, that we’re to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves. Melody Beattie Meditation: This past month of May has been a whirlwind. There are many extra events (graduations, confirmations, end of semester testing,Continue reading “When Life blindfolds us and spins us around…”

The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial. Robin Marantz Henig Meditation: We live in the era of deception. A six year old on the street was asked what he thought about president Trump after his firstContinue reading “Deception – The New Normal”

“No two eating disorders are the same. No two individuals are the same. No two paths to recovery are the same. But everyone’s strength to reach recovery IS the same.” ― Brittany Burgunder Meditation: My family of origin has dealt and is dealing with eating disorders. It is a genetic disorder that has caused muchContinue reading “Eating Disorder Recovery”

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. Rudyard Kipling Meditation: Many of us remember their mothers today. Many women are being thanked and celebrated on this special occasion, and they deserve all recognition and love that comes their way. I like to also remember on this day, that there are many unusual andContinue reading “Mother’s Day Reflection and Prayer”

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Meditation: The phenomena we see in the US today resemble the ones in Germany eighty years ago. What we can observe as parallels are the strategic abuse and perversion of a democratic system by influencing the uneducated masses, by either controllingContinue reading ““Always remember””

Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress. Melody Beattie Meditation: I am challenged every day asContinue reading “Letting Go…”

Spiritual identity means we are not what we do or what people say about us. And we are not what we have. We are the beloved daughters and sons of God. Henri Nouwen Meditation: Sometimes life just gets too much. Sometimes the conflicts around us try to swallow us. We feel exhausted, torn, anxious andContinue reading “Belonging”