So much truth, wrapped in such an engaging story! You are a gifted writer and it appears you have learned so much from life and from what most people would call “bad” experiences. I’m learning this lesson also, that all of life is good and necessary for growth and accepting what IS, is key. I read The Power of Now, and A New Earth years ago and they have been very influential in my life. Lately Rupert Spira and Byron Katie have influenced my thinking greatly and helped enormously with mental health issues. Thanks for sharing your stories and philosophies with us, they are both very fun to read and very relevant to my thinking these days!
I truly appreciate your very kind words. You can probably also tell that I'm a 'student' of Eckhart Tolle's work -- I've read both of those books many times. I'm not as familiar with Rupert Spira or Byron Katie's work, and will have to check those out ... but there are so many philosophies that have contributed greatly towards my mental health and towards finding a sense of peace and joy, no matter what comes. I also read a lesson from 'A Course in Miracles' every single day -- which has greatly influenced my life and the 'challenges' that surface from time to time. Each one of those challenges has been such a huge opportunity to look for the goodness within it, and each time I can let go of what my ego 'thinks' would make me feel better... something even more beautiful arrives in its place. The Creepy Cat Detective Agency is, by all accounts, a work of fiction -- but if you read between the lines, there are important truths concealed with the story, and I'm so glad you noticed that. Thank you again for reading, it means a lot!
The silver linings reminds me of something from week 8 of The Artist's Way I read this week:
"Gain disguised as loss" is a potent artist's tool. To acquire it, simply, brutally, ask: "How can this loss serve me? Where does it point my work?" The answers will surprise and liberate you. The trick is to metabolize pain as energy. The key to doing that is to know, to trust, and to act as if a silver lining exists if you are only willing to look at the work differently or to walk through a different door, one that you may have balked at.
So much truth, wrapped in such an engaging story! You are a gifted writer and it appears you have learned so much from life and from what most people would call “bad” experiences. I’m learning this lesson also, that all of life is good and necessary for growth and accepting what IS, is key. I read The Power of Now, and A New Earth years ago and they have been very influential in my life. Lately Rupert Spira and Byron Katie have influenced my thinking greatly and helped enormously with mental health issues. Thanks for sharing your stories and philosophies with us, they are both very fun to read and very relevant to my thinking these days!
Marlene,
I truly appreciate your very kind words. You can probably also tell that I'm a 'student' of Eckhart Tolle's work -- I've read both of those books many times. I'm not as familiar with Rupert Spira or Byron Katie's work, and will have to check those out ... but there are so many philosophies that have contributed greatly towards my mental health and towards finding a sense of peace and joy, no matter what comes. I also read a lesson from 'A Course in Miracles' every single day -- which has greatly influenced my life and the 'challenges' that surface from time to time. Each one of those challenges has been such a huge opportunity to look for the goodness within it, and each time I can let go of what my ego 'thinks' would make me feel better... something even more beautiful arrives in its place. The Creepy Cat Detective Agency is, by all accounts, a work of fiction -- but if you read between the lines, there are important truths concealed with the story, and I'm so glad you noticed that. Thank you again for reading, it means a lot!
Eee! I love this.
The silver linings reminds me of something from week 8 of The Artist's Way I read this week:
"Gain disguised as loss" is a potent artist's tool. To acquire it, simply, brutally, ask: "How can this loss serve me? Where does it point my work?" The answers will surprise and liberate you. The trick is to metabolize pain as energy. The key to doing that is to know, to trust, and to act as if a silver lining exists if you are only willing to look at the work differently or to walk through a different door, one that you may have balked at.