Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought
to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks--we will also find our path of authentic service in the world.β
β Parker Palmer
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Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places.
I learned about these qualities during my bouts with depression.
In deadly dark-ness, the faculties on which I had always depended collapsed.
-My intellect was useless;
-my will was impotent;
-my ego was shattered.
...from time to time deep in the thickets of my inner wilderness I could sense the presence of something that knew how to survive even when the rest of me wanted to die.
That something was my tough and tenacious soul.β
β Parker J. Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life
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Anything thatβs βtoo much of a good thingβ can [cause trouble]. People sometimes want to say, βThis is just a bad habit I have,β but neurochemically itβs on the same level as addiction.
Whether itβs shopping, streaming, gaming, or online socializingβor any other enticing distractionβthe goal is to retain a sense of agency.
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One way to tame overindulgence is to become familiar with βurge surfing,β a technique often used in addiction recovery.
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To avoid acting on potentially destructive impulses, some imagine how surfers must
trust that over-whelmingly large ocean waves will get smaller toward shore. They go to an avoidance be-havior that in-advertently starts to reinforce the compulsive be-avior they can learn to have a kind of
CURIOSITY ABOUT THE URGE, to step back a little bit and notice the sensations, thoughts, and feelings about it, they can ride it out.β Practice is key
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