Tag: recovery of hope

How to Grow Up Again

Posted on September 17, 2017 by MJ

I walked into my therapist’s office in March 2015 with a mind to figure out what was wrong with my marriage and, thereby, me. I told him that I knew something was happening to me that was probably not good, but, seeing that I… Continue Reading “How to Grow Up Again”

Category: Complex PTSD, Healing, mental health, therapyTags: emotional education, growing up again, healing, personal homework, recovery of hope, therapeutic process, therapy, therapy homework

Changing Your Mind

Posted on June 30, 2017 by MJ

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Does hope ever turn into something unhelpful? Something bad? In my experience, I would say that it certainly can. You can’t live without hope, but a misplaced hope can steal your life. The Tanakh says that hope deferred makes the heart sick. Continually hoping… Continue Reading “Changing Your Mind”

Category: happiness, Healing, personal developmentTags: acceptance, deferred hopes, hope, personal responsibility, personal transformation, rationalizations, recovery of hope, thought experiments

Option D

Posted on June 29, 2016 by MJ

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This is from Alan Morinis’ Every Day, Holy Day: MAN IS BY NATURE very “weighed down” by an earthiness and coarse materiality. That is why he does not want to exert or burden himself. But if you want to merit to divine service, you… Continue Reading “Option D”

Category: personal developmentTags: developing enthusiasm, effective problem solving, Mussar, overcoming personal limitations, personal development, recovery of hope