Many of us have a fear of change because of it presents us with unfamiliar and unpredictable emotions, and also because change makes us aware of the passage of time, linking up unconsciously with the idea of death.
Category: Unbearable Emotion
The Development of Mind and Meaning (Part I)
In early infantile development, the baby projects unbearable experience into its caretakers who, by responding appropriately to what is needed, function as a kind of external container for that experience, gradually helping the infant to develop a mind of its own.
Ambivalence and the Perfect Answer
Ambivalence in both senses of the word — conflicting emotions for the same person, and difficulty in choosing between different options — both reflect idealized expectations and an underlying perfectionism.
What Do We Owe to Those Who Are Dying?
Do we exempt people who are dying from the expectations we usually have for other people, such as consideration, fairness and reciprocity?
A Hiking Meditation
Personal observations on the actual moment when a defensive maneuver occurs, in order to evade pain, as well some reflections on the nature and value of the spiritual experience.