By Adam J. Pearson We were never broken. That’s a helpful thing to see. It’s helpful to see because many of us experience a gnawing sense that we are not enough as we are and need to become enough, that we are deficient as we are and need to become worthy of love and belonging,…
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Do You Know?
By Adam J. Pearson Do you know that you have value? Do you know how much you’ve grown? Do you know we’re all still growing? Do you know you’re not alone? Do you know that you are worthy? Do you know that there is hope? Do you know that your life matters? Do you know that you can…
Atrium
by Adam Pearson For the woman who tried to murder me. how could those gentle hands that stroked my hair with love and tenderness as soft as down– (–I’ll keep you safe, and love you forever, no matter what, we will have each other–) –have tensed themselves like snakes around my neck to strangle me…
Love Your Fear: How Judgments Hurt and Fears Invite Us to Freedom
By Adam J. Pearson I recently noticed something fascinating about fear and defensiveness: Other people’s judgments of me can only hurt if they connect with a secret fear I have that I am what they are judging me to be, that they are right. For example, if someone were to tell me that I don’t know how to cook when I knew that…
The Celebrate Yourself Exercise: Self-Love With a Partner
By Adam J. Pearson The Fear of Shining Bright Every day, we find ourselves inundated with images of people who excel. Our popular media glorifies athletes, business moguls, and wealthy musical performers. Our advertisements favour the most beautiful and handsome models to showcase their products and set up standards of perfection, which unconsciously influence us even though we…
Anger: The Fierce Mask of Suffering
By Adam J. Pearson Introduction Anger can sometimes seem to loom over us like a baffling monster, terrifying and powerful. It can appear to rage through through the bodies of otherwise harmless people and possess them like demons. A flurry of yelling, a bombardment of hurtful words, and an explosion of harmful actions often follow when anger boils…
NEW 5-PART TALK: Shadow Integration: The Complete Process in Four Steps
Dear friends, I’m excited to announce that I just released a five-part talk on Shadow Integration on the Words from the Wind YouTube channel! This talk is based on my 2011 article, Shadow Integration: The Complete Shadow Work Process in Four Steps. The playlist for the five parts of the talk is available here. Or,…
Fast Reflection #1: “The path to empowerment and liberation leads directly through fear.”
By Adam J. Pearson Fast Reflections: Introduction This post is the first in a series called “Fast Reflections.” In contrast to my longer, more in-depth articles, Fast Reflections are short, quick reads that present a single idea to consider. Their purpose is to inspire some contemplation when you only have a few minutes to invest, like on a coffee…
Conscious Living: How to Practice Resistance-Releasing Meditation (RRM)
By Adam J. Pearson Introduction – Why We Don’t Meditate From talking to many people about their experiences and observing my own mind’s hilariously nonsensical responses, I’ve noticed two interesting facts: Almost everyone agrees that meditation is physically, psychologically, spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally good for us. And most of us decide not to practice it. If…
The Sun and the Cloud
By Adam J. Pearson Listen and hear these words that speak the truth About the obstacles to being aware Of Love’s presence within us–here is proof, Of the inward reality we share. Close your eyes for a moment–can you see A cloud move in front of a golden Sun? It seems from our viewpoint that this tiny Grey…
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