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I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.

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The Knot that knots us together is in all of us, everyone

Posted by Don Paine

Dr. Michael D. Yapko is a clinical psychologist and author, whose work is focused in the areas of treating depression, developing brief psychotherapies and advancing the clinical applications of hypnosis.

Dr. Michael Yapko who I studied with in 1996, is a clinical psychologist in California.  His focus is on treating depression, and developing techniques of self hypnosis. One of the mantra's I recall from my training with him was the truthful statement "that not every though you think is worthy to be thought about!"  In my devotional this morning, I began to think of many similar statements.......here are some of them


The Knot that knots us together is in all of us, everyone

Not every thought is worth thinking about.
Not every feeling needs to be expressed
Not every angry reaction need result in an hostile response
Not any act of aggression can justify a responsive act of aggression
Not every disagreement has to separate and fragment mature friends
Not every action need be responded to by an equal and opposing reaction.
Not any act of disrespect can be used to justify another act of disrespect
No act of war is justified though the act of war can be made justifiable
Not every moment of euphoria and excitement can be transmitted with words.


Every moment needs to be treasured
Every day needs to be savored
Every week is to be honored with a special day of rest
Every Month is to be marked a a shifting of the moon
Every year has moments of reflection, sadness, redemption and release
Every decade becomes the launching pad for a new beginning
Every century the beginning of a generating life for the next generation
Every event needs to be seen with an eye of faith, embraced as a "bashert"
All who engage in intentional acts of compassion pay attention to the still small voice.

By Dawn Paine

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