So here I am struggling to finish Chapter 6 of Psy & Magick, configure my web site to sell Dark Beauty, prepare for Between the Worlds, and do about a bazillion other things under the auspices of my web design business ... and so what do I do?
Why I join NaNoWriMo of course.
And so in addition to everything else on my plate ... not to mention a boat load of writing underway already ... I plan to work on my novel ... uh ... on the side ... in my uh .. copious free time ....OMIGOD .... WHAT ON EARTH WAS I THINKING!!!
... Soooo anyway ... attached to this post is the current table of contents for my book. If you are reading this on LJ, you may have to click the link provided. If you are reading this on my web site, you will have to click the teeny- weenie "attachment" link at the bottom of this post to see the attached file.
I decided to split chapter 6 into two chapters, and provide more info on the shadow separate from the theories of John Beebe. This way I can fold in more of the stuff I include in my two hour shadow lecture. And at the same time, give Beebe more room and stature - absolutely brilliant guy. So that makes eleven chapters at the moment.
Chapters 1 through 5 are ready for another Rose review. My plan is to either finish Chapter 6 and then do the book proposal, or just skip ahead to the proposal. Considering that I have to pause anyway due to the upcoming conference and stuff in general ... skipping to the proposal may be a good idea. (Advice welcomed!)
Also to everyone who keeps asking me if they can get signed copies of Dark Beauty - of course you can!
I will definitely sign them in person, and when you order them online, I will include an area where you can write in how you want my signature personalized and to whom it is addressed - y'know, in case it is a gift .... hint-hint ... just saying!
They will be $10 at the conference and $11.95 thereafter. And do not worry, if I run out, I will just order more ... thank the gods for print on demand!
Samhain blessings to all
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sweet! :-)
You are usually able to annunciate what I do not have words for. Thank you!
Much love,
-Eridanus
INTJ here. I hear what you are saying.
"what is remembered, lives". It was with sadness that I read of Wilma Mankiller's passing. She won't be forgotten.
"...Weaver, Weaver weave this thread, whole and strong into your web...Healer, Healer, heal our pain...In love may she return again..."
While student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I became friends with Carl Rogers, who was respected as one of the leading psychotherapists of his time. He taught me much about the art of listening.
Dr. Rogers said that when we listen, and people know we are listening, it shows we truly care about them. In turn, they will respond by caring about you. It opens communication and also opens hearts. When we accept them as a person, unconditionally, they will be more kind to you.
We should listen without preconceptions, without anticipation and without judgement if we want others to portray what they truly feel. We listen with all our senses, not just to the words which are said. Some people cannot fully express themselves while speaking, so we must try to see them as they see themselves. We should watch for non-verbal clues as to what they really mean: facial expressions, body movements, etc.
While we should show positive regard for the other person, we should also demonstrate our own positive self-regard. We do not react to their negative comments, verbally or physically, even when we disagree with them. When they do ask for our opinion, however, we should respond with our true thoughts and in specifics rather than generalities. We offer our own perspective as other options rather than as contradictions.
Listening might seem quite passive as opposed to speaking. It is actually very active. To paraphrase Bobby Kennedy, “I learn while listening. When I talk I don’t learn too much.” If you think talking helps to spread your own wisdom, you are not really wise.