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“It is a strange and frightening discovery to find that the sacrificial life that Jesus is talking about is the giving up of our chains - to discover that what binds us is also what gives us comfort and a measure of feeling safe. Change, while it has promise, will take from us something we have found sweet. The image we have of ourselves may keep us from wholeness, but it has some very satisfying compensations. ... Not only does change threaten something deep in us and call into being all kinds of resistance, it also threatens our friends. They, too, prefer the status quo. They may find us difficult to put up with at times, but something in them is also threatened at the prospect of the real change in us. They would be glad to have us give upa few irritating habits, provided we stay essentially as we are.”

Book:Search for Silence

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Elizabeth O'Connor

Elizabeth O'Connor, born in 1928, is an accomplished author whose works are renowned for their profound insights and rich imagination. She has made significant contributions to various literary genres. more

“Celebrate yourself. Confess the person whom you are becoming in Christ. This is the confession of your light side. Many people find it easier to dig and probe the dark dimension of life than to come to grips with the resources that are theirs. When we do not recognize our gifts and strengths, our lives fail to sound notes of gratitude. the whole growth process is blocked. We are responsible and free only when we acknowledge our resources and the fact that light has actually penetrated our darkness and made us children of light. Where sin did abound, grace does much more abound. Our fundamental confession is who we are in Christ. the deepest confession anyone will ever make is this: I am a person in Christ Jesus. He has confronted me. His power has begun to flow into my life. I am a changed and changing creation. I am his, and I can witness to his grace and power, and to the strength and possibilities that are mine because of him.”

Wholeness Spiritual Practices

Book:Search for Silence

Source: Search for Silence

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Life Teaching Elements Yoga Guru Spiritual Path Master Spiritual Practices

Book:Prana

Source: Prana

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Spirituality Teaching Protection Guidance Mentor Cleansing Shamanism Spiritual Practices

Author:Robin S. Baker

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