In the hero stories, the call to go on a journey takes the form of a loss, an error, a wound, an… — David Richo Behinds Copy Share Image
“It took just such evil and painful things for the great emancipation to occur,” Nietzsche said. He is also the one who… — David Richo Copy Share Image
The most exciting part of finding out who we are is discovering our own uniqueness, who we are outside the box, beyond… — David Richo Boxes Copy Share Image
The human heart holds much more love than it can ever disburse in one lifetime. — David Richo Heart Copy Share Image
The Five A’s (attention, appreciation, acceptance, affection, allowing) are simultaneously the fulfillment of our earliest needs, the requirements of adult intimacy and… — David Richo Acceptance Copy Share Image
In mindful grief, we become the landing strip that allows any feelings to arrive. Some crash, some land softly. Some harm us,… — David Richo Crash Copy Share Image
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. — David Richo Pain Copy Share Image
Fate often allows a future to take shape with no regard for our expectation, plan, or readiness. Fate's skillful editing of our… — David Richo Careful Copy Share Image
Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or harmed by… — David Richo Believe Copy Share Image
Relationships are not about how two people can survive each other but about how the whole world becomes more capable of love,… — David Richo Anguish Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation. — David Richo Daily spiritual Copy Share Image
Love is the possibility of possibilities. Its farthest reach is beyond us, no matter how long we love or how much. It… — David Richo Ache Copy Share Image
“The foundation of adult trust is not "You will never hurt me." It is "I trust myself with whatever you do.” — David Richo Adults Copy Share Image
Early fear was felt cellularly and was indeed real. Defensive postures were necessary, but defenses generalize cellularly in adulthood and do not… — David Richo Adulthood Copy Share Image
“Patriotism comes from the same Latin word as father. Blind patriotism is collective transference. In it the state becomes a parent and… — David Richo Blind obedience Copy Share Image
“success in managing fear prevents us from ever facing it fully. Surrender to it ventilates our souls so that fear becomes an… — David Richo Fear Copy Share Image
To be adult in relationship is not to be conflict-free, it's to resolve conflicts mindfully. — David Richo Adults Copy Share Image
“spirituality. In healthy intimate relationships we do not seek more than 25 percent of our nurturance from a partner; we learn to… — David Richo Health Copy Share Image
Mindful grief means mourning and letting go of the past without expectation, fear, censure, blame, shame, control and so forth. Without such… — David Richo Blame Copy Share Image
At every stage of life, our inner self requires the nurturance of loving people attuned to our feelings and responsive to our… — David Richo Acceptance Copy Share Image
The challenge is to find our destiny in exactly what we are refusing to engage in. — David Richo Challenges Copy Share Image
A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to… — David Richo Activate Copy Share Image
“there is nothing to take over if you are not putting up any resistance.” — David Richo Copy Share Image
It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace. — David Richo Effort Copy Share Image
We all recall the cruel stepmother in fairy tales. That archetype is often a necessary element in a fairy tale so that… — David Richo Archetype Copy Share Image
