John Ruskan

“If you just can accept that your highs always will be balanced by lows – that you would not even recognize the highs without the lows – you will maintain a balanced, positive outlook about life. You will be able to relax when things become uncomfortable, instead of reacting in panic. In accepting unhappiness, you ultimately transcend it. You paradoxically achieve a higher, more unconditional form of happiness.”
― John Ruskan, Emotional Clearing: An East / West Guide to Releasing Negative Feelings and Awakening Unconditional Happiness

“When we speak of the left-brained masculine mode, or the right-brained feminine mode, it’s helpful to keep in mind that we are not referring to gender types, but to archetypal principles and energetic forces within us all. Both sexes possess male and female psychological qualities, and as we get to know ourselves better, we understand that to be true to ourselves, to be well-rounded, and to grow as a person, it is important to acknowledge, cultivate, and find a balance for opposite-sex psychological characteristics as well as same-sex qualities.”
― John Ruskan, EMOTION and ART: Mastering the Artist's Path