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The House on the Strand (1969) is certainly one of Daphne du Maurier’s most unusual and uncanny books, and calling it "strange" is completely spot-on. Whether it counts as pure fantasy—or sci-fi, time travel, or psychological gothic—is actually one of the most fascinating debates about the novel!

This isn’t the time for forgiving.. bypassing forgiveness… first grieve the wound.

Inside us are two wolves.. which one wins.. the one we feed. I forgot this was from 9/11 era.

If we can look beyond our fault, we can see our need.

Tonglen :)

Soul retrieval! I love it.

Find a comfortable position -> body scan -> is there an attempt to prevent peace? -> imagine a peaceful image -> get in touch with neutral parts of your body -> then the unpleasant sensations

Unlived life. ~ Jung

Full and balanced appearance; Buddha references and teachings; etc. the book is probably better with pdf.

The author emphasizes the importance of mantra and affirmation and that what we direct our attention to, we feed.

“Mindfulness allows us to see clearly.”

…she travels.

‘Very well.’

“Goot evening!”

“We are the self who judges.. who is special, imperfect… we have forgotten the mysterious presence that is always here.. we have left home, our awareness and aliveness.”

The toddlers dove into the spaghetti challenge with curiosity while the adults struggled, their efforts were stunted by social anxiety, need to establish social hierarchies and subliminal competition. Essentially the toddlers wasted no time while the adults led with their ego. Why do we cut off our own curiosity?

Fear says: “Categorize this, control this, run from this, or kill this.”
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Curiosity says: “Observe this, touch this, wonder about this.”

Dr. Bruce Perry’s famous golden rule of engagement—Regulate, Relate, Reason. When someone is triggered, dysregulated, or trapped in an active trauma response, trying to talk to their higher-level thinking brain is entirely futile.

Modern neuroscience, epigenetics, and developmental psychology give us a definitive answer: Fear can be inherited—both biologically and relationally. When we look at how trauma ripples across generations, science shows that the echoes of past terror do not stop with the person who experienced them. Relational transmissions as well.

Oprah's path highlights a vital truth: formal therapy is a powerful, structured tool, but it is not the only vehicle for healing.

Neuroplasticity requires activation to rewire, but it cannot integrate information under chronic alarm. That is why Perry advocates for micro-doses—touching upon the heavy material just long enough for the lower brain to notice it, register it in the presence of safety, and then immediately pivot back to regulation, rhythm, or a neutral anchor.

Her underlying nostalgia for pre-industrial or Indigenous subsistence models completely papers over what life actually looked like before modern pharmacology and agricultural science.

“All flourishing is mutual…”

..lacked perception.. oh the pearls!!!

..”would not be down for dinner.”

“Nothing before that. Nothing at all.”

“..she was dressed in deep black.. the only thing wide around her was the eyes..”

Malevolent .. spider..