Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Hope you are all well!
Again I wondered where this post belongs at the forum so move it if you like ...
Has anyone heard of the Gestalt Prayer?
It was news to me, when it popped up during one of my Google searches.
Here it is:
The Gestalt prayer was written by Fritz Perls, a great neuropsychiatric psychoanalyst who, together with his wife Lore Posner, worked to give a simple explanation of how we create our world.
Together, they helped us to understand that in our wanting to please others, we become our own executioner and that valuing our own reality is the first step toward understanding ourselves and moving forward.
I do my thing.
You do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.
You are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are You.
I am I.
If by chance we find each other,
it’s beautiful.
If not, it can’t be helped.
I lack love for myself
when, in any attempt to please you, I betray myself.
I lack love for you
when I try to make you be the way I want
instead of accepting you the way you really are.
You are You and I am I.
Comes from this webpage -
Authenticity: I am I. You are You. — Exploring your mind
Enjoy!
Again I wondered where this post belongs at the forum so move it if you like ...
Has anyone heard of the Gestalt Prayer?
It was news to me, when it popped up during one of my Google searches.
Here it is:
The Gestalt prayer was written by Fritz Perls, a great neuropsychiatric psychoanalyst who, together with his wife Lore Posner, worked to give a simple explanation of how we create our world.
Together, they helped us to understand that in our wanting to please others, we become our own executioner and that valuing our own reality is the first step toward understanding ourselves and moving forward.
I do my thing.
You do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.
You are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are You.
I am I.
If by chance we find each other,
it’s beautiful.
If not, it can’t be helped.
I lack love for myself
when, in any attempt to please you, I betray myself.
I lack love for you
when I try to make you be the way I want
instead of accepting you the way you really are.
You are You and I am I.
Comes from this webpage -
Authenticity: I am I. You are You. — Exploring your mind
Enjoy!