http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w
Youtube video of Whitney Houston performing The Greatest Love of All, an inspiring and touching song about self-love.
Letter to a Friend Inspirational poem written in 1513 by Fra Giovanni, celebrating love, peace, beauty and gratitude.
Universal and Unconditional Love Sandra Ingerman offers an essay and practice about what we can all do to heal ourselves and the world.
http://anitamoorjani.com/?page_id=159 Anita Moorjani shares her extraordinary experiences of connection with Spirit, as unconditional love and energy, through a remarkable near-death experience.
Essay on Equanimity Peter Williams discusses the practice of remaining at ease in the face of life's vicissitudes. "Equanimity is a state of accepting the alternation of pleasure and pain, being able to stay connected and non-reactive as life does its dance... a happiness and peace that does not depend on things going right in our lives." Includes instructions for practicing Mindfulness and an Equanimity Practice Technique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t7IbrgckMQ&feature=related Music - Pulling in the Oars
Singer/songwriter Kirtana performs her song about personal surrender. Lyrics here
Serenity Prayer The classic and profound wisdom shared in Twelve-Step Programs
The Well of Grief - poem A beautiful perspective on grieving, By David Whyte
The T-Shirt Tool A useful tool for exploring happiness in relationship
Five Steps of Completion A healing tool for the times when we face challenging completions or endings
Books
Inner Bonding - Becoming a Loving Adult to Your Inner Child by Margaret Paul - teaching how to take loving care of yourself, through a profound six-step process, so that you can learn to access your own right, best answers in every situation. Useful website: www. innerbonding.com
Mindset - the New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck - How differing attitudes affect the way that people view both themselves and their interactions with others.
A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon - Examining the phenomenon of love and human connection from a combined scientific and cultural perspective.
