Hidden Blessings Quotes

“Your confusion will give way to wonder. In wonder you will reign over all things. Your sovereignty will be your rest.” Thomas offers us a vision of a new universe resting on an unshakeable foundation that emerges during midlife. This new foundation is the part of our”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been. —George Eliot”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity

“As children, we want to get approval and avoid disapproval. The truth is, all we ever wanted was love, but, over time, we gave up on trying to get love and began pursuing a host of love substitutes, such as approval, recognition, fame, respect, power, admiration, adoration – whatever would make us feel safe, noticed, or valued. If the capacity to play one of our roles is compromised, the ego begins to break down.”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity

“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. —Rainer Maria Rilke”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity

“Understanding the psychological and spiritual currents underlying the disorienting realities of midlife will help us participate fully in our own transformation. These currents flow in what we can call the invisible world, “that which transpires behind that which appears,” in the words of the Sufis. To help us develop the ability to see what lies behind the visible world, Hidden Blessings’ approach to midlife draws on both psychological and spiritual”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity

“Most of us are familiar with Jesus’ teaching, “seek and ye shall find.” But many are not familiar with the version from the Gospel of Thomas: “If you are searching, you must not stop until you find. When you find, however, you will become troubled.”
― Jett Psaris, Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Opportunity