The Human Species Thinks In Metaphors And

The Christian Tradition Was Passed On To Me As A Great Rich Mixture, A Bouillabaisse Of Human Imagination And Wonder Brewed From The Richness Of Individual Lives.

As You Get Up In The Morning, As You Make Decisions, As You Spend Money, Make Friends, Make Commitments, You Are Creating A Piece Of Art Called Your Life.

A Glad Welcome To This Affirmation By A Group Of Psychologists That The Self Does Not Stop At The Skin Nor Even With The Circle Of Human Relationships But Is Interwoven With The Lives Of Trees And Animals And Soil; That Caring For The Deepest Needs Of Persons And Caring For Our Threatened Planet Are Not In Conflict.

There Are Few Things As Toxic As A Bad Metaphor. You Can't Think Without Metaphors.

Wherever A Story Comes From, Whether It Is A Familiar Myth Or A Private Memory, The Retelling Exemplifies The Making Of A Connection From One Pattern To Another: A Potential Translation In Which Narrative Becomes Parable And The Once Upon A Time Comes To Stand For Some Renascent Truth. This Approach Applies To All The Incidents Of Everyday Life: The Phrase In The Newspaper, The Endearing Or Infuriating Game Of A Toddler, The Misunderstanding At The Office. Our Species Thinks In Metaphors And Learns Through Stories.